Could you change it to Modafinil?
Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
431–440 of 693 posts
Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#432Earlier quoted context omitted.
> I’m assuming that the long term contract also carries with it a warranty? I believe so. But the price is so unreasonably high that you could replace the furnace literally 3 to 5 times and you would still be ahead compared to renting the furnace. How many people would purchase an extended warranty that is priced at multiples of the price of the object they are buying? More than none, but a very small number. New ren…
That's the way warranties work. Warranty providers are not offering them at a loss. If you buy a home warranty, or an extended warranty for your car, you are (on average) going to be out of pocket more than you would be without it. You are buying it for the peace of mind that comes from not having to deal with an unlikely but major repair expense.
> That's the way warranties work
Not at this price. Usually the warranty is a percentage of the price of the goods. So for example, I expect a $1000 gadget to have extended warranty priced at $100 or so. I have never seen the warranty of a $1000 gadget to be priced at $3000 to $5000 dollars. And that is for stuff that break down more frequently, e.g. phones and laptops and cars. The odds of a furnace breaking down are even lower.
Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#433Earlier quoted context omitted.
Aren't HOAs widely hated?
No. Certain internet communities have a culture of dunking on them, but they do not represent any kind of real majority. The housing market continues to show a preference towards communities with HOAs.
HOA for thee, not for me. That's my take.
If I want to practice drums in my garage the neighbors can go pound sand.
But when a neighbor decides to park their truck in their yard I'm all for HOAs.
Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#434Earlier quoted context omitted.
> the claim is the app promotes drug use, which it doesn't You don't think it could reinforce the idea that Amphetamines could be a useful tool to preserve wakefulness?
Not op, but no; the app has nothing to do with drugs. I don't think we as a society should be this sensitive/prone to suggestion. If anything, I believe the censorship promotes the idea that people have no responsibility to make their own choices, and we must build to the lowest common denominator. Note, I'm not really making a judgement about whether Apple should be allowed to do this - I think that is harder questi…
It’s named after a drug that inhibits sleep, and it inhibits sleep. The connection is pretty clear...
Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#435Earlier quoted context omitted.
You want to talk about a nonsensical argument, take a look at the comparison you just made. In the first situation, you have no way of knowing whether the cop even saw you. Or if they were on duty. Or if they were previously occupied responding to some other call. In the second, the app was explicitly submitted for review and approved by Apple. Even more egregious, the app was explicitly mentioned, by name , by Apple…
Let me be more explicit for you, then: I speed past a cop who is pointing his radar gun at me, staring at me , but for some reason he doesn't decide to pursue me (an experience many of us have actually had). Maybe it's an off day for him and he just doesn't care. Maybe he was confused about the speed limit on that stretch. Maybe he is waiting for a bigger fish. Maybe he likes my car (or skin) color and decided to loo…
If (a) there is no definite speed limit, just an imprecise policy statement (like "don't drive too fast") and (b) a person drives by the same cops for years at the same speed and gets clocked and doesn't get ticketed, and then (c) is one day pulled over and told that they're driving imprudently, then they indeed have a basis for complaint. That is exactly how this works. The interplay between vague policies and regular practice is how people gain clarity in the absence of a bright line rule -- playing ball.
Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#436Apple is so freaking random with their complaints. It makes it VERY hard to build a business around. 10 years ago I had a police scanner app called Scanner911. It sold well.. until a competitor innovated around me... by gaming the app store's review system. Complaining to Apple yielded nothing.
Not that I wanted to build a career around police scanner apps, but it was an independent income.
People here defending Apple are conformist fanboys.. the same people that were sitting staring at that video screen in the old 1984 ad.
Funny how the world repeats.
Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#437Earlier quoted context omitted.
> the claim is the app promotes drug use, which it doesn't You don't think it could reinforce the idea that Amphetamines could be a useful tool to preserve wakefulness?
They are. Militaries around the world agree. So do doctors who prescribe them for narcolepsy and other disorders. I think it is a good name. The fact remains that in most places amphetamines are an illegal drug when acquired without a prescription. I think he should just rebrand. A name change is not a big deal, given the app has low name recognition in the first place. News of the rebrand will be the first Google re…
I’m told the military has switched to modafinil. No amphetamines anymore.
Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#438Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes this. The hypocrisy of the gatekeepers is infuriating. Let’s not forget that almost all popular games are mass murder simulators. One of the most popular kids games is a dog fighting game. Now, I’m not advocating to remove those. I like games, but let’s not pretend that somehow calling an app after a molecule is worse.
Can you even call something “Arsenic”?
I'm calling dibs on the dating app named chloroform, chloroform-e, and chloroforme.
Rohypnol is another possible name for a social app or something you use for late night shopping.
Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#439Apple tend to be hysterically puritanical about these things (and lately, hysterically PC) but it’s their store so why not just follow their rules?
Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#440Earlier quoted context omitted.
And do you really want Apple to be the arbitrator of such silly things?
For their own app store, of course.
Even when their AppStore is mandaded to all your hardware by DRM with you not having any choice of opting out? You want all your possible business speech, products and content you consume dictated by a corporate decree with no accountability?