Apple -- feedback page!

After getting the same error on the iPhone, I sent the following to Apple support. As it was 4:40am, I added some rant to it.

Don't wanna forget the Apple IPhone feedback site:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html



Apple Tech/Dev,

I'm on iPhone 4 w/ios6. Been noticing new bug when I install an app & move the icon (while its still installing) I get 2 icons -- one which says "installing" & another which is the app. I can launch the app w/the icon.
Maybe this is fixed in 6.1?

I have a few suggestions --
1 - I have to delete apps to upgrade iOS bc my iPhone is almost always < 1 gig free. If I could see a page (in settings) showing which apps are biggest, and which apps I haven't launched for the longest time, & lastly which *free* apps I haven't launched in the longest time, would make it easier for me to upgr the IOS.
2 - if I could see a page (in Settings or AppStore) where I could re-install Apps I deleted? Often I have a fun game but it uses too much storage -- so I delete, upgr, then re-install. But I have to write down somewhere so I remember the app.
3 - the re-install apps in AppStore needs to be fixed. If I could see when I deleted, what I rated the App, etc -- would be easier to figure out if I wanted it back.
4 - AppStore redesign -- it's ok, but Horizontal list of apps could use 'coverflow' -- hard to get to end of list quickly, say getting back to #1 from #45.

My ultimate wish would be to be able to more easily add songs to my iPhone (from attachments, network drives, etc) w/o using iTunes. This block really incentivizes people to jailbreak -- but I'm not interested in jailbreaking. I just would like an easier way to change my music on my phone.
I understand Apple intentionally limits the music to go thru iTunes to preserve the monopolistic control (& *revenue!!!*), but this is my least fav aspect of iPhone, so I figured I'd mention it to you.

Thanks.

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Comment to Bloomberg Businessweek's "Occupy Wall Street" pseudo-news story

Bloomberg Businessweek had an article about the so-called "news" re: a controversy beween Ben Cohen & Occupy Wall St regarding a car Cohen donated to Occupy.  Here's the story: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-10-02/ben-and-jerry-repo-their-occupy-wall-street-batmobile

I felt compelled to comment on the story, which I did -- reprinting here:

Dear Bloomberg Business Week -- quite interesting to cover an Occupy Wall Street non-story here, but amazing that you bypassed all the actual positions of the Occupy Movement!!

Some could call it chutzpah, some might call is balls, but I'll call it something else -- a complete lack of perspective.

First, to mention some of the issues of the Occupy Wall St movement:

  • Wall Street sabotaged the USA economy by risky business practices which may include fraud, collusion, graft, and more. No one went to jail, but many executives got bonuses while working people lost their homes. Not to mention the bailout using public money to subsidize private businesses.
  • Addresses the controversial (or duplicitous?) tactic of condoning/advocating "free market capitalism" and yet, when free market capitalism completely fails and the public is forced to bailout the private sector (w/o any public referendum), where is the "I call shenanigans!!!" or cry of dismay or cry of bullsh*t ?? And then these institutions continue to advocate for 'free market capitalism' after having reaped the benefits of society paying for their losses?
  • Corporations having rights protected while dodging tax requirements (and simultaneously exploiting govt subsidies), while actual people are having our rights over-ridden while our taxes result in less social benefits for people
  • The rights of the people must be more significant than the rights of corporate financial USA, or we will lose our rights & become peons in a neo-feudal society.

Etc etc.

Now that the *REAL STORY* has been covered, here's my response to this story: this is not a news story. This is not journalism. This is a completely unnecessary smear job.

So please, I'm asking nicely, increase your news coverage to cover 10% of the Occupy Movement's issues (likely what 99% of your readers are interested in anyway) -- and perhaps Bloomberg Businessweek will actually qualify as journalism.