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Apple Censors NIN iPhone App; Trent Reznor Gets Salty

Andy Salisbury — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:03:20 -0500

And for good reason, too! Mr. Reznor has admittedly done a lot for the digital music landscape, and while he does support Apple, he’s got a rather large bone to pick with their app approval process (the very same process that approved the baby shaking game).

In a nutshell, Apple rejected an update to the official Nine Inch Nails iPhone app due to “objectionable content.” Oddly, said content isn’t actually a part of the app, instead it’s a song that the application can stream called “The Downward Spiral.” And, while the hypocrisy of this situation runs wild in my mind, it’s best described by Trent… after the break (there might be little eyes watching, so be warned of language).

“...I'll voice the same issue I had with Wal-Mart years ago, which is a matter of consistency and hypocrisy. Wal-Mart went on a rampage years ago insisting all music they carry be censored of all profanity and "clean" versions be made for them to carry. Bands (including Nirvana) tripped over themselves editing out words, changing album art, etc to meet Wal-Mart's standards of decency - because Wal-Mart sells a lot of records. NIN refused, and you'll notice a pretty empty NIN section at any Wal-Mart. My reasoning was this: I can understand if you want the moral posturing of not having any "indecent" material for sale - but you could literally turn around 180 degrees from where the NIN record would be and purchase the film ‘Scarface’ completely uncensored, or buy a copy of Grand Theft Auto where you can be rewarded for beating up prostitutes. How does that make sense? You can buy The Downward Fucking Spiral on iTunes, but you can't allow an iPhone app that may have a song with a bad word somewhere in it. Geez, what if someone in the forum in our app says FUCK or CUNT? I suppose that also falls into indecent material. Hey Apple, I just got some SPAM about fucking hot asian teens THROUGH YOUR MAIL PROGRAM. I just saw two guys having explicit anal sex right there in Safari! On my iPhone!

Come on Apple, think your policies through and for fuck's sake get your app approval scenario together.”

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No BS Podcast #66: The Grand Theft Gordon Edition

Tom Edwards — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:56:46 -0500

Dave, Will, and Andy accomplish an amazing feat on the 66th Maximum PC Podcast: we actually keep our rambling under 40 minutes in length! Even with the clock running, we still manage to get in some chit-chat about:

The absurdity of Mass Effect's recently announced copy-protection mechanism.
Why Handbrake is an amazing video encoder (French, too!)
The greatness that is free music!

And as always, we wax about our crazy goings-on in the Maximum PC lab and answer each-and-every one of your reader questions... that's under 60 seconds in length.

Do you have a tech question? A comment? A tale of technological triumph? Email us at maximumpcpodcast@gmail.com or call our 24-hour No BS Podcast hotline at 877.404.1337 x1337.

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Podcast coming... Tuesday!

David Murphy — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:32:54 -0500

Short answer: We're recording two podcasts this week, so expect to see a honkin' dose of technological merriment this Tuesday and Thursday.

Long answer: Well, the reason there wasn't a podcast last week is because we're currently working super-hard on finishing the July issue of the magazine. Gven that podcasts take a long time for us to record -- since we have to really rev up our humor and wit generators beforehand -- we thought it would have been most prudent if we accomplished things in the following order:

Make a magazine
Make a podcast
Make a lolcat

So please accept our humble apologies for not noting this in some kind of formal web post last week. We hope our minor lapse in posting doesn't interfere with your ability to otherwise enjoy the audio version of our fine technological know-hows. In the meantime, please enjoy a free album of music. It's on us.

No BS Podcast #35: The Songs for Murphy Edition

The Maximum PC Staff — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:20:21 -0500

Tom, Dave, Butters, and Jeremy get together on the 20th anniversary of the death of Jaco Pastorius to bring you the latest tech news and views. On today's program, the gang talks about

The end of Moore's Law?
Trent Reznor says, "Steal my music!"
Steam's user survey: 75 people rocking 6-inch screens!
Internet use vs. human contact!

Plus, someone writes Dave a song, tech advice from the Doctor, and much, much more.

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