Joined: 3/13/2004
Posts: 1118
Location: Kansai, JAPAN
Hi folks, just thought I'd let know that. Have a nice day!
...oh wait, perhaps I should explain?
I'm in Japan now, working in small-town elementary schools. While I have high-speed access at my home, I do find that using the Internet at work is a great way to kill time in-between classes. However, being that I work at elementary schools, there is an ever-present "i-Filter" in place which blocks access to a variety of sites. It's always courteous enough to give a reason though. For example, any sites that are likely time wasters (e-mail, blog, and streaming media) are blocked. Likewise, "adult sites" are out, for obvious reasons.
But there are oddities. For example, I can freely access Wikipedia in any language, but some articles are off-limits. It seems something about the Sylvester Stallone entry triggers the "adult site" warning (my only guess is that the article does address his early porno work).
Also, most forums that I can think of are unrestricted, which brings me to this site and the reason for this post. Recently I tried to visit TASVideos on a whim only to learn it was blocked. The reason?
i-Filter wrote:
違法ソフト・反社会行為
For those of you who don't read Japanese, it says "Illegal software / Anti-social activities." Surely emulators are not illegal software, so it seems this community must be responsible for some egregious, malevolent behavior. Shape up, you hippies!
