... can't you just run `$ caffeinate -d` in terminal?
...some people don't know how or even care to use the command line.
Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
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Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#302You’re angry. I’ve felt this in a trademark lawsuit. You think the world should get behind you and change the corrupt system. My advice is to immediately rebrand as gracefully and effectively as possible and use all that activist energy to effect the transition. They kind of have a point which doesn’t make them right, but they hold all the cards and you will lose this one and regret the wasted bandwidth.
Honestly if your name your product stupid things I would think that some of us might be choosing not to download your product as a result. And if a store decides not to sell your product because of this it’s really their prerogative. Saying you violated their terms with impunity for 6 years doesn’t mean they lose the right to correct the mistake. This name is pretty rings rather badly in my ears, though I’m not offen…
Amphetamine is a drug to keep one awake. So the name is appropriate.
Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#303I wonder what's the rationale behind this policy. I can think of three reasons: 1) They are worried of bad PR from a headline being published that goes: "Apple encourages drug abuse with multiple apps such as Amphetamine". 2) They are worried of a lawsuit if it is found some app contributed to the sell of illegal drugs. 3) They are worried of parents complaints being concerned that they've found an app called Ampheta…
My manager (who uses Windows as a daily driver) overheard me recommending a colleague to install Amphetamine and gave me a very puzzled look. Another time I had to explain secops people why do I have an executable called "riot" on my machine (part of Apache Jena if you are curious). So I can imagine Apple just got tired replying to complaints (semiautomated?) from IT sec departments that Amphetamine has nothing to do…
> secops people why do I have an executable called "riot"
No doubt your secops are trying to justify their existence like app store reviewers if this is what worries them!
Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#304Earlier quoted context omitted.
If your kids asked you that, I hope you'd give a reasonable answer about these being prescribed medications for narcolepsy and ADHD, that much improve the quality of life for people afflicted with these conditions. Rather than ignorant shit like "you don't ever need to take those pills".
Sure if that was the case. How many abusers have you seen tho? Have you seen their MRIs after the damage?
Of course it's the case, stop being so damn ignorant. People like you are the reason that taking ADHD medication is so stigmatized, because you assume the default is to abuse.
Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#305You’re angry. I’ve felt this in a trademark lawsuit. You think the world should get behind you and change the corrupt system. My advice is to immediately rebrand as gracefully and effectively as possible and use all that activist energy to effect the transition. They kind of have a point which doesn’t make them right, but they hold all the cards and you will lose this one and regret the wasted bandwidth.
Caffeine would be an easy answer to the rebranding question
Not so easy: https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/24120/caffeine
Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#306Earlier quoted context omitted.
Honestly if your name your product stupid things I would think that some of us might be choosing not to download your product as a result. And if a store decides not to sell your product because of this it’s really their prerogative. Saying you violated their terms with impunity for 6 years doesn’t mean they lose the right to correct the mistake. This name is pretty rings rather badly in my ears, though I’m not offen…
> I’m not offended by the word “fuck” but I don’t really want to buy products that are named that. Then don't. How is this relevant? They say the app has been downloaded 500,000 times, so many people are fine with the name. These stories keep coming; they should remind us that nothing is more precious than the open web, and all those stores or walled gardens, their "rules" and vague TOS are the ennemy.
> These stories keep coming; they should remind us that nothing is more precious than the open web, and all those stores or walled gardens, their "rules" and vague TOS are the ennemy.
Yes. And the solution is:
1. Creating a viable alternative.
2. Promoting it.
Which is the opposite of what TFA is trying to do: They just want Apple to make an exception for them. Not to solve the root problem.
Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#307You’re angry. I’ve felt this in a trademark lawsuit. You think the world should get behind you and change the corrupt system. My advice is to immediately rebrand as gracefully and effectively as possible and use all that activist energy to effect the transition. They kind of have a point which doesn’t make them right, but they hold all the cards and you will lose this one and regret the wasted bandwidth.
I disagree. First, I recommend sending this to the following people: - Any congressional representatives that target Apple for antitrust - Facebook's PR team. - Various tech new outlets If anyone is willing to make a big case out of this then you can use that media attention to grow your application's user base. This has potential for easy free advertisement through media controversy. After you have gotten enough fre…
Epic's PR team too.
Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#308Earlier quoted context omitted.
Americans being American. "We love freedom of speech but fuck you if your product name mentions a chemical compound or a word I or someone else might find offending".
Freedom of speech isn't the same as freedom of distribution. There are lots of edgy things that you can say somewhere. You just can't say them everywhere. We can have lots of lively debate about how to draw the boundaries. But we'll get a lot farther if we can move beyond the two-state absolutism of "allowable everywhere" vs. "outright banned with breath-taking severity."
This is still not it. He's not facing a government warrent.
Freedom of speech means the government won't/can't prosecute you for what you say. It doesn't have anything to do with how companies or private citizens respond to your words.
You're (usually) legally allowed to say you'll fuck my mom but I don't have to bring you over for family dinner.
One could contend that apple's refusal to host this app on it's store is in itself free speech.
Either way, the government jasent gotten involved so nothing here treads on free speech issues.
Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#309As someone who depends on amphetamines to function daily, it’s disheartening to see their use further stigmatized. For many people like me, amphetamines help them live a normal life. The app isn’t called “meth” or “methamphetamine” and it’s not referring to a street drug. I’m saddened to see so many equating amphetamines to illicit drugs, when that’s simply not the full story. This perception is exactly what stops pe…
While I wholeheartedly agree with the thrust of your argument (particularly that stigmatization is detrimental)... > it’s not referring to a street drug. Amphetamine (and other amphetamines) are certainly available as 'street drugs'. The stigmatization of 'street drugs' (and generally, drug use as part of someone's self-directed diet) is also harmful.
Exactly. If you were to describe objectively to someone the properties of alcohol or tobacco without saying the name, people would be clamoring to crack down on the "epidemic" claiming thousands of lives and costing billions.
Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#310The hypocrisy is that Craig Federighi jokes about Marihuana all the time in Apple keynotes, but when a 3rd party developer does the same thing they ban it...
They also publish TV shows with violence, bad language etc. That is OK but dare an app store developer make a joke....