[Giveaway Ended]

The rules are simple: Write something interesting, insightful or helpful and I'll send you a link add you to a temporary Steam group for this giveaway. No copy paste jobs please. Be creative, be original. Something more elaborate and thoughtful than a 1-liner would increase the chances of being invited. You can write about your hobby, art, technology or anything else - as long as it does not break the rules of the forum. You also have to be at least Level 1. The time limit is next Sunday (Aug 16) at midnight CET.

If you meet the above criteria you will be included in a temporary group for this giveaway, and if your ratio is not terrible I will also add you to my whitelist, most likely permanently.

Don't forget to vote for the game you wish to be in the giveaway. Majority rules, so it may not be the one that you chose. I hope in the future SG adds an option to add a list of games to a giveaway and let the winner select one.


Edit: Thanks for writing something interesting, insightful or helpful. The winning game voted by the majority of users is the Just Cause Collection (consisting of the first two games in the series). To those of who don't have it, you now have (almost) a day to join the giveaway:

http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/CIpsu/just-cause-collection

May the best man or woman win!

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Which game would you prefer to win?

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Deponia
Hitman: Absolution
How to Survive
Just Cause Collection
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
Planetary Annihilation
S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl
Syberia
The Stanley Parable
To The Moon
Year Walk
...I have them all, so I'm out :-(

There is a still-living person who has coasted through three different centuries.

In 100 years, every single human living now will almost certainly be dead, the whole of our population replaced entirely by other humans who came out of us or our loved ones.

Hold A to charge your lasers. You can also lock on to enemies this way.

(I have all the games.)

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If you'll ever have to consider crappy job with good payment, don't do that. I regret that decision very, very much. Really. Just don't. Find something where you won't have feeling that you're selling 8 hours of your life. :P

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Do not hand to death an easy victory. Make him earn his wage. Resist every wound of apathy, depression, hopelessness, and indecision. Brace yourself to face the terrors of life and overcome your own fears.

May your last breath not be "if only" but instead "worth it".

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The sun is an incredible source of power. Every second, the nucleus emits the equivalent of 100 million nuclear bombs. The Sun produces in a second 760,000 times the annual worldwide production of energy. If we could store the energy the sun produces in one second, it could satisfy the current energy consumption of the USA during the next nine million years. It is about 150 million kilometers from us and we barely receive about one billionth of his energy, but that fraction is enough to sustain the life on our planet.

So, what the hell are you doing Spanish politicians impeding the progress of solar energy in the country? it just would occur to you to put a tax to the sun. Whats is the next? to pay for sunbathing on the beach

Sorry, for my english.

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I'm a nobody.

Being a nobody is hard. We try hard to be noticed, but to no avail. We are the portion of society with no meaning. Being a nobody, we have no friends. Of course, we do have a few faces who speak the contrast, but is it so? Friend is just a word. We come alone, we go alone. Everybody cares when you're a somebody, how many would notice you when you're a nobody? I laugh with a few, I speak to a few, but do they really notice me? I stand by their side, and I speak, but is my voice heard? I've been around more than anybody, they notice me when there's no one, but do they notice me when there's some one?

I realized this the hard way. I'm alone, solitude surrounds me. I would've cared, but no me. Nobody notices me, would anybody notice me when I'll kill?

Killing a friend is hard, killing a stranger, you don't have to hesitate.

Death to all.

Death to all.

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You have 269 friends on Steam, that doesn't sound too lonely ;-)

Anyway, you're invited to the group. Please don't kill anyone.

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xD I don't know most of them anyways, the ones I knew dont even talk to me :(

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Aww poor duck!

I hope you get some nice pond friends soon. And bread crubs. Aww yissss.

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XDDD made my day

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That makes me laugh

Every

Single

Time

too, so. Yeah. I'm glad we can now laugh together, duck (:

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These duck comics are the best <3 Duck for president.

Edit:- But aren't cats duck's worst enemies?

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They are <3 Duck for presiduck <3

About you edit: licks lips I don't know what you're talking about...

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slowly backs away

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fighting for peace is like fucking for virginity

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http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561197960287930
https://steamdb.info/calculator/76561197960287930/?cc=us
http://steamcommunity.com/id/gabelogannewell/
Use Steam Enhanced, it will show you that is Valve Employee, more exactly, Mr. Newell, is that enough interesting?Btw, he donate to steadb :)

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(English is not my native language)

So some years ago we want to travel into vacation. Some days ago i was happy that we want to travel to vacation and i cant wait that it get started. Then when it started, it was rainy. Some minutes after we started to travel we were at a street where it was very slippery. A car was too fast and it slipped around the curve and boom it crashed into it. i dont remeber what happened at the crash but i know that the first thing i did after the accident was asking : Is my PlayStation not broken? XD. So after the accident we went to a hospital and they said that we are lucky that nothing bader happened. we just got bruises and wounds from broken glass. it doesnt changed my life, but the life of my mother. she got depressions from the car crash. so that was something from my life not special and not good told but i hope you ''like'' it.

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Thanks for sharing this story. I'm sure it's not easy to tell, and of course you're invited to the group. I hope you and your family (and of course your beloved PlayStation) are well these days.

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Im double jointed ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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Though the PC is the master race, we need to give some credit to the older generation of consoles (which was at the time better) who gave the push the PC needed to become stronger and better than ever before, because yes, at one point, a console was cheaper and faster than a PC.
(Note, this is like SNES, genesis, PS1 old)

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"Freedom" is my favorite word ever. Thanks for the insight, it is truly appreciated.

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Very interesting. Just one question - what makes you think the creator of this universe is a He and not a She?

Real spoiler alert: Do NOT click this link if you haven't watched the movie Dogma. Just go and watch it from the beginning. It's a great movie.

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Humans depend on other humans to survive.

I don't mean for the cooking, for the hunting or even for the power. I mean for the company. Humans are sociable creatures, and much like several of the other animals that live on Earth, humans can feel utterly and hopelessly alone.

Antidepressants are widely needed

And in some places - and in the future - sell more than water. We talk about them all the time. Some of us need them to survive, just like all of us need human contact to do the exact same.

Janis Joplin

Died alone. She possibly died because she felt alone. No one said she killed herself, but no one said she had no reason to either.

You

Need human contact just like all the other people here.

Conclusion:

I Am Legend is stupid, poorly thought out and not actually doable. Thanks for reading.

All I said was serious, just wanted to lighten up the mood a bit.

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I utterly disagree with your conclusion. How can you be so sure for every single one of the people that they'll die alone? I'm for once suppose there're some people who don't need human company that much, even if that means they're mentally ill. Anyway, you have no idea what it'd be like to be the last person on Earth, so you can't predict one's behavioral idiosyncrasies in that circumstances. Human brain is great in adaptaion to the environment and if it means to give up the social part to survive, it probably will try to do that. There is a great difference between being alone when there are real people around you (or at least out there somewhere as in Robinson Crusoe's case) and when there're none.

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I'm sorry if there was any confusion, and perhaps I should have made myself clearer: but I was just joking. I don't like the movie, but as a personal whim, not seriously. I can't, just like you very smartly just pointed out, possibly predict what it would be like to be the last lone lady on post-apocalyptic New York.

I'm very sorry if I sounded dead serious, but I was merely trying to be playful. I guess my

All I said was serious, just wanted to lighten up the mood a bit.

at the end wasn't clear enough. Truly my bad. (:

I also wholeheartedly agree on the feeling of loneliness inside and the one that derives from the outside. Feeling alone is a completely different thing than actually being it.

Thanks for the input and, once again, sorry if there was any misconception on my part.

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Thanks for clarifying. I actually liked the first half of I Am Legend very much. It's only when it became a monster movie that things started to deteriorate The first half was actually "doable", at least in terms of maintaining my Suspension of disbelief.

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Thank you for reading my clarification. Yes, it would have been better without the monster focus for sure, it deteriorated the possibilities of Verisimilitude. Very interesting link you shared there, thanks so much for the additional info (:

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Thanks for sharing! I'm learning so much from this thread, it most definitely is worth whatever game I'll give away.

P.S
About the last point, I tend to agree with Kilep.

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No problem!

P.S. When you click the pretty "permalink" button to see this message, please do take your time to read my reply to Kilep just above. I believe the was some confusion, and I didn't actually mean what you guys interpreted (:

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There was a guy named 'Richard Proenneke'. You should check him out!

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Yes, and there was also several kids who were raised by animals! I also find the story of the foundation of the Roman Empire quite interesting as well.

Thanks for telling me about this Richard fellow! (:

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Someone once told me the definition of Hell: The last day you have on Earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become.

  • Unaccredited

A personal favorite quote of mine.

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Well, I guess if one's happy with who they are that'll make heaven for them.

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Keo's thoughts on quitting smoking

The number one rule if you're going to quit smoking is to remember, you can never quit quitting. If you're an addict. When it comes to nicotine and the entire image of smoking, I pretty much am. The first time I quit smoking, I quit for a couple days... I couldn't tell you when it was, or how long ago it was... but it didn't quite take. Neither did the time that lasted for a week, or the time after that that lasted for a couple weeks.

The second most memorable time I quit smoking was for 3 months. It was back in the late 2000's. I almost made it and I can't tell you why I started again, but I did. Each time I quit, I last longer. As long as I was mentally prepared for it. As long as I was committed to it. Nothing like the gum, patches, or losanges have ever worked for me. I never tried hypnosis. What has always worked best? Cold Turkey.

The most memorable time I quit smoking (aside from my current stint) was when I finally went back to school to finish my BA. That was in 2011. I'm much older, but I wasn't about to let anything stop me. That time lasted for 9 months. I made it through my entire "Junior Year" (hahaha, I'm so old) until the end when I took on too many projects and it all kind of took over. And then I ended up in Germany for 13 months, so that didn't work out well. Europe. I hate you for being so tolerant to smokers sometimes. :)

Regardless if you're going to quit, I suggest going cold turkey. And be prepared for a couple things if you're truly an addict.

  1. Smoking is NOT only a mental addiction. For the first 72 hours after you quit, your body is chemically addicted.
    You literally will go through withdrawals. But be aware, it is only for 72 hours. Advice: Stay away from family and friends if you can. If you live with others, pick a weekend or time period when they will be away. They might support your decision to quit, but they might not support your mood swings during this period.

  2. Smoking for some people is an oral thing. (Yay, me, I fit both categories.) Try to find something else to do with your mouth instead. Kissing is ideal, but alas not everyone has the ability to kiss people all day. (Plus during those 72 hours, hardly anyone is gonna want to kiss your grouchy ass anyways.) So, people tend to use toothpicks, straws, coffee stirrers, etc. Personally I don't like toothpicks, because they splinter, (owww...) straws are okay in a pinch, but I preferred coffee stirrers the time I used them. They were more portable and they were super cheap. My neighbor's dad used toothpicks. He still uses toothpicks and he quit 20 years ago. So, you might be one of those people who need to keep your mouth busy (Yes, ideal situation is you kiss someone a lot... HEY, stop thinking about those other dirty thoughts.)

  3. If you're truly an addict, this is gonna be something you'll struggle with... for a long time. Maybe even forever. One of the best things you can do is find something to counter balance your desire with. Someone today shared with me that they started running when they quit. Now running is really important to them and they know if they smoke, they will lose their ability to run as well. Try NOT to balance it with food... You'll gain weight. I have and am currently... Mergh. Currently, I'm using my desire to travel the world as an English teacher. The amount I spend on cigarettes or even liquid (when I was vaping) is easily a plane ticket every 5 months or so. I'd rather see the world than vape/smoke.

  4. This is probably the most important and at the same time the hardest thing you should be prepared for... IMHO.
    It is highly likely you will screw up. You just might have a cigarette, you might just have a drag. You might have a pack. It's important just like with anything else you do to better yourself, that if you do make a mistake, you don't beat yourself up. You will damage your progress far better than anyone else if you get down on yourself. Learn to forgive yourself. It makes it easier to try again (And as an added life skill, learning to forgive yourself, makes it easier to forgive others.)

Personally, I find quitting hard. I really LIKE it. I enjoy it. Even if I know it's not good for me. Even if I know it makes me look/smell bad. There's something about it that appeals to me. However, I would rather live longer and travel the world. And more people will choose to be my friend because no one really hates people for not smoking.

Anyways... I hope this is helpful/inspirational to some of you. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I'm a professional quitter. ;)

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Very interesting, and I'm sure for many - also very helpful. I'm so glad I don't smoke. My mother gave me a cigarette when I was 8 and told me to inhale all the way. She knew what she was doing. I choked so bad I never wanted to even touch cigarettes. Too bad it took her many years to quit smoking, but she finally did. Reading this book did the trick. She did start again for a short time, but then quit, hopefully for good. Making her COPD worse was a good reminder she was back on the wrong track and had do something about it before it was too late.

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People over the years have asked me to Teach them to smoke. I did the same thing to them that your mother did to you.
"Inhale deeply" and watch them cough and choke so bad, and then they never wanted it again.

Even my friend who was the most stubborn insisted on trying, reg cigs, menthol cigs, rolled cigs, vape, etc... and he choked on all of them.... But he insisted on knowing that he wasn't going to like it... It was quite amusing to see him stubbornly trying to smoke.

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I Don't Give a Hoot Beast in the booth

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We first met long time ago, We met in an online game chat room, we had a lot of things in common, and we spent long nightly chats. Looking at it now, I think we were in love.
I was 29, while she was only 19, and I was married, with children. but for some reason, I couldn't help it. I kept looking for her, wanting chat with her, and some days, she was the only reason why I would smile.
But I didn{t want to cheat on my wife, I wouldn't cheat on my wife, and this had to end. So I asked her to meet, in person, I just wanted to see her, and see how beautiful she was, and tell her eveything I wanted to say. At the set time and place, I waited for her, with some flowers, I recognized her from the distance, and waited for her to come near. I approached her, gave her the flowers, and before she was able to say even hello, I calmly said:
-"Maybe we'll meet again, when we are slighty older, and I'll be right for you, and you right for me. But right now I'm chaos to your thoughts".
She looked into my eyes, she could see I love her, she understood the reason why I was going to stop talking to her, and she agreed, she turned around, and started walking away from me. 1 step, 2, 3, 4, and she stopped, I was still standing there, wating to run after her, trying not to cry, try to believe it was the right thing to do. She turned around, looked at me, and ran towards me, and gave me the most beautiful kiss someone ever gave me, and then, with tears in her eyes, she just said:
-"Maybe when our minds are less hectic, we'll meet again. Goodbye", and then she turned around, and dissapeared in the crowd, the crow that seemed not to be there a moment ago.
I went back home, and life carried on, I still had my wife and kids, but there was something missing, I still loved her, and missed her. It took me 3 years to split from my former wife, 3 yers in which I tried to love my wife as much as I loved her, and I couldn't. 3 years wanting to know if she was ok, if she had find true love. 3 years trying to figure out if I was slightly older.

3 years after the divorce, I found her again, I was in a programming conference, and she was sitting just next to me. No, we didn't plan it to be that way, but I guess life has a funny way of helping you out. We had a coffee after the conference, and catch up about the last 6 years.
I told about my divorce, the promotion and the company I built, and whe told be about her company, and her wedding and her baby. Before leaving, I kissed her, before I could say anything, she said
-"We are slighty older, but I'm still not right to you, and right now, I'm posion to your heart",
I just agreed, with tears in my eyes, and dissapeared in the crowd. I tried again to forget about her, just like I did 6 years before. but I missed her.

A couple more years went through, it was my 39th birthday, when my secretary gave me an envelope, with no return address, that was addessed to me. I open it, thiking it was maybe one of my kids, or even my parents, wanting to wish me happy birthday. To my surprise, there was just a bussiness card, with an address, which I recognized instantly, it was the place were we first met and kissed. Could it be her?, I turned the bussines card, and in the back, in a tidy handwritting, I could read "Today, at noon, lunch is on me, and please, don't bring flowers again". Yes, it was her, for sure.
As was as nervous as 10 years before, if I wanted to be on time, I needed to rush, I bought her a little teddy bear, and went to meet her, after 10 years.
When I arrived, she was there, standing, trying to find me. She was more beautiful than I remembered, I approached slowly, and said her:

  • "We are slighty older"
  • "Yes we are", she replied
  • "And I'm right for you"
  • "Yes you are", she replied, and kissed me before adding "And I'm right for you"
  • "Yes you are", I replied
  • "And our minds are less hectic" - we said at the same time.
  • "I'm no longer chaos to your thoughts" - I said, looking into her dark eyes.
  • "And I'm no longer posion to your heart" - she confirmed
    We kissed, once and again, we had lunch, and after a long time, she made me smile, just like she used to, 10 years before.
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Beautiful.

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Beautiful indeed!

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Deso random rant about League Of Legends.

I started play LoL at the end of third season, if i good remember it was 2012 november nevermind. At first point, game was good but when i saw community. I ask myself until today... WHAT THE HELL I DOING HERE?! First i played on EUNE because former friends starts playing on my nerves and inviting me into game. Fine i do it, and for first few days i enjoyed the game. But later when i saw community where people insults etc. I started sended reports, and until today i feel, it's worthless effort why? Riot didin't even care about reports, and tribunal is still rebuilding in last few years wtf? Ok but worse was happend, when Freljord event in 2013 occurs. So much aggresive people there i didin't meet never! I remember an Lulu who insult me without any good reason, since i was still newbie in 2013. After the Freljord event where i get my Avarossa badge, i quited LoL for year, back at the begining of 2014 propably february - march. Game isin't changed much after when i left, still toxic community and Riot only cares for $$$. Some champs still was OP like Darius, Lee Sin etc. Riot recently started doing something about toxic players, but still low results. In latest matches i found an Rek'Sai who are go to mid and feeding Swain, using propably bots so wtf. I transfered few weeks ago to EUW hoping for better social playing there, but it was the same like on EUNE. Did i consider transfer again but to NA(North America)? No i consider leaving this time LoL for real, since lots of things i don't like and how Riot doing it. Also recently was mess about no sandbox mode in LoL to test champs, and again community make pression on Riot, they started working on it again, after three years so lel?

The end.

Also fun fact about World War 2.

Not many people know, but the first real battle of WW2 was at the viliage named Wizma. Sabaton in song 40 - 1 mentioned about it.

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I don't get one thing. If the community is so bad and the game is just good, but nothing exceptional, what made you play it for the last few years?

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To be honest, i ask it myself as well. xD Maybe it was about lore, since LoL got quite interesing lore.

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Many sayings you may have heard are only mentioned in half, and even change the meaning of the saying.
A Jack of all trades, but a master of none..... is often times better than a master of one.
The early bird gets the worm.... but the second mouse gets the cheese.
Blood is thicker than water is actually, The blood of the coveted is thicker than the water of the womb. This means those you choose to make your family are more family than whoever you were born with.
Money is the root of all evil is actually... The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. It's not money that is evil, but the greed involved pushes people to all kinds of evil.

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Life is really pointless and those with the patience of Job are cast with the worst.

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If it seems fates are against you today , the probably are.

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The cake is a Lie?....

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The only interesting thing I can think of is that I can solve a Rubik's cube.
If I knew how i'd make I gif as proof, and if I wasn't lazy I'd make a video, but I'm bot, so shut up.

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life hurts you more than death yet we cling to it because we humans love getting hurt

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Nice. Please read this.

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not sure if i can reach lvl1 but made first giveaway for today

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One giveaway already gets you to level 1 (:

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Be a father... Is to have a son.

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And one thing that makes me feel that my day has ended... is the night.

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And just to end i have to say that i will never forget, what i still remember.

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