People have been saying this since day one. The argument on both sides is still the same: If this kind of app store is ok with you, buy it. If not, don't. I don't like the comparison of apple's control of their appstore to censorship. This would be like buying a buying a house in a neighborhood with a very active Homeowner's Association, agreeing to a contract, and complaining when down the road they don't approve what you're doing. It's stupid and counter-productive but you agreed to this.

mod parent up! the links i've found for doing research on wikipedia are invaluable, and during college I impressed my senior thesis advisor by digging up some really cool early 20th century avant-garde journal archives

it's called maxim or blender or sports illustrated swim suit edition or victoria's secret or frederick's of hollywood...

I enjoy all 3 of the comics mentioned in the summary, but why does XKCD get so great of reviews? I mean I understand that it makes some really good science/math/computer/nerd puns, but there is no artistic direction, and the way it deals with love/relationships reminds me a high school Thespian Club. That being said, Achewood has some of the best writing in (ha ha funny) comics in any medium, and Penny-Arcade has created a massive charity from donations from people who are supposed to care about society.

Cougar is an American idiomatic term for a sexually active older woman who actively looks for younger males. "Toy-boy" is usually written as boy-toy, and refers to those young males who are selected spefically for sexual fun.

i got a mild introduction to programming from learning LOGO and LOGO for legos (that may be deprecated by now). anyways, the first 'big' project i did was a Mastermind clone. it taught me the basics of looping, random number application, and how to make use of the mouse.

Are you saying that random comments on /. about the most obvious of security problems aren't intelligent? How dare you.

For what it's worth, drinking laws aren't a national mandate: a state could set it to 18 or whatever they want. The way the Federal Government enforces 21+ drinking is through only appropriating federal funds for road construction when the state has 21+ laws in effect. Same result, different means.