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Re: For Only $40 This App Will Help You Become An Asshole

susanbdot — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:47:26 -0000

I hope he doesn't sell a single copy of the stupid, demeaning thing.

Re: Apple Finally Speaks Out – Sexy Apps From Well-Known Companies Ok

susanbdot — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:31:57 -0000

I have mixed feelings about this purge. If the intent was to protect kids, why not put the junk in an opt-in (one step beyond parental controls) category -- "Garbage"? On the other hand, Apple opened the door to potentially offensive apps long ago. Personally I think the shoot-people-or-animals-to-bloody-bits apps are not wonderful for children (or most anyone with a brain), and there are numerous others I find offensive for one reason or another. I would not want to make value judgements about apps (for business purposes), but I'm not too happy about Apple doing it either. On the other other hand, it's Apple's shop and they can do whatever they want with it, within the law.

But what baffles me (beyond the above, and beyond the elitism or whatever of leaving Playboy but removing some equally boob- or butt-revealing content) is why something like the 53+ versions of AsianPantyhose & AsianStockings got removed as well? At least from the screenshots, they looked like nothing more than photos of women's legs in hose. Big whoop. Well, I suppose some people have real fetishes about legs in hose, but some people have fetishes about bunnies and other stuff too, but I doubt those have been removed. Is Apple saying that an image of a woman's legs in stockings is too disturbing for children to see? Harumph.

But what REALLY bugs the KRAPP out of me is that MOST of that series of apps was in Healthcare & Fitness. One had to wade through all 53+ of them (plus numerous other misfits) to find apps that really belonged there. Why desn't Apple deal with that sort of nonsense?

Re: Pussy Lovers, Tits And Boobies – The Joke Is Over, Banned!

susanbdot — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:17:04 -0000

I think it's hysterical that people gave the apps bad reviews because they don't include prohibited content.

Apple's reaction is somehow even more funny.

Re: Super Size Me – An App Of Epic Proportions (Be Scared)

susanbdot — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:38:27 -0000

That looks painful. Very painful. Not that I think they are really that size.

Re: Official Three Wolf Moon App Brings Its Awesome Powers To The iPhone

susanbdot — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:40:42 -0000

OK, my life DOES suck ...but I don't WANT women to find me irresistible. That would just be annoying.

Me being a heterosexual female, that is.

Re: How To SUCK At Selling iPhone Apps

susanbdot — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:36:28 -0000

I see the "Zits & Giggles" app still shows a price of $239.99. In addition to the absolute insanity of that (I keep hearing "I Am Rich" ringing in my ears), the description asks (and why in blazes can't you Copy & Paste from iTunes?) "Why haven't you bought this yet? It's a FRIGGIN DOLLAR." (their emphasis)

Either they're oblivious to the price increase(s) they supposedly selected, or they're oblivious to the fact that their somewhat harassing description is VERY OUT OF DATE.

Re: How To SUCK At Selling iPhone Apps

susanbdot — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:32:23 -0000

Is it even possible to provide an ETA, given Apple's, uh, system for approving apps?

Re: The Roll-A-Bout – A Questionable Alternative To Crutches Or A Wheelchair

susanbdot — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:35:54 -0000

Addendum to my previous comment: After using the Roll-A-Bout for a month, I can still say this kind of device is absolutely fabulous for people with applicable types of lower leg injuries. The non-steering model had a very minor awkwardness to it, but perhaps was overall more stable (at least for me). One tends to move very fast on this thing after a day or so, and I can see tipping if it were steerable (and one weren't pretty adept); without that feature one is forced to slow down.

I think overall I stayed in far better shape than if I'd stuck with crutches (where I couldn't leave my apartment, much less work) or a wheelchair. The opposite leg gets plenty of exercise (more, of course, the farther one travels -- going through hallways at work in a medical school/hospital complex kept me moving without being outside), but the injured leg ALSO gets some muscle work, at least the thigh, and my PTs told me that helped reduce atrophy from my cast. Yay for that. Plus I felt MUCH better getting some "exercise" this way, instead of just sitting on a couch all those weeks.

A potential hazard I hadn't expected: sidewalks and crossing streets. I learned to watch for cracks in sidewalks, so I didn't fly over the front and land on my skull. Uneven spots in streets made crossing more dangerous than I had anticipated. Too all bad drivers aren't more considerate of pedestrians, even those with a handicap (many were great, though).

I still fail to understand how anyone could think that crutches would be better, safer, more stable.

And it cost me $75 to RENT for the month (shop was not on my insurance co's provider list; didn't want to wait to have shipped). Considering what that saved me in sanity, missed days from work, inability to shop, etc., WELL WORTH IT.

Re: Better Than A Stack Of Pancakes – BOOB STACK (aka EA Sucks!)

susanbdot — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:12:34 -0000

They don't even look like, uh, boobs, to me. But then I have no Y chromosomes, so this may be a gender perception problem. They sort of look like giant mutant boobblobs.

Re: Plus One App – So Ugly It’s Cool

susanbdot — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:22:03 -0000

I don't think it's ugly at all! I think the UI is quite attractive and user-friendly.

MInimalist is *in*. This is great.

Loved the screen shots. Did you find the semi-hidden one? (Well, *I* couldn't find it at first.) About the trophies?

Re: For The Ladies, The “Stop Talking To My Breasts” App

susanbdot — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:22:00 -0000

Haven't we all been brainwashed by Steve Jobs? To one degree or another? Otherwise, why are we here? (Not counting any hecklers.)

What I want to know: What do you use to strap the phone to your head. Darned difficult task. Thin slippery rectangle, glass panel. Afix this to round object.

Sorry I'm being a killjoy again. I'm a scientist. I have to think about these things. It makes me happy.

Re: Pork Brains In Milk Gravy – This App Comes Close

susanbdot — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:21:58 -0000

Do people REALLY do this?

Morons.

Re: Hey Apple, You Just Got Punk’d

susanbdot — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:16:15 -0000

"Friday?" must be for the person who missed the time & date when they turned on their phone, or is too lazy to turn the phone off & back on again to check.

One wonders how they summon the necessary brainpower to locate the app on their phone, though.

Re: For The Ladies, The “Stop Talking To My Breasts” App

susanbdot — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:05:17 -0000

Strap my WHAT to his WHAT? Are they nuts? Of course they are; must be a prerequisite for cranking out one of these apps. Anyone that immature doesn't get his hands, let alone his head, on my iPhone.

So glad I'm past the age where anyone is distracted by my <ahem> chestal area.

Re: An Official Viagra App? Stickmen Invasion? Huh?

susanbdot — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:22:16 -0000

They're almost poetic, aren't they? But almost doesn't count. They're pretty awkward.

Re: The “Place iPhone On Fat Belly And Lose Weight” App

susanbdot — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:08:31 -0000

*Vibrate* your fat muscles, yeah. But, uh, so what? Does it make any claims about weight loss? I didn't think so. (I don't think the name "FatBurner" counts, although the implication is there. Maybe it "burns" a couple fat molecules in the location under the phone. Big whoop.)

What a load of Krapps.

Re: Not Your Ordinary Tickle App

susanbdot — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:35:32 -0000

And this is entertaining for how long? Or is that the ultimate "man-child mentality" question which women will always ask (while rolling eyes) but never find the answer?

Re: “Intercourse” Is A Bad Word

susanbdot — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:32:37 -0000

More like small towns, but yeah, Pennsylvania. And I found Blue Ball. Also Pennsylvania. According to Wikipedia: "Blue Ball is an unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania near 40°N 76°W. Blue Ball lies approximately 2 miles east-northeast of the town of New Holland, Pennsylvania at the intersection of US 322 and PA Route 23." OK, so it's not even a town. The name comes from the Blue Ball Inn.

Re: iPhone App Teaches How To Touch A Woman’s Body

susanbdot — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:14:32 -0000

You're not allowed to use the word "intercourse" in a HEALTH-related app, but you can teach people how to... to... uh... "rub" images of supposedly sexy women in presumably sexually satisfying ways, and that's OK? Because it's, what, EDUCATIONAL? Or are we just giving them therapeutic massages of their bellybuttons and kneecaps?

What is Apple smoking NOW?

I'll allow them the "babe rubbing" with all the tawdry posing, tacky props, and tasteless lingerie, if they'll give back "intercourse" in a health-related app. That was as dumb as AOL (or whoever it was) banning the words "breast" (think breast cancer, and chicken cooking discussions) and "bitch" (think dog breeding) in their forums some years ago. Idiots. Thought that battle was fought and won already.

Re: “Intercourse” Is A Bad Word

susanbdot — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:54:27 -0000

Do you know it's 4.5 hours from intercourse to climax? Er, make that Intercourse, and Climax. Both in Pennsylvania.

There's a town named Blue Ball somewhere too. Thought it was PA or WV, but I lost it.

Take that, Apple. You'll have to reject Google Maps now.

Re: We Were Wrong – We Are Sorry

susanbdot — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:54:56 -0000

Kinda like the people who make a bazillion apps for finding businesses & other places -- a separate one for each kind of place. So you can clutter up your precious 9 screens with app for finding hair stylists, one for finding a gynecologist (remember that one? I'm sure you do), one for finding a psychiatrist (I kid you not), one for finding a chiropractor, one for... you name it. Whose bright idea was THIS? Hmm... Maybe someone who thought 99 cents multiplied by 148 multiplied by the number of iPhones in the world sounded like a whole lotta money?

Re: Kittens & Puppies Suck – Just Kill Them

susanbdot — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:22:56 -0000

You know, a good part of me just wants to say: Apple, get this crap -- excuse me, KRAPP -- out of the App Store. But there's a LOT of other KRAPP that I'd like to see outta there as well. You do NOT have to cater to the lowest common denominator of what passes for civilization, even if you and they want to make a buck. If you did, you'd be making those KRAPPy netbooks you refuse to make.

I have a bunch of other things I'd like to say to them, but I'll withhold at least until they pick up my dead MacBook Pro and return it fixed. =:-)

Re: Kittens & Puppies Suck – Just Kill Them

susanbdot — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:09:16 -0000

Two words: Slippery Slope.

You know... Freedom of expression and all that. How far do we want Apple to go with deciding what should and should not be an iPhone app? There were a few people who objected, here and there, to Apple pulling the Shake a Baby app, although the vast majority of comments I've see on numerous sites were from people wondering how in blazes it got approved in the first place, and applauding them for pulling it. (And thanks should go to you, I believe, to a good extent for helping bring the issue to Apple's attention.)

But now these apps. Encouraging the "massacre" of "the most cute puppies in the world" with sniper rifles -- well, if they were real puppies, the folks who did the real deed would be locked up. Does encouraging them to do it virtually cause them to go out and do it in reality? I don't think that's ever been proven to be the case. Do most people find the idea of such an app disgusting? I would hope so. Does that make it wrong enough that it shouldn't be allowed? And for what reason, then? I don't know. (In my world, NO ONE WOULD WANT THERE TO BE SUCH A GAME. But it's not my world. People are allowed to be cretins and have icky thoughts as long as they don't hurt real beings.)

If Apple disallows these apps, perhaps because of public outcry, what about the apps that encourage people to shoot & kill OTHER creatures? Or people? Aren't there a whole lot of games like that? That just ain't gonna happen, is it? Aren't those the games that many people really like?

Why DO people get off killing virtual people or critters of any kind, anyway? Personally I find it very creepy, but I realize I'm in a small minority.

I also simply do not know where the line should be drawn on the path between Shake a Baby and war games. Whether one is wanting to lean one way or the other, whichever way you take the first step, I think you are on a Slippery Slope. I don't envy Apple the dilemma.

Re: For Your Confident Life

susanbdot — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:10:45 -0000

I think I read somewhere that the FDA was thinking about taking a look at "regulating" the Health & Fitness apps. Seemed a little big brotherish to me.

Now I'm thinking maybe it's a good idea. I wonder if these folks can produce any peer-reviewed studies showing that their treatment by iPhone actually does anything to affect the health of anyone's hair. I don't see anywhere that they indicate this is just for entertainment purposes. And $8.99 -- good grief.

Love your illustrations, by the way.

Re: Just Gimme A Beer

susanbdot — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:03:58 -0000

I think I'll save my 99 cents, and stick with my one pint of Guinness for taste (in more senses than one).

In my spare time, because I don't have a life, I made a list of the easiest-to-find grammatical & spelling errors in just the grey reproduction of the app's description. I stopped at 8. There are really more, but I was being generous.