Ooops... Your right. If I could correct my post I would. I meant "possession of some manga cartoons" and got it wrong. The point was that no one was harmed in the production of that type of cartoon.
The demand for pictures is not the same as the desire to rape. Consider that the availability of adult porn has exploded in the past ten years, but the occurrence of adult rape has not grown in the same way.
And calling "manga" illegal is about as misleadingly stupid as calling "books" or "movies" illegal just because it's possible to create child pornography in the medium. These aren't subtle distinctions, if you can't tell the difference between a comic book and child porn you are a pretty twisted person.
Cartoon depictions of child sexual activity (commonly found in manga) is against the child porn statutes in many countries. So, yes, I can tell the difference, but the law can not.
Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences of speech. Libel, inciting a riot, reckless endangerment, and conspiracy all do not limit the speech but the actions that arise from the speech.
How about if someone rapes your daughter, films the act, and puts it on a billboard across the street from her school?
Freedom is important, but it is not an absolute.
Use the film to prove the rape, prosecute the bastard and send him to a prison where someone else shows him what it is like. Also, prosecute the billboard owner for obscenity. Lets face it. The worst thing happening in that hypothetical situation is not that someone took pictures. It was rape.
So if you look at crime scene photos, are you going to become an axe murderer? And since possession of crime scene photos is legal, is murder less bad than child abuse? (Last question is rhetorical. Because to me, yes, murder is less bad than child abuse.)
It is the only situation where possession of evidence is criminal in itself. You will not be prosecuted for having a movie of a robbery. Nor of an assassination. And both required people to be harmed. Yet a manga cartoon somehow harms society more than a video of an assassination? According to a strict interpretation of the law, in the US, possession of a manga cartoon is worse than several violent crimes.
A few more of the stories and the idea of being watched by your TV will seem normal. But not acceptable to me or anybody who cares even slightly about privacy.
And they did it in the correct order too. You already do not really turn off your TV or cable box any more... Cue Rod Serling)
Yeah. Also, noticing that you're getting ads for depressed people can be quite depressing.
On that note, when you are doing research, and you come across a company you have never heard of before, and go to their website, AND THEN SEE THE SAME FRICKIN BANNER ADD ON EVERY OTHER WEBSITE FOR WEEKS, does this actually make anyone want to buy the product? It actually drove me away from both Simple Mobile, and Data Foundry. And they both had products that actually sounded pretty good until I was hounded away...
Because it is new, companies will be looking for young people who (a) are cheap, and (b) hopefully will stay after gaining experience, so the company can take advantage of that experience down the road.
This is an ironic statement since most tech departments I have seen have a mean seniority of 1.5 years or less. Younger people are more likely to take the risk and job hop, while and older employee may just keep going on.
Unless you're unusually gifted, you're probably learning new things, and thinking, a somewhat more slowly than you were when you were 25.
On the other hand, if you have good hygiene, nice manners, aren't creepy, and are efficient, people might welcome you into their homes.
So how about being self-employed, going to people's homes and small businesses to help them with configuration / purchase / maintenance of computers and simple networks?
It wouldn't pay great, but you may have to live with that anyway, given that you're competing with hungry recent-graduates in a depressed labor market.
Condescending comments aside, I also agree with this comment. A lot of younger geeks have simply no relation at all to older people. This is a problem, as older people still own and run a lot of small business. This leads to major communication gaps, and misunderstandings. If you have the chops, you may farm out to a few consulting shops as the expert trouble-shooter. Better money, and more interesting work.
That or learn Ruby. More demand for that than just about anything I have seen in a while.
I too no longer have the energy for 12 hours days. However, I generally finish projects a lot faster than younger people on my team. Almost like experience counts for something...
Why am I thinking of the old Clippy cartoon, "You look like you are writing a suicide note..." and now with ads for rope, guns, cheap Canadian pharmacies...
So you worked at an Application Service Provider (ASP) at the turn of the millennium too?
I think this is why the 40+ crowd has trouble getting work in some of the "New Internet" businesses. We were at the old Internet businesses last time and remember how the cool-aid tasted then.
"The biggest difference is that it is still somewhat easy for companies to balance themselves against the cloud by having their own hardware running."
Regarding services, what's the real difference when using my own hardware? I think Amazon owns its own hardware too.
Mega-upload also owned it's own servers. And they are not the only cloud provider to have hardware inappropriately seized. You do not have control of someone else's hardware.
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Ooops... Your right. If I could correct my post I would. I meant "possession of some manga cartoons" and got it wrong. The point was that no one was harmed in the production of that type of cartoon.
The demand for pictures is not the same as the desire to rape. Consider that the availability of adult porn has exploded in the past ten years, but the occurrence of adult rape has not grown in the same way.
And calling "manga" illegal is about as misleadingly stupid as calling "books" or "movies" illegal just because it's possible to create child pornography in the medium. These aren't subtle distinctions, if you can't tell the difference between a comic book and child porn you are a pretty twisted person.
Cartoon depictions of child sexual activity (commonly found in manga) is against the child porn statutes in many countries. So, yes, I can tell the difference, but the law can not.
Cynical me just thinks this is part of a plan to reduce your freedom and anonymity on the internet.
If it was just "a" plan, I would be so happy. Seems like they have several.
Nothing? Not shouting fire in a crowded theater?
Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences of speech. Libel, inciting a riot, reckless endangerment, and conspiracy all do not limit the speech but the actions that arise from the speech.
How about if someone rapes your daughter, films the act, and puts it on a billboard across the street from her school?
Freedom is important, but it is not an absolute.
Use the film to prove the rape, prosecute the bastard and send him to a prison where someone else shows him what it is like. Also, prosecute the billboard owner for obscenity. Lets face it. The worst thing happening in that hypothetical situation is not that someone took pictures. It was rape.
So if you look at crime scene photos, are you going to become an axe murderer? And since possession of crime scene photos is legal, is murder less bad than child abuse? (Last question is rhetorical. Because to me, yes, murder is less bad than child abuse.)
It is the only situation where possession of evidence is criminal in itself. You will not be prosecuted for having a movie of a robbery. Nor of an assassination. And both required people to be harmed. Yet a manga cartoon somehow harms society more than a video of an assassination? According to a strict interpretation of the law, in the US, possession of a manga cartoon is worse than several violent crimes.
"You look like you are writing a suicide note..." and now with ads for rope, guns, cheap Canadian pharmacies...
Quite the contrary, this technology avoids selling guns to the depressed consumer. It's bad for business.
Only if you want repeat business.
And when you turn on your cable box, you can watch TV in just 30 minutes! (After it updates and downloads the program guide)
No, Firefox... But I do use Google search...
A few more of the stories and the idea of being watched by your TV will seem normal. But not acceptable to me or anybody who cares even slightly about privacy.
And they did it in the correct order too. You already do not really turn off your TV or cable box any more... Cue Rod Serling)
Didn't I read about you on the Onion?
You appear to be horny... check out these barely legal MILF transgender hotties!
Couldn't resist. Had to Google.
Yeah. Also, noticing that you're getting ads for depressed people can be quite depressing.
On that note, when you are doing research, and you come across a company you have never heard of before, and go to their website, AND THEN SEE THE SAME FRICKIN BANNER ADD ON EVERY OTHER WEBSITE FOR WEEKS, does this actually make anyone want to buy the product? It actually drove me away from both Simple Mobile, and Data Foundry. And they both had products that actually sounded pretty good until I was hounded away...
This may help... http://www.amazon.com/Reading-Comprehension-Success-Minutes-Builders/dp/1576856763/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339357690&sr=8-1
Because it is new, companies will be looking for young people who (a) are cheap, and (b) hopefully will stay after gaining experience, so the company can take advantage of that experience down the road.
This is an ironic statement since most tech departments I have seen have a mean seniority of 1.5 years or less. Younger people are more likely to take the risk and job hop, while and older employee may just keep going on.
Unless you're unusually gifted, you're probably learning new things, and thinking, a somewhat more slowly than you were when you were 25.
On the other hand, if you have good hygiene, nice manners, aren't creepy, and are efficient, people might welcome you into their homes.
So how about being self-employed, going to people's homes and small businesses to help them with configuration / purchase / maintenance of computers and simple networks?
It wouldn't pay great, but you may have to live with that anyway, given that you're competing with hungry recent-graduates in a depressed labor market.
Condescending comments aside, I also agree with this comment. A lot of younger geeks have simply no relation at all to older people. This is a problem, as older people still own and run a lot of small business. This leads to major communication gaps, and misunderstandings. If you have the chops, you may farm out to a few consulting shops as the expert trouble-shooter. Better money, and more interesting work.
That or learn Ruby. More demand for that than just about anything I have seen in a while.
I too no longer have the energy for 12 hours days. However, I generally finish projects a lot faster than younger people on my team. Almost like experience counts for something...
At least you will never have to worry about getting old. At some point you will mouth off to the wrong guy and get shot.
Why am I thinking of the old Clippy cartoon, "You look like you are writing a suicide note..." and now with ads for rope, guns, cheap Canadian pharmacies...
Why post AC? This has happened already, many time, and not "terrorist" buzzword needed. MegaUpload was just the most recent high profile one.
A digitally signed AC post... I am confused...
Yeah! No IT company has any greed! They would never skirt the law! Oh, wait...
So you worked at an Application Service Provider (ASP) at the turn of the millennium too?
I think this is why the 40+ crowd has trouble getting work in some of the "New Internet" businesses. We were at the old Internet businesses last time and remember how the cool-aid tasted then.
"The biggest difference is that it is still somewhat easy for companies to balance themselves against the cloud by having their own hardware running."
Regarding services, what's the real difference when using my own hardware? I think Amazon owns its own hardware too.
Mega-upload also owned it's own servers. And they are not the only cloud provider to have hardware inappropriately seized. You do not have control of someone else's hardware.