Posts by Digital Sorceress

Loch Ness Stig blurred into oblivion

Some say...

... that even a mere image of him is more powerful that Google, and that his mother is the Loch Ness Monster.

All we know is, he's called "The Stig"

Playmobil Bible faces wrath of lawyers

Don't know about Germany...

... but in the US, I THINK this would be considered a transformative work of art. Even if the Plamobil figures are copyrighted character likenesses, I believe that using them to create diaramas is artistic expression.

Heck, I'm an atheist (not all of us American types are slathering bible pounders) and I support this guy's right to his art and religion. I hope he wins.

In a similar vein, try:

Robot Chicken (stop motion animation with various toys)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Chicken

Rick and Steve (gay Legos)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Steve

Apple cracks down on rogue app stores

Too bad Apple's got this mindset...

Honestly, I like some of their tech, but with their "our way or the highway" attitude, they can go sit and spin for all I care.

iPhone's got some lovely hardware and features, but I'll never support them as long as they treat developers this way.

Google's pulled a tethering app from their Android store... same?

NO.

Why?

Because the Android phone is an open OS, and the Google store is by no means the only way to find applications. They're just honoring the request of their partner (T-Mobile). However, since Apple takes great pains to make sure their app store is the ONLY GAME IN TOWN, they effectively control what software is and isn't available. (Unless you want to go the jailbreaking route, and risk the provider or apple pushing some hidden 'kill bit'.)