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Google Asks Android Developers To Show Sensitivity To Disasters and Atrocity

Posted by samzenpus on from the blood-apps dept.

Mark Wilson writes: Today Google revealed an updated version of its Google Play Developer Program Policies. There aren't actually all that many changes or additions, but those that are present are quite interesting. Google is clamping down on the problem of impersonation, making it clearer that it is not permissible to mislead users by imitating other apps, making false claims, or suggesting endorsements that do not exist. One of the more intriguing changes to the document sees Google calling on developers to show sensitivity to evens such as natural disasters, war, and death. Any apps or other content that attempt to benefit by exploiting such events are explicitly banned.

96 comments

  1. So no more... by TWX · · Score: 1

    ...punch the-equiavlent-of-bin-laden apps?

    Based on the amount of anti-bin-laden crap that was around the office after Sept 11, there's clearly a market for anti-bogeyman propaganda.

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  2. Google is Big Brother . . . by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    infringing on our freedom to do as we want.

    1. Re:Google is Big Brother . . . by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      infringing on our freedom to do as we want.

      Are you kidding? You aren't forced to have anything to do with Google. It is their company, they can restrict whatever they want.

    2. Re:Google is Big Brother . . . by diamondmagic · · Score: 1

      Sure, they can restrict it. But we, using our freedom of speech, are saying they shouldn't.

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    3. Re:Google is Big Brother . . . by Trogre · · Score: 1

      Not really.

      They can put whatever restrictions they like on the Play store. It's theirs, after all.

      If you want to distribute some app that Google doesn't like for some reason, put it up on another repository like F-Droid.

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    4. Re:Google is Big Brother . . . by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Wow you are a fucking moron. Google's street view has infringed on millions of Americans and they're being sued for it. Nobody had the opportunity to opt-out, and good for them to stand up against big brother Google.

    5. Re:Google is Big Brother . . . by WaffleMonster · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Are you kidding? You aren't forced to have anything to do with Google. It is their company, they can restrict whatever they want.

      Do mobile app developers get to chose where their customers come from? Between the Apple store and Google you can say it is all free will and App store vendors can do what they want with their own software and infrastructure yet they have effectively become gatekeepers of execution and if they don't like what your doing you can expect an audience of crickets.

      All I will say is enjoy your kings and monopolies people. If your not willing to defend the right of assholes to be themselves without censorship then don't be surprised when one day you too get fucked over by the same system.

    6. Re:Google is Big Brother . . . by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Infringed? You idiot. Taking pictures in public is perfectly legal.

  3. They could make a special "safe place" play store by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Full of hugging apps.

  4. Atrocity for some is parody for others by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Take for examples, the Islamic State

    To the people who got their head cut off by the IS terrorists, it's atrocity

    But to people outside of the affected zone, the islamic barbarism might be used to parodize the so-called 'religion of peace'

    What Google is saying is that we must be sensitive to atrocities ... does it mean that we can no longer parodying the so-called 'peaceful feature' of islam?

    1. Re:Atrocity for some is parody for others by antiperimetaparalogo · · Score: 1

      Take for examples, the Islamic State

      To the people who got their head cut off by the IS terrorists, it's atrocity

      But to people outside of the affected zone, the islamic barbarism might be used to parodize the so-called 'religion of peace'

      What Google is saying is that we must be sensitive to atrocities ... does it mean that we can no longer parodying the so-called 'peaceful feature' of islam?

      I also have a problem understanding those:

      Google Play Developer Program Policies:
      [...]
      * Hate Speech: We don't allow content advocating against groups of people based on their race or ethnic origin, religion, disability, gender, age, nationality, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
      * Sensitive Events: We don't allow content which may be deemed as capitalizing on or lacking reasonable sensitivity towards a natural disaster, atrocity, conflict, death, or other tragic event.
      [...]

      Can a fellow Slashdoter make them more clear?

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    2. Re:Atrocity for some is parody for others by viperidaenz · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Translation: Don't be an asshole

    3. Re:Atrocity for some is parody for others by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      What defines an asshole? (besides the glitter and smell)

    4. Re:Atrocity for some is parody for others by antiperimetaparalogo · · Score: 0

      Translation: Don't be an asshole

      Since i may be / am an "asshole", can you make more clear what can and what can not do? Because i suspect that even "not assholes" and/or (at least) "less than i am assholes" may have a problem understanding this "Don't be an asshole" and/or even the " [...] * Hate Speech: We don't allow content advocating against groups of people based on their race or ethnic origin, religion, disability, gender, age, nationality, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. * Sensitive Events: We don't allow content which may be deemed as capitalizing on or lacking reasonable sensitivity towards a natural disaster, atrocity, conflict, death, or other tragic event. [...]"!

      note: i understand that it is their right, and i respect that - i just criticize them.

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    5. Re:Atrocity for some is parody for others by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      But to people outside of the affected zone, the islamic barbarism might be used to parodize the so-called 'religion of peace'

      So your ignorance of what 'extremism' is counts as parody because you don't know enough about the topic to find it anything but funny. Nice example.

    6. Re:Atrocity for some is parody for others by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I'm tired of you people stereotyping us assholes. We aren't all the same, but as usual your hate shows. Assholes are people too and dare I say - an oppressed minority.

    7. Re:Atrocity for some is parody for others by viperidaenz · · Score: 5, Insightful

      If you write a game that involves knocking down houses in Nepal that survived the recent earthquake, you're an asshole. Don't expect it to last long before being removed.

      If you write a game called "Kill the Gays", you're an asshole. Don't expected it to last either.

    8. Re:Atrocity for some is parody for others by _KiTA_ · · Score: 1

      Translation: Don't be an asshole

      I believe they actually phrase it "Don't be evil."

    9. Re:Atrocity for some is parody for others by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      How about a totally 100% politically correct video game in which the 1% Privileged White Elites, preferably those with Jewish decent, end up being kidnapped, stripped naked, gang raped, and then have their heads cut off while the "Applehuakhbar" chants audible in the background?

      Would that game be acceptable?

    10. Re:Atrocity for some is parody for others by antiperimetaparalogo · · Score: 2

      If you write a game called "Kill the Gays", you're an asshole. Don't expected it to last either.

      My game titled "Arab homosexuals trying to save themselves from murderous Muslims killing them in Syria and Iraq in 2015 Anno Domini" is o.k.?

      " [...] * Hate Speech: We don't allow content advocating against groups of people based on their race or ethnic origin, religion, disability, gender, age, nationality, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. * Sensitive Events: We don't allow content which may be deemed as capitalizing on or lacking reasonable sensitivity towards a natural disaster, atrocity, conflict, death, or other tragic event. [...]"!

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      Antisthenes: "Wisdom begins by examining the words/names." - excuse my English, i am (slightly...) better with my Greek!
    11. Re:Atrocity for some is parody for others by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Probably depends on how you treated the subject matter? It sounds pretty exploitative of current events. You'd more easily get away with a game where you try to escape the twin towers collapsing today than you would in early 2002.

    12. Re:Atrocity for some is parody for others by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      I believe they actually phrase it "Don't be evil."

      And in a surprise related development, Google has now banned Google.

    13. Re:Atrocity for some is parody for others by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Most people who I think are assholes think I'm an asshole. I'm right, but how do people who aren't as smart as I am know the difference? I understand the intent behind their notification, but censorship is never a good thing.

    14. Re:Atrocity for some is parody for others by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      These are good examples of easy extremes. The line gets blurry, and is open to interpretation. Lets say a WBC practitioner somehow gains a position at Google, and it becomes his or her job to decide who is an asshole? They're much more likely to let a 'Kill the Gays' video that supports the views of Jesus himself go through, and block things he or she thought were heresy or 'evil' in the eyes of the lord. It's a very ambiguous guideline.

    15. Re:Atrocity for some is parody for others by William+Baric · · Score: 1

      It's great that you assume being a pussy who do not want to "offend" anyone, but I'm not. From time to time, I have to offend people. I have to offend Muslims and other religious people. I have to offend black or Asian people. I have to offend feminists. I have to offend parents. From time to time, I even have to offend white atheist males who do not have kids (although those do not count, since everyone think it's okay to offend them). In fact, I don't know a single group I won't offend at one time of another. You know why? Because I'm not a fucked up pussy who's stupid enough to believe we can all spend our lives riding ponies under a nice perpetual rainbow.

      If you're easily offended, fuck you. The more politically correct assholes like you or Google will force me to be like them, the less I'll be.

    16. Re:Atrocity for some is parody for others by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      If you write a game that involves knocking down houses in Nepal that survived the recent earthquake, you're an asshole. Don't expect it to last long before being removed.

      If you write a game called "Kill the Gays", you're an asshole. Don't expected it to last either.

      Those are the only two definitions. Wow, seems pretty simple then. Thanks for that!

    17. Re:Atrocity for some is parody for others by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      The world's large financial institutions have the monopoly on making a profit from atrocities. And if they don't occur on their own, they have their governmental branch to help create them.

    18. Re:Atrocity for some is parody for others by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      You are not *wrong*, Billy. You're just an asshole.

    19. Re:Atrocity for some is parody for others by roman_mir · · Score: 1

      I feel the need. The need to provide a competing to Google play store site where any and all activities will be allowed.

      Google has their right to control their private property, which is what their site is. Other people may have different opinions on their own sites. Of course the phone or tablet has to be unjailed from Google prison.

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    20. Re:Atrocity for some is parody for others by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Any Android device can install apps downloaded from sites outside Google Play. The Google prison you talk about does not exist.

    21. Re:Atrocity for some is parody for others by johanw · · Score: 1

      Fortunately I can still play Stalag 1 on the C64 emulator.

    22. Re:Atrocity for some is parody for others by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      How about a game where I drive around in a car, get out, and beat some hoes after banging them?
      Or find some islamist 'patriots' and start snipping them in their backyard?

    23. Re:Atrocity for some is parody for others by bluefoxlucid · · Score: 1

      You mean like putting a comment bubble over the word "At[***]"?

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    24. Re:Atrocity for some is parody for others by viperidaenz · · Score: 1

      By "unjailed" you mean changing a setting?
      It's under Settings/Security and it's called "Unknown Sources"

  5. Bad things are happening by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    to kittens
    and action figures
    and disadvantaged young girls who are underrepresented in STEM

    SHOW SENSITIVITY
    That is all.

  6. ripping off other apps by circletimessquare · · Score: 3, Interesting

    maybe i'm behind the news curve but...

    is it still the case that a lonely developer can release an app he or she slaved over lovingly for months, only to see it ripped off and released by someone else who games the ranking system and reaps all the profits?

    that seems to be the real threat to their app ecosystem

    https://play.google.com/about/...

    Intellectual Property: Don’t infringe on the intellectual property rights of others, (including patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, and other proprietary rights), or encourage or induce infringement of intellectual property rights. We will respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement. For more information or to file a DMCA request, please visit our copyright procedures.

    doesn't seem strong enough to me

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    1. Re:ripping off other apps by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I seem to recall a big stink last year where some entity put out a direct ripoff of a popular US based app, right down to the icon. Then the impostors filed a complaint against the real app, and Google took the real app down and banned its developers. It got resolved after a lot of media attention but it seems like par for the Google Play Store minefield.

    2. Re:ripping off other apps by circletimessquare · · Score: 1

      you'd think google would be interested in cracking down on that, as that is a definitive deterrent against contributing to their app ecosystem

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  7. So where is the line? by drinkypoo · · Score: 0

    Taking down games because they have confederates, represented by their flag? Fail

    Taking down games or apps which are clearly intended to be hateful, I'm not sure I even have an example probably because I've never gone looking for them... a confederate flag app that drops the n-bomb when you rub the stars the right way? dunno what an example would be. But OK, I can see that.

    So where's the line? Is it just going to be wishy-washy and wander all over? We don't need Google to help with that.

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    1. Re:So where is the line? by narcc · · Score: 0

      a confederate flag app that drops the n-bomb when you rub the stars the right way?

      Conservative porn is still porn. That wouldn't be allowed in the Play store.

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      Required reading for internet skeptics
    2. Re:So where is the line? by WaffleMonster · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Taking down games or apps which are clearly intended to be hateful, I'm not sure I even have an example probably because I've never gone looking for them... a confederate flag app that drops the n-bomb when you rub the stars the right way? dunno what an example would be. But OK, I can see that.

      Sticks and stones. Freedom isn't about agreeing with nice people.

    3. Re:So where is the line? by drinkypoo · · Score: 2

      Sticks and stones. Freedom isn't about agreeing with nice people.

      Right, it's about being able to do business with who you choose, and not who you don't. Oh wait, is that a different narrative? Silly me. I think Google has an absolute right to kick whatever they want off their app store. I think they're stupid dicks if they kick stuff off on the basis that its success is predicated upon the suffering of others, because down that road lies... nothing. But they're a public company subjected to massive scrutiny everywhere in the world, so I understand that they have some unfortunate choices to make.

      Like I said before, something designed just to be offensive, I see why they don't want to be involved with it. They're not preventing you from sideloading it, like Apple is; most Android phones have a vendor-approved way to enable sideloading. To me, that makes it OK to kick stuff off your store because you don't want to deal with it, even if it's douchebag-OK.

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    4. Re:So where is the line? by johanw · · Score: 2

      Conservative porn, is that porn with Sarah palin as actor?

    5. Re:So where is the line? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Isn't that a horror movie?

  8. turnabout is fair play by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    stop logging my shit. respect my privacy.

    1. Re: turnabout is fair play by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Done. You need me more than I need you.

  9. Well, it could be worse... by supremebob · · Score: 0

    At least Google isn't having a knee jerk overreaction like Apple banning Civil War games because they have a friggin Confederate flag in them.

    1. Re: Well, it could be worse... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Google did tha yesterday. Where were you?

  10. I'll start by PPH · · Score: 0

    Slashdot beta isn't so bad after all.

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  11. Re:Cool by narcc · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's why this is going to be a tough sell. Android developers are used to disasters and atrocity, having developed android applications.

    Honestly, Google, what was the Android team smoking? When working on a Blackberry port feels like a breath of fresh air, you know you've made some serious mistakes.

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  12. so ... by znrt · · Score: 0

    Google Asks Android Developers To Show Sensitivity To Disasters and Atrocity

    lol! iphone, eat this!

  13. Why are Millennials such sissies? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Why do Millennials tend to be such sissies? Why do they care so much about "hurt feelings" and "safe spaces" and all sorts of wimpy stuff like that?

    Why do we have a whole generation of people who can't put up with even the smallest bit of criticism, and who can't tolerate anything that's even slightly negative?

    Why do these Millennials so badly crave to suppress anything and oppress everyone who they have labelled as "offensive"?

    Why do we have millions upon millions of 20- and 30-year-olds, who should be well into adulthood, acting like toddlers?

    Is it because they're a product of the Baby Boomers, who have typically fucked up each and every thing they've tried to do?

    1. Re:Why are Millennials such sissies? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Insightful questions!

      Here's another one: why are you such a whiny bitch?

    2. Re:Why are Millennials such sissies? by AchilleTalon · · Score: 2

      In short, it's lawyers' fault. Google doesn't want to be sued as an entity having pile of money for propagating hate speech and encourage unsensitive people. Follow the money.

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    3. Re:Why are Millennials such sissies? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Barney the Dinosaur fucked it up for a whole generation. Thank god he's dead so the cancer doesn't spread.

    4. Re:Why are Millennials such sissies? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Only a Millennial or a Boomer would consider perfectly good questions like those to be 'whining'. If you guys aren't tossing around false accusations of 'racism' or 'sexism' or 'intolerance' or 'bullying', then you're accusing anyone you don't like of being 'whiners'.

    5. Re:Why are Millennials such sissies? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Why do Millennials tend to be such sissies? Why do they care so much about "hurt feelings" and "safe spaces" and all sorts of wimpy stuff like that?

      Why do we have a whole generation of people who can't put up with even the smallest bit of criticism, and who can't tolerate anything that's even slightly negative?

      Why do these Millennials so badly crave to suppress anything and oppress everyone who they have labelled as "offensive"?

      Why do we have millions upon millions of 20- and 30-year-olds, who should be well into adulthood, acting like toddlers?

      Is it because they're a product of the Baby Boomers, who have typically fucked up each and every thing they've tried to do?

      Too true.

    6. Re:Why are Millennials such sissies? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Only a Millennial or a Boomer would consider perfectly good questions like those to be 'whining'. If you guys aren't tossing around false accusations of 'racism' or 'sexism' or 'intolerance' or 'bullying', then you're accusing anyone you don't like of being 'whiners'.

      Great theory, but I'm Gen X. So suck it!

      BTW, which arbitrary demo do you belong to?

    7. Re:Why are Millennials such sissies? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      No, that wasn't insightful at all; see, "philosophical bitch" would've been accurate enough that you would at least have somewhere to claim from.

  14. Don't forget the odds! by irrational_design · · Score: 0

    "Google calling on developers to show sensitivity to evens". Odds need sensitivity too.

  15. Disasters and what? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    There's a black box covering the rest of the title.

  16. Want to make light of natural disasters and death? by penguinoid · · Score: 0

    There's an app for that.

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  17. Foolishness by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 1, Informative

    They'll probably use this to ban some app that's helping to get materials and supplies into disaster areas using the pricing mechanism. Whenever a disaster happens, demand for goods skyrockets past supply, prices rise to guide allocation and outsiders desire to risk capital and safety to get supplies in, seeking profit. Then State actors castigate them, threaten to imprison them (dog-whistle: "price gougers"), and so the supply dries up again. Every economist recognizes how this works, but politicians seek to dismiss economics reflexively.
    I thought Google was smarter, though.

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    1. Re:Foolishness by enigma32 · · Score: 1, Interesting

      I thought Google was smarter, though.

      They did just censor search results for merchandise branded with a particular logo that has a negative connotation for most enlightened humans, despite the fact that other merchandise branded with similarly offensive logos is still easily found through them.

      I'm beginning to lose a lot of faith in Google. I think the business idiots have run the engineers out of there.

    2. Re:Foolishness by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      No, the engineers are too busy in their little worlds of "doing cool shit" to pay attention to anything else. A tweak in an algorithm to lower the ranking of something is awesome hack they can complement each other on. The effects of the change are completely out of the picture. Engineers aren't some magical class of people immune to stupid things while having perfect honor.

    3. Re:Foolishness by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Businesses/people only lower prices when they have no choice (competition). If there's no effective competition, there will be no competitive pricing (sell cell phone and broadband industries).

      I'm sure there's some legitimate price increases during a disaster, but there is some gouging going on somewhere. Such as the store that charged a massive amount of money for water during the September 11th attacks (http://www.snopes.com/rumors/starbucks.asp). I'd say the only solution to this is to allow police or other government officials to commandeer resources as needed.

    4. Re:Foolishness by CrimsonAvenger · · Score: 1

      They did just censor search results for merchandise branded with a particular logo that has a negative connotation for most enlightened humans

      What, they decided to censor Civil War games too?

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  18. Re:Cool by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    By "fresh air" do you mean the cesspool of shit that is Blackberry and their joke of an app store. Good luck selling your shitty app on that shitty ecosystem.

  19. Re:Cool by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    So you're using the Momentics IDE and you call it a breath of fresh air? Do you get your air second air from people's asses? Because I seriously cannot believe a sane person would say this, so you must be seriously deranged or mentally handicapped. I'm guessing the latter.

  20. Re:Cool by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    By comparing it that way he was making a point that you've accidentally explained. Good job.

  21. What about apps like Uber's? by MurukeshM · · Score: 1

    Uber usually turns off surge pricing in extreme situations. Say they didn't for some occasion - will Google kick them off?

  22. So yeah... by koan · · Score: 0

    While I'm not interested in apps that mock or profit from misery, I have to say it's censorship.

    Here's an interesting video on the flag controversy going on, it represents what I'm seeing more and more of, PC censorship and "shaming".
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

            "Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people"...and complete fucking idiots obsess about flags.

            â" Michael Krieger (@LibertyBlitz) June 24, 2015

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    1. Re:So yeah... by dave420 · · Score: 1

      So if you are discussing flags, what does that make you?

  23. This is fucking stupid. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Well, that just neutered Android as a possible target platform for just about any AAA game that's made today.

    How many war shooters do we have? How many games utilize "death", like so many insensitive clods.

    Why the fuck can't Google, out of all companies, just implement filters that people can opt into in order to allow Viewers to exercise their own Discretion?

    I'll tell you why: SJW bullshit. There, I said it. You know it's true.

  24. Re:Cool by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    He explained it quite nicely. I take it you've never used that atrocity called Momentics. Pray that you don't. Also, Cascades will make you jump off a bridge in joy.

  25. Purple Barney silhouette targets by drnb · · Score: 2

    Barney the Dinosaur fucked it up for a whole generation. Thank god he's dead so the cancer doesn't spread.

    Ever see a bunch of cops grabbing guns and ammunition and hurrying to their cars? I have. It wasn't a riot or other incident. It was the day when it was announced that the shooting range just received purple Barney silhouette targets. All of a sudden everyone seemed to need some time on the practice range. Ever see grown men singing a Barney song in unison while firing their weapons. I have, its unforgettable. Guys had to put their gun down and step back from the firing line to take a laugh break. Sadly it was before cellphones with cameras.

  26. Re:Cool by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    By "fresh air" do you mean the cesspool of shit that is Blackberry and their joke of an app store. Good luck selling your shitty app on that shitty ecosystem.

    No, no. By "fresh air" GP probably mean the vast spaces between the apps.

  27. Well, the hippies, not boomers in general by drnb · · Score: 2

    Well, its the hippies, not necessarily baby boomers in general.

  28. Ignorance? Who is ignorant? by Taco+Cowboy · · Score: 1

    Ever heard of Umm Qirfa?

    Never heard of the name?

    Read this link --- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    Read how that old noble woman was killed

    Read who was the one ordering the murder of that old lady

    Extremism?

    Comparing to the extreme cruel way that old noble lady was murdered, the beheadings carried by the ISIL assholes become lame and mild mannered

    You don't even know what islam is!

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    1. Re:Ignorance? Who is ignorant? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      She failed to secure her village against muslim invaders, and for this heinous crime, she was rightly drawn and quartered. What's the big deal?

    2. Re:Ignorance? Who is ignorant? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I know that there are millions of Muslims living around me that have no desire to hurt me. I also know that an example of one is still an extreme.

  29. Android disasters and atrocity by dsgrntlxmply · · Score: 1

    Disasters and atrocity... exactly describes Android Lollipop on Nexus 7.

    They can fucking prescribe sensitivity when they stop rendering perfectly good customer owned equipment nearly unusable. How could they ever have released such a miserable crock of shit?

  30. ah ha by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Ahha. Haha. Ah.. hahahahahhahahahahahaha
    gasp
    sigh

    Good one!

    Blow me :p

    If I want to create a game to throw nukes at isil for points I will. Fsck you.

  31. apps or content benefiting by expoitng disasters by BusyDuckman · · Score: 1

    So pretty much all the news companies are banned?

  32. Re:Want to make light of natural disasters and dea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    It's called SimCity

  33. Re:Cool by Daniel+Hoffmann · · Score: 1

    I think he meant the development API

  34. Developers explain why apps need access by n2hightech · · Score: 1

    My biggest complaint about Google's play store is that they do not require each app developer to explain in the app description why their app needs access to a particular data element or service on the device and what it is going to do with the access. A flash light does not need internet access or access to my contact list etc. If the app is asking for more access than I believe is necessary then I do not install it. I believe a lot of people would not install apps if they actually knew what they were doing with their information.

  35. What I post's nonsense dave420? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    "I just reply to you when I see you spamming Slashdot with your nonsense"- by dave420 (699308) on Friday June 19, 2015 @10:31AM (#49945047)

    Why'd you agree w/ my points on hosts then? Quoting you:

    "I'm not denying all those things" - by dave420 (699308) on Wednesday September 17, 2014 @11:39AM (#47927435) FROM -> http://yro.slashdot.org/commen...

    Of course not: It's impossible to dispute HOSTS FILES superiority to other methods!

    Since my points in favor of hosts SINGLE FILE native kernelmode faster part show hosts doing more w/ less vs. so-called 'competitors' many part messagepassing + cpu/ram use overheads laden slower usermode FAR MORE COMPLEX 'solutions' doing less than hosts do for more security, speed, reliability, + anonymity!

    I make creating a superior more efficient solution EASIER!

    (That's more than a mere trolling stalking harassing "ne'er-do-well" like yourself could *EVER* manage).

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    "I'm simply pointing out that it takes an AdBlocker to block your spamming"- by dave420 (699308) on Friday June 19, 2015 @10:31AM (#49945047)

    I bother you? Then WHY DON'T YOU DO IT & use 'em? Answer that!

    (You stalk/harass me instead!)

    OBVIOUSLY you don't & you're a "ne'er-do-well" troll & you have "other motivations" (next):

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    * QUESTION:

    DO YOU WORK FOR AN ADVERTISING FIRM, or ARE YOU A WEBMASTER/WEBCODER http://slashdot.org/comments.p... , or a MALWARE MAKER, or ARE YOU AFFILIATED WITH 1 OF MY COMPETITORS?

    Answer it!

    As per your usual you'll avoid every question, or lie & You've been EXPOSED in your "motives" in the last link just above, lol!

    APK

    P.S.=> See Dave420 the "pot puffing clown" SQUIRM - evasions galore will ensue (as well as effete downmods via sockpuppets to *try* vainly "hide it" -> http://slashdot.org/comments.p... )... apk

    1. Re:What I post's nonsense dave420? by ShaunC · · Score: 1

      I wonder, would Google let APK sell an .apk? Harassment and stalking are kind of a no-go in their microcosm.

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  36. rules by tom229 · · Score: 1

    So many rules! What are you apple?

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  37. Re:Want to make light of natural disasters and dea by tehcyder · · Score: 1

    It's called SimCity

    Hate to break it to you but Sim City is fictional.

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