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Author:  Satis [ Mon Jun 14, 2010 12:42 pm ]
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it's amazing how crazy the little app censors are at Apple. The latest is apparently a comic book of the book Ulysses by James Joyce. Having read the book (after 2 years of struggle and pain), I don't know wtf they're thinking. Ultimately, it was banned by Apple for showing cartoon boobies. :o Funny that we're back to banning Ulysses after 80 years.

Apparently, Oscar Wilde also got censored.

As wired quips:
Quote:
The iPad really is turning into a Victorian computer.

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/06/ ... es-ulysses

For those living in Victorian times, BEWARE! The boobs are shown in the linked article.
Author:  Arathorn [ Mon Jun 14, 2010 1:34 pm ]
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And the suckers keep buying...
Author:  Satis [ Mon Jun 14, 2010 2:10 pm ]
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hehe, yep, they sure do. I guess as long as it spurs on real innovation, I'm ok with it, but I'm certainly never buying anything that comes from Steve Jobs' psychotic worldview.
Author:  Mole [ Wed Jun 16, 2010 4:02 pm ]
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That's freakin' stupid.

I mean, I can understand they don't want nudity appearing etc - but lets face it, the only reason for this is their own protection.

Honestly, I don't understand why censorship has gone so far. It'd be much more efficient to just kill off idiots instead ;)
Author:  Satis [ Thu Jun 17, 2010 6:30 am ]
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Ah, but there are so many idiots!

BTW, Apple reversed their decision. :roll: Guess even Apple is subject to poor publicity.
Author:  Rinox [ Fri Jun 18, 2010 5:40 pm ]
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This is freaking scary shit. Some more proof that Apple is evil incarnate. I seriously believe that one of the reasons for the downfall of Western civilization (if it ever really occurs) will be a return to puritanism and a rejection of science and innovation (and 'immorality' and other crap that is associated with 'taking science too far').

I mean Jesus, they're boobs. Drawn boobs. In a rather non-sexual context. Have Apple ever heard of the internet, you know that place where 95% of all websites are full of porn?*


*rough approximation
Author:  Satis [ Sat Jun 19, 2010 8:01 am ]
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the funny thing is that the same thing is available on the internet, which would be accessible via the iphone web browser. It's just silly and pointless.

I agree on the potential for a future dark age, but I'm hopeful we've progressed far enough that it's just not possible. I could see a country or even a continent possibly do it, but not the whole world at once.
Author:  Rinox [ Mon Jun 21, 2010 2:46 am ]
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Yeah, but if that country or continent has enough military/economic might, that may well affect the rest of the world. Imagine if a crazy-ass substream like those protesters who picket at soldiers' funerals ever got in power. I'm 200% sure that they'd start by firing nukes at the "sinners" in the rest of the Western world and at the "non-believers" in the rest of the world. :roll:

Of course, we're still some ways from such a scenario, but if there's one Western country that has a worryingly increase in influence of fundamentalist Christians it's the US. And they have a lot of gun. :(
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