Inspired Bicycles: Danny MacAskill (via waxy)
Make it past the crash right in the beginning because this is completely worth it.
The Bike Vest (from Searching for Value in Ludicrous Ideas - NYTimes.com)
My favorite thing about this ludicrous idea is the woman wearing the vest in the bottom right, who clearly looks like she’s on a bus. So she has a bike but she rides the bus?
Side note: How fucking BOSS does that guy on the left look? Wow.
- Sean Madden: How much money do you suppose you lost investigating the money Apple was stealing from you?
- Me: You mean by wasting my time or by realizing I thought I made more than I actually made?
- Sean Madden: Your time.
- Me: None, since I did it at midnight last night.
- Sean Madden: Crazy.
- Me: Which part?
- Me: Me doing it or the situation?
- Sean Madden: Both.
- Me: You need to make your insults clearer and more direct.
- Me: I keep having to ask for clarification.
Face it, computer security problems and viruses are your own fault. Weak passwords, dangerous files, and questionable web sites. You’re a ticking time bomb. Wouldn’t it be nice if your computer stepped in and stopped you from making these mistakes?
There is so much good stuff packed into this site.
Ego: Fixes in Version 1.3.2
I submitted an Ego update to Apple yesterday, which is still awaiting approval, but there are some critical fixes which should finally completely solve all Google Analytics issues:
- Fix for Analytics error when your password has special characters in it
- Fix for Mint error when your email has a + sign in it
- Fix for bug which was causing certain users to need to reinstall the app to get their Analytics widgets working again
Now that these issues are solved, I can hopefully get back to adding new features and widgets.
procrastination (via Cherry Kisses)
Something about this is just right.
Tier Profit Update
Lots of Twitter responses to my post about Apple’s tier pricing not paying 70% profit, and it’s possible we’ve figured out what’s going on, although, as usual, Apple is opaque as shit so who really knows.
There were a lot of suggestions that the difference was caused by VAT and other kinds of taxes being charged in certain countries but VAT, while included in the cost of the product, isn’t something that would be held from me. VAT is charged to the consumer and normally the seller collects it. However, in this case, Apple is collecting the fee and passing only the profit on to me. Since VAT is added to the cost of the app, they just simply don’t pass it onto me at all. I.e., if VAT were the culprit for this issue, the problem would be the exact opposite—I would be making 15% more in these countries. But I’m not.
It would seem, then, that Apple is holding income taxes on the behalf of developers. The only issue I have with this is that I might not end up needing to pay the amount Apple things I do, depending on many tax factors such as write offs, total income, et cetera. And that I would prefer Apple be very clear what they’re doing with my money. After all, it is my money.
But if this is indeed VAT or GST being taken out, why don’t the percentages add up? 15% is the VAT amount in the UK, yet I get 60% (10% less) profit there. And if Apple is indeed holding income tax for me, why does the contract keep alluding to me being completely responsible for income tax in every country?
Even more update: Okay, so as Twitter user Alan C Francis pointed out, it looks like Apple’s holding the VAT or GST. In the case of the UK, Apple’s holding 17.5% VAT, which, after removed from the total cost, the profit amount Apple’s paying out is 70% of the remainder.
It’s unfortunate, then, that Apple is using outdated conversion rates on currency, since the US Dollar was so ridiculous weak when they set the tiers up. Right now the 70% profit made from UK sales is 23% lower than it should be. At least now I know why.
