tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post1216056282991267188..comments2024-03-28T20:14:01.928-05:00Comments on Althouse: The life of a censor is not easy. Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63177863268150884292014-10-29T00:50:39.618-05:002014-10-29T00:50:39.618-05:00Good one William, almost beta worthy.
Browndog, ...Good one William, almost beta worthy.<br /><br /><br />Browndog, have you ever been rickrolled?Bad Lieutenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091901464339059169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78275321266432123522014-10-28T22:40:32.775-05:002014-10-28T22:40:32.775-05:00I feel for the guy. There was a scene in 'Mun...I feel for the guy. There was a scene in 'Munich,' and another one in 'The Crazies,' that were just really disturbing. At least with cinema you can tell yourself it's make-believe.chillblainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15299387445063571338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-22424727327161085342014-10-28T19:26:10.717-05:002014-10-28T19:26:10.717-05:00"Same topic in Slate a couple days ago, only ..."Same topic in Slate a couple days ago, only the watchers were in places like the Philippines, and Amanda Marcotte's big suggestion was to give them pay raises."<br /><br />Probably the same article. I just picked a different part.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-69736118318666948162014-10-28T17:40:56.469-05:002014-10-28T17:40:56.469-05:00I've had worse jobs. In fact, all my jobs wer...I've had worse jobs. In fact, all my jobs were worse. I had to work in the linens treatment room at the local hospital. A lots of the AIDS and Ebola patients had vomiting and diarrhea. They blew big chunks. It was necessary to hang the sheets up and scrap all the detritus off them. Otherwise, the chunks would clog up the washing machines. Anyway, I had to scrape the sheets clean and put the chunks into a big barrel where they were picked up twice a week by the Indian restaurant. It was a demanding job and didn't pay much above minimum wage, but I was glad to get it. It was a university hospital, and they gave me a discount on my courses.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837540030934495651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31417656495876867832014-10-28T16:23:38.791-05:002014-10-28T16:23:38.791-05:00So, if there were no censoring people would start ...<i> So, if there were no censoring people would start posting porn.</i><br /><br />I get it. However, you don't have to click on the porn, or the beheading, or anything.<br /><br />It's not like tv. I could view everything that is on tv in minutes.....I presume.<br /><br />It would take a week(s) to view everything that has been posted on Youtube in the last 10 minutes.Browndoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531556749827894771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76677809625107811232014-10-28T16:09:27.450-05:002014-10-28T16:09:27.450-05:00Big companies don't hire people for shit jobs ...Big companies don't hire people for shit jobs anymore. They're all contractors.<br /><br />If this poor guy files a workman's comp claim, does it come off of Google's insurance or the contract house's?Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14341576498315327700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78478702003032487502014-10-28T15:28:12.767-05:002014-10-28T15:28:12.767-05:00I always love it when folks complain about their j...I always love it when folks complain about their jobs....as if they are the only ones who have to work hard and put up with disagreeable people and issues. Teachers often whine the loudest when they are tenured, make $100k+ and get the summer off.<br /><br />My sympathies are reserved for police, correctional officers and staff, ER personnel and our military in battle. They see the darkest and most unrelentingly gruesome aspects of humanity while generally conducting themselves with the utmost in courtesy and restraint. <br /><br />- KrumhornKrumhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328726862341428372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-51269038346074660062014-10-28T15:20:02.448-05:002014-10-28T15:20:02.448-05:00I used to do abuse support for an ISP. I think th...I used to do abuse support for an ISP. I think the worst thing we had to deal with was the NAMBLA supporter that had a personal web site on our system.<br /><br />We also had a MENSA member who met his wife through that organization. He had about a novel's worth of ranting about how she cheated on him with another MENSA member. Both of those sites were just text only, thanks goodness.<br /><br />Oh...and HairToStay dot com. That was not just text and was fairly disturbing...Xmashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10512911190985990931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-43415549720624653802014-10-28T14:24:40.632-05:002014-10-28T14:24:40.632-05:00Had to watch a lot of videos of people killing eac...Had to watch a lot of videos of people killing each other for work, (no really, Intel Analyst) it is bad for the soul. Not so much the violence but the joy people took in other people's suffering. <br />I can say that I honestly feel for the kid.Monkeyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624411487730306162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-42471693894826268492014-10-28T14:20:51.454-05:002014-10-28T14:20:51.454-05:00“If someone was uploading animal abuse, a lot of t...<i>“If someone was uploading animal abuse, a lot of the time it was the person who did it."</i><br /><br />That should be reported to the ASPCA or some such.<br /><br /><i>Larry J said<br />...Perhaps she thought herself to be so morally superior as to be incorruptable.</i><br /><br />The Canadian gov't said essentially that about their border guards' exposure to the porn they were censoring: porn corrupts people (which is why we censor it), but the guards aren't corrupted so they must be special.Fernandinandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253225431705407699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-41076658560188863542014-10-28T14:19:59.219-05:002014-10-28T14:19:59.219-05:00Same topic in Slate a couple days ago, only the wa...Same topic in Slate a couple days ago, only the watchers were in places like the Philippines, and Amanda Marcotte's big suggestion was to give them pay raises.Jane the Actuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00899849681883954262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-50568150706731330112014-10-28T14:18:34.043-05:002014-10-28T14:18:34.043-05:00"MAKE REASONABLE CHOICES"
"I don&#..."<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOOSIQn450I#t=2m28s" rel="nofollow">MAKE REASONABLE CHOICES</a></b>"<br /><br />"I don't read Sanskrit... That's an odd thing to have tattooed on your neck."<br /><br /><i>Billy: Look, Google needs us. And Google wants us. <br /><br />Nick: They do? You sweet son of a bitch. You got us a job at Google? <br /><br />Billy: Well, it’s not actually a job. <br /><br />Nick: What do you mean, not an actual job? <br /><br />Billy: Well, it’s an interview for an internship that has a better-than-aught chance of materializing into a job. <br /><br />Nick: Billy, now you’re making me very angry. You want me to leave my job to go for an interview, not for a job but for an internship that may or may not lead to a job? </i>Wincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002449963597087316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-47420296634460418432014-10-28T14:11:39.833-05:002014-10-28T14:11:39.833-05:00garage mahal wrote:
This is actually about ethics ...garage mahal wrote:<br />This is actually about ethics in gaming journalism. <br /><br> The left is really boring on Gamer gate.jr565https://www.blogger.com/profile/06250384040393259866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80433267861266365652014-10-28T14:09:06.975-05:002014-10-28T14:09:06.975-05:00Browndog wrote:
However, there is one sure-fire wa...Browndog wrote:<br />However, there is one sure-fire way to eliminate Post Traumatic Censor Disorder:<br /><br />Stop censoring <br /><br> Easier said than done. Especially when someone is posting something that is copyrighted for example. Or has objectionable content. YOu tube can't post porn. So, if there were no censoring peopel would start posting porn. jr565https://www.blogger.com/profile/06250384040393259866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-22054418253726662162014-10-28T14:04:24.388-05:002014-10-28T14:04:24.388-05:00People on reddit are posting that Google doesn'...People on reddit are posting that Google doesn't use GPA in hiring, and that's real cool with them.ken in txhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345764031059905578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-550148483544266272014-10-28T13:48:20.746-05:002014-10-28T13:48:20.746-05:00"I just wanted to type that sentence once.&qu...<i>"I just wanted to type that sentence once."</i><br /><br />Are you taking requests?kcomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05629564026352741675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36755704551942590362014-10-28T13:45:06.861-05:002014-10-28T13:45:06.861-05:00This is actually about ethics in gaming journalism...This is actually about ethics in gaming journalism. <br /><br />I just wanted to type that sentence once. garage mahalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485491995866513686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-9783093302470085802014-10-28T13:32:52.112-05:002014-10-28T13:32:52.112-05:00mostly new graduates like himself, many of them li...<i>mostly new graduates like himself, many of them liberal arts majors</i><br /><br />A liberal arts degree, and an inferior GPA. College was a complete waste of time, and did nothing but saddle you with a low GPA, and lots of debt.<br /><br />That's gonna leave a mark.madAsHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01149940549262340795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-59567137537609548022014-10-28T13:30:49.216-05:002014-10-28T13:30:49.216-05:00I would probably bail after the first animal video...I would probably bail after the first animal video. Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-12736201637742238632014-10-28T13:30:15.655-05:002014-10-28T13:30:15.655-05:00You think they would have developed some sort of s...<i>You think they would have developed some sort of software to detect their objects of deletion.</i> <br /><br />Automated pattern recognition within video images is still pretty imprecise and unreliable. Teaching a computer to identify abstract human concepts like depictions of violence, torture ect. is difficult in the extreme. And even if (and when) you were able to come up with a fairly reliable system for that, you'd still probably need humans to look at the stuff that was flagged to minimize false positives.Nonapodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04784387367088689624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-51527406380843454002014-10-28T13:12:10.935-05:002014-10-28T13:12:10.935-05:00You think they would have developed some sort of s...You think they would have developed some sort of software to detect their objects of deletion.<br /><br />However, there is one sure-fire way to eliminate Post Traumatic Censor Disorder:<br /><br />Stop censoringBrowndoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531556749827894771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-66953907619249436982014-10-28T13:10:27.250-05:002014-10-28T13:10:27.250-05:00Many years ago, I saw an interview with a very pro...Many years ago, I saw an interview with a very proper older woman who was a movie censor for her city. IIRC, she may have been one of the last people to perform that kind of job in the country. She talked about how influential movies were and how it would be irresponsible to allow certain scenes to be shown lest they inspire someone to do something gastly.<br /><br />After the interview, I couldn't help but wonder who was keeping an eye on her. After all, if movies were so influential and she was seeing almost every movie made, she should've been a spree killer or maniac just waiting to break loose. Who watches the watchers? <br /><br />Perhaps she thought herself to be so morally superior as to be incorruptable. More likely, the movies weren't so influential after all but she needed something to justify her job.<br /><br />Things are far more horrific today, especially on video posting sites like YouTube. Those aren't special effects, those are actual people being murdered, molested, assaulted, etc.Larry Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005320430740976182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21871584212513685552014-10-28T13:09:55.154-05:002014-10-28T13:09:55.154-05:00I love reading about liberal arts majors and their...I love reading about liberal arts majors and their first world problems. Achilleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04109507896997459818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70405620695368592802014-10-28T13:07:24.959-05:002014-10-28T13:07:24.959-05:00I thought individuals with criminal justice backgr...I thought individuals with criminal justice backgrounds would perform this service. Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852754398007790428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-22207956164195107042014-10-28T13:06:58.808-05:002014-10-28T13:06:58.808-05:00I would imagine it'd be difficult to keep thin...I would imagine it'd be difficult to keep things in perspective. It's similar to the jaded cop who has been exposed to the worst side of human behavior daily for years. I would imagine you'd start to think that the percentage of the population that is depraved psychopaths is much higher than it probably is in reality. And what's even worse is that you might get desensitized to such horrible images. I certainly wouldn't want a job like that.Nonapodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04784387367088689624noreply@blogger.com