Harold Sipe's Blog, page 692

"This scam was so effective that the applications regularly rose to the tops of charts. One, called..."

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This scam was so effective that the applications regularly rose to the tops of charts. One, called ColorMagic, even made it into the Staff Favorites section of the store (which brings some doubt as to whether these are actually staff picks at all).

After a week of typical Apple silence, iPhoneography wrote again, and received a reply direct from Schiller: "Yes, this developer's apps have been removed from the App Store and their ratings no longer appear either."

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- Apple expels 1,000 apps...

"I think we're witnessing the end of the newspaper business, full stop, not the end of the..."

"I think we're witnessing the end of the newspaper business, full stop, not the end of the newspaper business as we know it. The economics just aren't there. At some point, industries enter a death spiral: too few consumers raises their average costs, meaning they eventually have to pass price increases onto their customers. That drives more customers away. Rinse and repeat …"

- This is the End of the Newspaper Business - The Atlantic Business Channel

"As of yesterday, some section editors at all of the company's papers, including The News, will..."

"As of yesterday, some section editors at all of the company's papers, including The News, will now report directly to Carr's team of sales managers, now referred to as general managers. In short, those who sell ads for A.H. Belo's products will now dictate content within A.H. Belo's products, which is a radical departure from the way newspapers have been run since, oh, forever."

- At The Dallas News, a New "Bold Strategy": Section Editors Reporting to Sales Managers - Dallas News - Unfair Park

What I wouldn't do sometimes to go back in time. I...

What I wouldn't do sometimes to go back in time. I really believe I was born 10 to 15 years too late. Now I have to live in this horrible, horrible future. 

Tonight, I hate you internets and also the future. 

GREENSBORO — Libraries are feeling some growing pains because of...

GREENSBORO — Libraries are feeling some growing pains because of the increasing popularity of comic books.

Sherrie Antonowicz , collection development manager for the Greensboro Public Library, said the graphic novel medium has matured in the past decade and gotten more attention with that maturity.

But the thing that makes graphic novels, or long-form comic books, unique from their library counterparts might be the very thing that gets them in trouble, Antonowicz said. (via Comics for...

The company lost $38.5 million in the quarter, vs. a lost of...

The company lost $38.5 million in the quarter, vs. a lost of $172.2 million in the same quarter a year ago. Most of the Q3 2008 losses were non-operating, however; losses from continuing operations were roughly the same (a triumph, considering the decline in sales). Although losses were less than anticipated by analysts, shares were beaten down nearly 15% by the close on Tuesday due to the weak sales reported. Marshall described the results as "difficult and disappointing."

Borders continues...

"We've been told for a year that we need to pay for every dollar that it's going to cost..."

""We've been told for a year that we need to pay for every dollar that it's going to cost us to reform our health care system," Obey told King, "That's about $900 billion over 10 years. If we wind up being committed in Afghanistan for eight to 10 years, that's also going to approach $800 billion to $900 billion. And if we're going to do that, it seems to me that if we're being told we have to pay for health care, we certainly ought to pay for this effort as well.""

- CNN Political Ticker...

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I am a huge JSA fan - stemming really from JLA/JSA crossovers and All Star Squadron issues I bought as a kid. The first 12 issues of Infinity Inc. are still one of my favorite runs of all times. Until recently, I bought every JSA appearance in comics and brother, there were some lean years  and shitty comics bought but I have never gotten over my love for these characters and the history. 

I guess I'll be watching...

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""Holding people in what appears to be incommunicado detention runs against the grain of the..."

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"Holding people in what appears to be incommunicado detention runs against the grain of the administration's commitment to greater transparency, accountability, and respect for the dignity of Afghans," said Jonathan Horowitz, a human rights researcher with the Open Society Institute.

Mr. Horowitz said he understood that "the necessities of war requires the U.S. to detain people, but there are limits to how to detain."

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- Afghans Detail Detention in 'Black Jail' at U.S. Base - NYTimes.com