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Goodbye to Roblox on Linux with their new anti-cheat and Wine blocking:
You might have seen recently that I covered the upcoming updates for Roblox*, and now it's here blocking Wine with their new anti-cheat. This means you won't be able to play it on Linux any more, at all, unless you find some sort of special workaround.
Previously the roll-out of this update was being tested only with some users. Now though it's here for everyone giving a 64 bit client and introducing their Hyperion anti-cheat software which they are intentionally blocking Wine with. Naturally plenty of Roblox fans on Linux are upset by this, asking their team for updates on what their plans are.
In a fresh statement on their official developer forum one of their staff said this, in reply to users asking about updates in regards to Linux support:
Hi - thanks for the question. I definitely get where you're coming from, and as you point out, you deserve a clear, good-faith answer. Unfortunately that answer is essentially "no."
[...] Again, I'm personally sorry to have to say this. Way back in 2000 I had a few patches accepted into the kernel, and I led the port of Roblox game servers from Windows to Linux several years ago. From a technical and philosophical perspective, it would be a wonderful thing to do. But our first responsibility is to our overall community, and the opportunity cost of supporting a Linux client is far, far too high to justify.
They're clearly not going to be releasing a Native Linux build, which I think most people probably already knew, but at least previously they repeatedly said that Wine was a "priority" to support but now it doesn't sound as likely going by the above.
What is Roblox? Roblox is an app that allows users to play a wide variety of games, create games, and chat with others online. It combines gaming, social media, and social commerce. Billing itself as the “ultimate virtual universe,” Roblox experiences are places where users can socialize, build their own spaces, and even earn and spend virtual money.
Apparently, it is very "popular with kids".
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Monday May 15, @06:19PM (7 children)
Interesting, I thought OnlyFans was just a NSFW site. Not an actual porn site. I figured there was some of that, but didn't realize it was essentially just that.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 3, Interesting) by JoeMerchant on Monday May 15, @06:49PM (6 children)
We didn't get into the nitty gritty, but his browser history indicated women's names and various things you might find as PornHub video descriptions. I believe it's a live chat arrangement, I don't know if it's a show with multiple viewers sending tips or one on one or whatever, like I said we glossed over that aspect.
Worth mentioning: when this Android kid was a toddler, we did playdates with various people we hardly knew since we were new to town. Here 18+ years later, we caught up with one of his toddler playdate moms who had a daughter. Yes, past tense. Daughter was going through typical 18-19 year old ping-pong between divorced parents rebellion hiding what she's really doing from both parents things. Dad found her dead of a heart attack (drugs involved) posed with a toy naked in front of her webcam. Never did track down who she was chatting with, who her drug connection was, etc. etc. I'm not saying that's common, I never heard what video chat service she was using (but OnlyFans has been in hot water for providing such services to minors on both sides)... her mom visited us for a couple of weeks afterwards to (try to) get her head together, I hope we helped a little - that's gotta be one of the rougher things you can go through.
Also worth mentioning: the Android kid has had tablets since he was about 9, but didn't get a phone until about a year ago. The phone is much more addictive than the tablets ever were, even the Kindle Fires.
Україна досі не є частиною Росії Слава Україні🌻 https://news.stanford.edu/2023/02/17/will-russia-ukraine-war-end
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Tuesday May 16, @06:53PM (5 children)
That's rough, our plan is to hold off on a phone until we can't. Though, we've definitely already thought about one of those "kid's emergency phones" where they just have pre-programmed numbers and otherwise is a dumb phone.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 3, Funny) by JoeMerchant on Tuesday May 16, @07:02PM (4 children)
We held off on the phone until a year ago when we sent him (and his fairly serious Autism) to a summer camp for a month, they teach skills of independent living, etc. and they required him to have a phone, so... here we are. The camp was really good, he's going again this summer, but I certainly never had to tell him to "put your tablet away, you should be interacting with the people you are with, not staring at it all the time..."
Україна досі не є частиною Росії Слава Україні🌻 https://news.stanford.edu/2023/02/17/will-russia-ukraine-war-end
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Tuesday May 16, @07:14PM (3 children)
That's an issue with any screen related thing for us. Just one of those things we have to learn to help with and help kiddo learn to deal with in a positive manner. Apparently ADHD kids have serious issues with pulling attention from pretty much anything that's currently got their attention. While you hear about ADHD and think oh, they can't concentrate on anything. That's not true. They can have trouble focusing, but in the event that something does have their attention. It's really hard to pull attention away from X thing. All it has to be is interesting enough to hold the attention in the first place. It just so happens that screen content is usually designed to get and hold your interest.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Tuesday May 16, @09:21PM
Last time I had serious words with him about it he was using the phone to avoid uncomfortable eye contact (with the cute girl his age sitting next to him at a social mixer.)
Україна досі не є частиною Росії Слава Україні🌻 https://news.stanford.edu/2023/02/17/will-russia-ukraine-war-end
(Score: 3, Insightful) by helel on Wednesday May 17, @02:24AM (1 child)
For ADHD I think it's better to think of it as a difficulty controlling attention rather than a difficulty paying attention. Your focus is always going to be somewhere, even if it's internal. With ADHD you have less conscious control over where that is.
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(Score: 2) by Freeman on Wednesday May 17, @01:22PM
When I was growing up and even until recently, I'd heard, oh they can't pay attention, can't study, etc. As you said though, it's an issue with control over where that attention is placed as opposed to "paying" attention. As ADHD kids / adults can pay attention and do so quite well. It's just the ability to keep one's attention focused on a "boring" task or the like. An environment with lots of distractions can also be bad, no matter how exciting the current task is.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"