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March 28

Legality of prostitution in Taiwan

The map in the article Prostitution law suggests that prostitution is legal in Taiwan, yet our article Prostitution in Taiwan says that prostitution "remains illegal under a 1991 law" and goes on to say basically that it's a murky situation following a 2009 Constitutional Court decision. Most other sources I can find suggest that it is illegal. Can someone clarify? 203.52.130.149 (talk) 02:58, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

One possibility is that it remains technically illegal but the law is no longer enforced. StuRat (talk) 16:26, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

State of the Art in Snowboarding Equipment

I just came back from a week of snowboarding. I'm very happy with the Rossignol Levitation that I bought on sale back in 2001. However, old things will eventually break, and I may have to look out for something new in the next years. I wonder if there has been significant development in snowboarding technology. Will an average good-quality board today be as good as my lucky buy 14 years ago? Or has nothing much changed and I have to be careful not to take a step down? --Stephan Schulz (talk) 13:06, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Vending Machines in Pub Toilets in UK

I went to a pub yesterday, and whilst in the toilet I was looking around (as you do), and there was a vending machine selling three products. Of course, as usual, they were sex-related, but instead of the usual condoms, they had three products which I had never seen before in a vending machine. One was a substitute for viagra. The second was a vibrator. The third was a blow-up doll in the shape of a sheep. I was wondering if the first and third are legal in the UK or not, as viagra is prescription-only here in the UK, and blow-up dolls of sheep are a bit....weird. This is not a joke question, and I am not looking for legal advice, as I did not buy any of these products and I am not thinking of reporting the company that owns the vending machine to any authorities. I was just bewildered. $KägeTorä - (影虎) (もしもし！)$ 13:12, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You really should add an image. If this is to be believed then they are just herbal pills and why would an inflatable sheep be illegal. Just out of curiosity but how realistic are the sheep? CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 13:27, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I don't like taking photographs in toilets. Sorry. I would guess they are herbal pills - they were blue. The inflatable sheep looked like a balloon with head and legs and tail on the advertisement (in fact, it looked more like a cow - it had black 'spots' on it - but the advertisement on the machine clearly said 'sheep'). I believe it's probably a joke present for someone's birthday or something. I may be overreacting, but if it is in fact a usable sex-toy, wouldn't it be tantamount to promoting bestiality? In that image you posted, the ones on the right and left are the exact ones I saw. The one in the middle is different.

KägeTorä - (影 虎) (もしもし！)

14:10, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It might be promoting sex with inflatable plastic animals, but inflatable plastic animals are self-evidently not animals, so it's not promoting bestiality. RomanSpa (talk) 14:25, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Where else would one expect inflatable sex-sheep to be sold except in the restrooms of British pubs? Gags like chairs nailed to the ceiling are typical of bars in the US. They add ambiance.μηδείς (talk) 18:32, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps. :) We do _not_ have an article on inflatable fetishism - we have balloon fetish, but that's not the same thing. See also inflatable doll. Promoting bestiality is not illegal in the UK - various forms of sexual activity with animals are prohibited under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, and photographs and videos are classified as extreme pornography and are therefore illegal to possess, but merely advocating it is not an offence. Tevildo (talk) 23:13, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Just noting that back in 1980 some friends and I bought a plastic inflatable sheep sex toy as a leaving present for the manager of the students union we were members of. Pleased to hear you can still get them! TammyMoet (talk) 10:00, 29 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

When I moved from Norfolk to Wales a couple of years ago, I got one as a leaving present. Funniest thing ever.... 82.21.7.184 (talk) 10:57, 29 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

From Norfolk? Sure it wasn't an inflatable version of your sister? :)

KägeTorä - (影 虎) (もしもし！)

11:12, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Well, that's odd, as Sheep farming in Wales is an important industry. Not as if one would lack for even black-spotted companions. μηδείς (talk) 22:10, 29 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, well done, you got the blatantly obvious point..... Want a cookie? 82.21.7.184 (talk) 07:13, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Didn't realize Norfolkshiremen were so volitile. No, KageTora takes the cookie. μηδείς (talk) 17:53, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I live right close to the Welsh border. I did not want to offend my neighbours by making such an obvious and well-known joke. They can be fierce in their poetry, you know. They win the Eisteddfod every time.

KägeTorä - (影 虎) (もしもし！)

11:12, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps the vending machines are merely acknowledging the woolen sweaters some wear to pubs. Bus stop (talk) 22:34, 29 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

User:KageTora, well if the sheep isn't very realistic and looks like a cow then I'm not really interested any more. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 04:57, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I might buy one just to see if it has a little button that plays Men of Harlech on loudspeakers.

KägeTorä - (影 虎) (もしもし！)

16:06, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The whole idea of selling sheep in bathrooms questions our very notion of toilet training. Bus stop (talk) 17:12, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't know ideas actually had the ability of their own to even speak English, never mind ask questions, and I didn't think notions would be able to reply, but I suppose you learn something every day.

KägeTorä - (影 虎) (もしもし！)

16:39, 1 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

ACCESS

Create for me an Acess using theses procedure.

Start Microsoft Acess and create an Address Book database.

Click the tables in the database window

Click new

The New Table wizard appears

Select table wizard and click OK — Preceding unsigned comment added by 154.122.5.63 (talk) 16:11, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You seem to already have the instructions (although to create a database table, not an "Acess"), so what is your question for us ? StuRat (talk) 16:17, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Part of a homework assignment? -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 21:47, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

He'd probably get a better grade if he could even spell 'Access' correctly. That's the first step. The rest is elementary.

KägeTorä - (影 虎) (もしもし！)

07:24, 29 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Acess, n. A female ace. —Tamfang (talk) 05:12, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Nine out of ten ~~female aces~~ aviatrices say "Does my assess look big in this cockpit?". :) - Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 19:10, 30 March 2015 (UTC) [reply]

Nine out of ten men hope that the 'cockpit' itself isn't too big. Fnarr fnarr. :)

KägeTorä - (影 虎) (もしもし！)

16:33, 1 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Create a new database.

In this database, create a new table.

Add columns, Number, Lastname, GivenName, Street, ZipCode, …

Have the Column "Number" be a primary key not to need an Id

Create your Queries (=Views), Forms and Reports to print address labels, if neccessary.

Done. --Hans Haase (有问题吗) 21:46, 29 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Cabin Crew of Germanwings Flight

Does anyone have any details of the names of the four cabin crew of the Germanwings flight that crashed? All I have is the names of the pilot and co-pilot. $KägeTorä - (影虎) (もしもし！)$ 18:28, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Lars Kottner

Georg Ludwic

Horst Erghart

Kurt Gauck

RIP. 41.189.43.149 (talk) 18:57, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Where did you get this information from?

KägeTorä - (影 虎) (もしもし！)

21:18, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Transcripts and licenses

I was thinking of making some transcripts of Allen Ginsberg's classes at the Jack Kerouac School, which are hosted in audio form at archive.org under CC-BY-ND-NC. I have two questions: (1) is a transcript from audio considered a derivative and therefore prohibited by the license? (2) If not, is there a Wikimedia project that could host such transcripts? Wikisource seems the most likely candidate but they seem to require sources be originally published in print; I couldn't find a clear answer one way or the other on their site though. – Arms & Hearts (talk) 20:34, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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