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Submission + - The Realities of Selling on the App Store (streamingcolour.com)

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Owen Goss
Owen Goss writes: "Everyone is familiar with the story of the iPhone developer who spends two weeks of spare time making a game that goes on to make them hundreds of thousands of dollars. The reality is that with the App Store now hosting over 25,000 apps, the competition is fierce. While it's true that a few select apps are making developers rich, the reality is that most apps don't make a lot of money. Owen Goss, from Streaming Colour Studios, took a hard look at the first 24 days of sales data for their first game, Dapple, and posted about it on the company blog. The post reflects what is more likely the norm for developers just getting into the iPhone development game."
Quickies

Submission + - Chimp demonstrates weapon stockpiling

Submitted by SputnikPanic
SputnikPanic writes: According to a Washington Post article, a scientific paper being published today describes a chimpanzee that demonstrates a rather interesting capacity: the forethought to stockpile stones to be used as weapons. The chimp, which is at a zoo in Sweden, collects rocks prior to the zoo's opening so that he may have them ready for use later in the day when he becomes agitated by visitors. "Many animals plan. But this is planning for a future psychological state. That is what is so advanced," says Mathias Osvath, a researcher and author of the paper. In another example of sophisticated behavior, "About a year after his storing and throwing began ... the animal began tapping stones against the concrete artificial rocks, listening for a hollow sound that indicates a fissure. He would then hit the concrete harder until a piece chipped off, occasionally then hitting it again to make it fist-sized."
Security

Submission + - Password cracked for secret NATO document (wikileaks.org)

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thomasdn
thomasdn writes: "The encryption password for a secret document relating to the war in Afghanistan has been cracked. The password is revealed on the Wikileaks website. 'NATO in Afghanistan: Master Narrative' is the title of the secret document that instructs NATO representatives on which 'story' to give journalists — and which story to avoid giving. The document could be found in encrypted form on the Pentagon Central Command (CENTCOM) website. However, it seems that the entire site has been taken offline in response to the revelation of the password. Parts of the site can still be seen in Google's cache."

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