babies on iphone

Apple Pulls Baby Shaker App

baby shaking is not a good thing. sure, it's gotten a lot of press in the last couple of years. babysitters, crazy people, and just plain frustrated normal parents who take "rock-a-bye baby" just a bit too far.

sadly, my best friend and i will probably be sitting in hell together for a stunt we pulled one halloween, dressed as matching "shaken babies." yes, we may have taught classes to impressionable undergrads and yes, we may have attended our own very important advanced studios while impersonating said shaken babies, but we did pass out literature to educate and save other babies from our fate. still, we're probably going to hell.

now some studious computer programmers have created an app for your iphone and ipod to actual shake some computer babies to death:

The $1.19 game - one of thousands of so-called "apps" that Apple sells on its iTunes App Store - was called Baby Shaker and was taken down overnight after scores of complaints.

People who downloaded and played the game said the player had to shake the phone vigorously to stop the crying sound. The game ends when red crosses appear on the baby's eyes, signifying that it has died.

though intially the app made it through apple's rigourus check list to keep their store litigation free, the app only lasted a few hours before apple wised up and removed the app from the store. sensitive and wise move or limitation on free speech? eh, who knows. guess the limitations of bad taste fall somewhere beyond "pull my finger" fart app, but clearly before dead babies. for now.

LAHR is once again horrified by her relatives. You can't pick em, lyriella. you can't pick em.