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Stefan Plattner (splattne@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Dec-2024 19:06:27 JST Stefan Plattner
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@codinghorror I remember. Also, this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Rich
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  I Am Rich is a 2008 mobile app for iPhones which had minimal function and was priced at US$999.99 (equivalent to $1,415 in 2023). The app was pulled from the App Store less than 24 hours after its launch. Receiving poor reviews from critics, only eight copies were sold. In the years since, several similar applications have been released at lower prices. Overview I Am Rich was developed as a joke by German software developer, Armin Heinrich, after he saw iPhone users complaining about software priced above $.99. The app only showed a glowing red gem and an icon that, when pressed, displayed the following mantra in large text: I am richI deserv [sic] itI am good,healthy & successful Heinrich told The New York Times that "I regard it as art. I did not expect many people to buy it and did not expect all the fuss about it." The application is described as "a work of art with no hidden function at all", with its only purpose being to show other people that...
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  Jeff Atwood (codinghorror@infosec.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Dec-2024 19:06:28 JST Jeff Atwood
  
  Remember when iPhone fart apps were worth this much? https://www.fastcompany.com/91248014/what-is-fartcoin-why-memecoin-soaring-right-now-cryptocurrency
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  jwz repeated this.

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