Steam News
(thanks Frans) follows up on the story below this one announcing that Half-Life
2 authentication issues have been solved:
We have resolved the issues that
caused some to experience delays with Half-Life 2 authentication earlier today.
We appreciate your patience and hope everyone enjoys the game.
You can talk all you want. They dont care, especially because you are a "pathetic" dial up user whos "not worth it". Their fanbois will even flame you for trying to criticise Valve.