On a swing (so to speak) through the Southern States to preach the virtues of understanding TRUE (The Real User Experience) in the Web environment, I came upon this unexpected scene somewhere in the fields of Ol'e Miss. Could it be legal to offer schools field trips to adult entertainment establishments down under (meaning the Mason-Dixon line not Australia)?
While Yahoo didn’t give me an exact answer, I did get some enlightenment from Mississippi State Ordinance §19-5-103 entitled “Regulation of massage parlors and public displays of nudity.” Interpreting this, such establishments in Mississippi can be fined for the expected stuff like too many of certain uncovered body parts. But, the really interesting part is that in essence the State holds clubs accountable for the user experience as well.
That’s right. Gentlemen's clubs can be punished if they create an environment where by “the covered human male genitals (are) in a discernibly turgid state.” Now, let’s interpret the above: §19-5-103 stipulates that the establishment can be punished for the state of undress of the entertainer AS WELL AS the effect said entertainer has on the clientele (if they’re men anyway).
This is what I call legislating for TRUE (the real end-user experience)! For example, even if the entertainer is fully clothed, but arouses the clientele through action alone, the State can still evoke the wrath of law upon the establishment.
TRUE enlightenment -- with lessons for us IT-types as well. Why?
While 5-nines (99.999%) server-up-time is sexy in IT circles, TRUE -- the real user experience -- is what really matters. Before you can rest assured that your application is running to spec, you need to know if those 5-nines are really delivering the user the experience he/she needs to fully appreciate the application... good performance so to speak. And while nudity is considered the sexy part of adult entertainment, the reaction of the clientele (i.e., the end-user) has legal importance.
In a world filled with complex, sexy Web apps., all the green lights flashing on servers can’t ever really predict that the end user is getting the desired level of application response time. The service level threshold for a Web application must be determined solely on delivering the desired level of application response time — or in the case of an adult entertainment, the level of “satisfaction” as perceived by the end user.
I ask you, what is the purpose of delivering the application if not to satisfy the desires of the end user? With all that said, should one ever decided to frequent such as establishment, can one be allowed to claim any bills he or she might hang onto Sweet Lola’s G-string as a legitimate business expense?
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