Mark Rants

You know, those annoying bars across your screen at the top or bottom in free apps. They don’t work because you think they’re interesting and make you want to tap on them, they work because they’re annoying.

They only work if there’s also a paid version of the app available. Here’s what happens:

You play your game, you use your app. All free. Awesome!
They have ads at the bottom. They suck.
You don’t want to click them to support the douche-wad that dared designing an ugly banner like that, but they’re still annoying.
What do you do? Upgrade to the paid version.

Developer gets paid, you lose the ads.

They’re like the shareware nag screens we had in the 90’s in Windows 95 programs..

It’s all shits and giggles til someone giggles and shits.

Magazines 20 years ago:

Article, article, interesting article, photo’s, ad, article, ad, article, article, article, centerfold (in some magazines), ad, article, article… Price: $ 5

Magazines nowadays:

Ad, ad, ad, ad, crap article, ad, article with ad, article, ad, ad, article, picture, ad that looks like an article, ad, article, ads, ad, bullshit tips, ad… Price $ 10.75

And they wonder why people stop buying magazines..

Some people deserve to get eggs thrown at them. Brick shaped eggs….made of brick.

So, you may have heard the news that Michael Jackson is officially murdered, but I have a problem with the verdict..

This doctor signed an oath. One that says something about helping patients to the best of his abilities. Assuming he did, why would it be manslaughter, if all he was trying to do is help Michael.

Now the other side.. If he _did_ kill Michael on purpose, why the hell did he only get a 4 year sentence?

Justice is served? I highly doubt it…