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03-07-2007, 05:56 PM
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03-07-2007, 06:07 PM
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Winny is NOT spyware. It is NOT a virus. It`s a P2P program. Yes, you can download spyware or viruses with it... But Winny itself is *completely* harmless. It`s like Bittorrent. I really HATE it when the news goes on about how awful Winny is, and acts as if it just magically appeared on these people`s computers. No, they downloaded it - probably to trade mp3s or porn or warez or something... And they SCREWED up and didn`t bother to do a virus check on the stuff they downloaded. And actually, in most of these cases, there wasn`t even a virus involved! They chose to share the whole contents of their computer (it`s not automatic - you have to go through menus and confirm it countless times) which just happened to include sensitive information. So, despite being TOTALLY in the wrong - why on earth were they doing that at work, on a work pc??? - they try to blame it on the software to save their own job.
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03-08-2007, 12:48 AM
oppsss sorry... no i mean winny was hit by a spyware .. yeah it was a big issue that even in the company where I worked that time. Personally I don't use winny, i use other download manager. Anyways, its all calm down now.
yeah I remember the news was all over winny that time... they thought that virus software was enough 
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03-08-2007, 01:15 AM
Hi im new here and i just read through this whole thread and thought it was very interesting. People have made some complaints about Japan and others have shown them why they shouldnt have made assuptions and should have looked into the culture more. I have heard a few things about Japan that seemed alittle upseting, since i hope to live in japan some day I would like to know alittle more about some of the more negative things I have heard. First of all i have heard they hate other asian countries like China and south korea. I heard that a very racist manga was published about how japan is above South Korea. Also I heard that they are quit homophobic. I heard that if you are gay in Japan you always stay in the closet because its unexeptable to be gay. I have heard its unexeptable to be diffrent at all. Maybe thats why suicide rates are so high? I would realy like to go to Japan, but i realy dont like predjudice and it sound like they have a fair share of that going around. I also heard that if you have a child with special needs you cant get any help for them. I was interested in hearing from the mother who said she had a child with disabilitys.
(i dont mean to sound like im dissing japan these are just things i have heard and i would like to know if they are true untrue or over exagerated)
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03-08-2007, 03:02 AM
True and overexaggerated. Japan is a free country. People have a right to express their views and personal beliefs. Only I don't actually find them to be homophobic. Ever heard of Hard Gay? He was some popular TV character or something for a while in Japan. Then you have the communal baths too. Japan is very, very at ease when it comes to sexuality. Also opposite to the Chinese and Korean issues you raised, consider for a moment that Chinese and Koreans make up the overwhelming majority of non-Japanese living in Japan. Would this be true if there was such extreme hatred for them? Furthermore if you look at just how much of Korean and Chinese culture, food and other things Japanese follow, consume and adore, their affinity for their neighbors should be evident.
So yes it is out there, but it is not something that I see to be problematic or widespread. As far as persons with disabilities, I don't know much when it concerns children. However I would say that in general China, Korea and Japan are all three trying to make life easier for their less fortunate yet some issues still remain. Rural areas, I believe, in Japan will face the greatest difficulties in this regard as the number of elderly increases across the nation. Japan is acutely aware of their aging population and is currently building a model for the rest of the world to one day follow as this trend spreads to Europe and North America.
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03-08-2007, 04:37 AM
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Having talked to a lot of people in the US and UK who have children with disabilities, Japan`s care and support is incredible. For one - my son has free medical care until he`s 12, regardless of any special needs or medical conditions. Our medical records are kept private, and services he receives now will not remain on his record. My son wasn`t even confirmed to have any sort of "special needs" at first, but was approved for intensive therapy and support from discharge on. We have free access to everything available inside our prefecture. My son is now in special needs preschool. We have 24 hour access to health center employees.... Etc. My son is quite mild - If it`s even really a special need, the doctors are not entirely certain yet - but we were given full access to everything we could possibly need just to be safe. If he maintains the diagnosis until school age, he will have free schooling and we will receive subsidiaries from the government to help with any other possible needs. He will also receive a special medical card which will give him lifelong medical coverage... For free.
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03-08-2007, 05:01 AM
This is all good to hear i am glad alot of the things i have heard are just rumors. Thank you for the help.
A few more questions: I hear they have diffrent laws about censorship and banning. Dont they have to censor certaint things when it comes to porn? and i keep hearing about edgy anime and manga being banned, is the government aloud to ban stuff? I guess what im asking is, do they have all the same free speech laws as in the US?
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03-08-2007, 05:15 AM
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If there is anything, I would have to think that it`s not "banned from sale", but more from being broadcast on normal TV. Even then though, there are shows with nudity on all the time. As for censorship in pornography, well, I don`t really watch any to know for sure, but I know that in the past there was censorship of the genitals. I`m not sure if they still do that now or not. Japan does have "free speech", it is not the same as that of the US. You won`t be blocked from saying your opinion or arrested, etc, for it. But you also can`t go around saying whatever you want where ever you want, using "free speech" as a shield like people do in the US. You WILL be kicked out of places. You WILL get in trouble for disturbing people, no matter what it is you`re saying. In other words, you can say anything you want, as long as you don`t force it on people against their wills.
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03-08-2007, 05:17 AM
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The Japanese don't have the same views on nudity as they do in the west. When it comes to porn I'm not really sure (don't read the stuff) , but i did noticed that the don't even bother censorship on some things. (For example you could walk up to some random street vender or convenience store and find a pornographic book with some girl displaying almost every thing) "To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering, one must not love. But then, one suffers from not loving. Therefore, to love is to suffer."
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03-08-2007, 05:25 AM
true about pornographic materials . they are not conscious about it. it's there, if you like it buy it. but there are certain age limit of course. Like one time i was browsing thru this toys area, like go boards , magic trick kit but when i turn around its oh dildo.. opppsss kids toy section already finish am already in the other toy section
. Now when i went back to the store again, they did put a divider around those things, but its still beside the kids stuff area."freedom of speech" , i think there is , you just have to be polite doing it
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