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Steve Jobs Says iPad Revolution Means ‘Freedom from Porn’
LifeSiteNews.com ^ | Tuesday May 18, 2010 | Peter J. Smith

Posted on 05/18/2010 10:33:04 PM PDT by It's me

CUPERTINO, California, May 18, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computers, says his company will not be a party to the pornography industry and hopes that the iPad and iPhone revolution will help lead to a porn-free world.

Jobs reiterated his position in a heated e-mail exchange with Ryan Tate, a writer for Gawker.com, which follows news and gossip in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. Tate, who admitted that he was home alone and slightly inebriated at the time, took issue with a television ad calling the iPad a “revolution” and fired off an e-mail to Jobs.

“If Dylan [American songwriter Bob Dylan is one of Jobs’ favorite musicians] was 20 today, how would he feel about your company? Would he think the iPad had the faintest thing to do with ‘revolution?’ Revolutions are about freedom,” Tate wrote, not expecting a response from Jobs.

However, Jobs did respond to Tate, triggering an e-mail duel. “Yep, freedom from programs that steal your private data. Freedom from programs that trash your battery. Freedom from porn. Yep, freedom,” responded Jobs. “The times they are a changin’, and some traditional PC folks feel like their world is slipping away. It is.”

However, Tate accused Jobs of "imposing" his "morality" by having Apple forbid pornographic applications for iPad. “I don’t want ‘freedom from porn.’ Porn is just fine! And I think my wife would agree,” fired back Tate - who later said he regretted mentioning his wife.

Jobs shot back, “You might care more about porn when you have kids.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Society
KEYWORDS: apple; culturewar; ipad; iphone; maccult; porn; pornification; sexpositiveagenda; teensex
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To: RegulatorCountry

Oh, and it is not the substations that would suffer the most, it is the transformers that download the voltage so they can deliver power to the individual residences...


301 posted on 05/23/2010 5:49:31 AM PDT by Deagle
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To: Swordmaker

Free Porn on the Ipad!!!! Whooooohoooooo! Wait, what....?


302 posted on 05/23/2010 6:21:28 AM PDT by Salo
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To: Swordmaker
iPhones are already being used in combat...

I didn't say they weren't, I just said that it strikes me as unlikely that Apple will themselves produce one capable of meeting the military standards for ruggedness.

See MIL-STD-810 - Department of Defense Test Method Standard for Environmental Engineering Considerations and Laboratory Tests, to be specific.

303 posted on 05/23/2010 7:15:46 AM PDT by mvpel (Michael Pelletier)
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To: Deagle

My wife will back me up when I say, “I ain’t normal”, period :)


304 posted on 05/23/2010 7:50:55 AM PDT by TheStickman
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To: Harpo Speaks
Like the one-button mouse.

2004 called. It wants its anti-Mac argument back. (Leaving aside for the moment that I've been using multi-button mice on Macs since 1989, and any USB mouse has been supported since 1998.)

305 posted on 05/23/2010 7:56:05 AM PDT by ReignOfError
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To: It's me

Great post. Thanks.


306 posted on 05/23/2010 7:57:46 AM PDT by GOPJ (...man was meant to be doubtful about himself, but undoubting about the truth-Gilbert K. Chesterton)
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To: TheStickman

Heh... You DO sound not only perfectly normal, but advanced as well... Maybe you should explain that to your wife!


307 posted on 05/23/2010 8:00:53 AM PDT by Deagle
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To: Deagle
It’s the knowledge that has not been passed down through the education system that is the missing link... Mainly survival skills. So many today would have no idea how to survive without electricity, food and water...

Well our educational system may not be all that it could be but even when it was at its best, "survival skills" were never part of the curriculum. Typically one would join the Boy Scouts for that sort of thing.

While it would definitely be a real bummer to lose our technology, people would adapt to the new situation very quickly. After all, 99.999% of the human race lived without all the modern conveniences we take for granted today and we are capable of doing so once again.

The notion that people would not be able to survive because they can't use their iPods or watch television is ludicrous. Electricity is simply not necessary for human survival and while civilization as we know it would be severely disrupted without it, we would very quickly adapt and before you know it, life will get back to normal and who knows, it might even be better.

308 posted on 05/23/2010 8:29:44 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (I am 92 days away from outliving Francis Gary Powers)
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To: SamAdams76

Yes, most would be lost without electricity. In the process of change, many would perish. You are not looking at the whole picture - no food (except non perishable), no uncontaminated water supply, no lights, no heat, no air conditioning. Many would perish within the first few month.

The young would have a better chance of survival, but for many, no...


309 posted on 05/23/2010 8:34:44 AM PDT by Deagle
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To: SamAdams76

And of course that would bring on disease which could not be contained with all the dead (no more generation of vaccines - heck, they would all be trying to survive themselves). That would accelerate the death rate by another factor.


310 posted on 05/23/2010 8:43:23 AM PDT by Deagle
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To: Deagle
True, many people would die. I was talking about civilization as a whole. It would survive and eventually thrive, even without electricity.

One thing to take into consideration is that many people are literally being kept alive by technology. That's why average life expectancy was much lower in pre-modern times. Not that nobody lived into their 80s and 90s, but those that did were typically healthy and free of disease.

Technology greatly extends the life spans of those who are unhealthy and who would otherwise have died already. Dialysis treatments for diabetics, heart-surgery for those with heart disease, chemotherapy for those with cancer, the list goes on. Just look at how many people live well into their 70s and beyond but depend upon a very large amount of pills to keep them going. It is those who are dependent upon medicine that will have the most to lose if we ever lose our electricity.

As I near the age of 50, I still insist on walking vigorously at least two hours a day and other than a 2-week antibiotics prescription for a sinus infection when I was in my 30s, I never took a prescribed drug - ever. I would be nervous if I ever became dependent upon prescription drugs.

311 posted on 05/23/2010 8:45:20 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (I am 92 days away from outliving Francis Gary Powers)
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To: SamAdams76

“True, many people would die. I was talking about civilization as a whole. It would survive and eventually thrive, even without electricity.”

Well, I was not going to go that far, but it would be set back several decades at least.

“One thing to take into consideration is that many people are literally being kept alive by technology. That’s why average life expectancy was much lower in pre-modern times. Not that nobody lived into their 80s and 90s, but those that did were typically healthy and free of disease.”

TRUE...

“Technology greatly extends the life spans of those who are unhealthy and who would otherwise have died already. Dialysis treatments for diabetics, heart-surgery for those with heart disease, chemotherapy for those with cancer, the list goes on. Just look at how many people live well into their 70s and beyond but depend upon a very large amount of pills to keep them going. It is those who are dependent upon medicine that will have the most to lose if we ever lose our electricity.”

Again TRUE.

“As I near the age of 50, I still insist on walking vigorously at least two hours a day and other than a 2-week antibiotics prescription for a sinus infection when I was in my 30s, I never took a prescribed drug - ever. I would be nervous if I ever became dependent upon prescription drugs.”

Now you sound like me...heh (no prescription drugs ever - and I have a few more years on you). The base line though is that both of us will get sick and either we will require medicine or die. It really doesn’t matter if we exercise daily or anything else, it is mostly in our genes. We just keep plugging along until then.

Now if the electricity does happen to go away - say a NK EMP bomb or Iranian thing... then both of our lives will be shortened regardless of what we do or have done in the past. Now, you may live a bit longer than me, but it really depends on your early training and how you cope with the change. Me, hell, I will just probably give up and assume that I’ve lived a long and decent life...heh.


312 posted on 05/23/2010 8:55:14 AM PDT by Deagle
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To: SamAdams76

I would also like to add that I do enjoy your namesake whenever I can - a really good beer!


313 posted on 05/23/2010 9:26:16 AM PDT by Deagle
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To: Deagle
I would also like to add that I do enjoy your namesake whenever I can - a really good beer!

And fortunately, one does not need the electrical grid to brew decent beer!

314 posted on 05/23/2010 9:51:07 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (I am 92 days away from outliving Francis Gary Powers)
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To: SamAdams76

Heh...so true... I have attempted to homebrew Sam Adams but have failed to capture the essence. I finally gave up on it...hehe...


315 posted on 05/23/2010 9:52:32 AM PDT by Deagle
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To: It's me; Swordmaker
Among the hoo-hah over Jobs' decision not to sell porn apps in the Apple App Store (don't worry, one-handed smartphone fiends, you can still get your jollies in your iPhone's browser), the following interesting tidbit from Jobs has been overlooked:

"...freedom from programs that steal your private data..."

Given the proven security of the iPhone/iPad hardware/OS/software/app-store architecture, with tens of millions of units in the field and zero viruses or security breaches versus a botnet of thousands of Android phones already demonstrated in the field, Jobs has a huge point here. Not only that, but Google's recurring disdain for users' privacy and its own gnawing appetite for more and more of your information represents a real threat.

It's rather amazing to me that most of you folks are so focused on Apple's decision not to sell porn apps in its store that you've overlooked this important aspect of your security. But I guess some of you are too busy hating (and wiping down your Windows porn-a-palooza machine in your mom's basement) to consider the remarkable emergence of the most secure personal computing environment available.
316 posted on 05/23/2010 9:59:56 AM PDT by RightOnTheLeftCoast (Obama: running for re-election in '12 or running for Mahdi now? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi])
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To: SamAdams76

This is what I tried but it just never came close to the real thing...that is too bad though, I tried several changes but never could get the same taste as the real thing...

I’ve tried kits, full grain, all failed to capture the taste.

http://www.austinhomebrew.com/product_info.php?products_id=2153


317 posted on 05/23/2010 10:03:44 AM PDT by Deagle
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To: Deagle

And yes, I’ve tried all the recommended yeasts...

I hope this is not boring you - I’m a great fan of homemade beers and your moniker set me off...heh.


318 posted on 05/23/2010 10:08:49 AM PDT by Deagle
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To: Deagle

Well, one of these days, I will find a homebrew expert that can tell me how to make my favorite brews - until then, I will continue to bring it up occasionally...

Do not want to intrude...sorry for the off-conversation...


319 posted on 05/23/2010 10:18:39 AM PDT by Deagle
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To: Deagle

I watched this back and forth with my mouth open in gasped astonishment, that, what otherwise, based on your use of language and syntax, should pass for an educated person, could spout off such utter and complete nonsense about Apple products, trends, marketing and users.

I can only surmise that for reasons unknown and obviously deeply personal, you are outright biased and hostile to Mac, Apple, its markets, products, services and users.

Not one thing. Not one comment. Not one complete sentence has been remotely accurate. I would ask what color the sky is on your world, if I was not somewhat afraid I would get a serious answer which was not blue.

So, being one who sincerely seeks to afford you the benefit of the doubt, and let me be candid, based on your lengthy exchanges, are totally undeserving of this doubt, I would strongly suggest you actually take some time and educate yourself on Apple.

I mean it. Unless, as proffered above, you harbor some deep seeded pervasive and hostile anti-apple psychosis beyond remediation.

Go to an Apple store. Talk with the CUSTOMERS. See who they are. Just strike up a friendly conversation. I know what you will find, because my best friend is a Mac Genius and tells me every day about the 97 year old grandma who has struggled to learn the PC for years her grandkids gave her for some holiday. But, 15 minutes with the iPad and grandma is now on facebook, twitter and even looking up long lost relatives or the children of old friends and emerssed in a culture which was, for these later years of her life, totally alien and undiscoverable.

That is just ONE of HUNDREDS of diverse and exceptional stories, which I am blessed to hear about every day.

There is a reason why Apple is ascending in stock, value, production and market share while ALL other sectors of the entire economy are in recession.... Apple just works.

The iPod, iPhone and iPad are world changing products. But that started with PC Macs who never get viruses, who’s emails are never compromised, and who’s OS is the fastest, most robust, stable and most copied in all of the history of the computer.

And I run Windows on my Mac in emulation every day. I used to have BOTH machines. A PC and Mac, for years going back to my 386sx and my Apple IIe. When Mac went Intel, I sold my PCs and now have 4 Macs.

So, try and be open minded. Cause you have sounded really crazy for more than a little bit of posting today.


320 posted on 05/23/2010 11:51:22 AM PDT by RachelFaith (2010 is going to be a 100 seat Tsunami - Unless the GOP Senate ruins it all...)
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