If I’m being honest, I love my iPhone. Cellular signals inside AAFES buildings, though? I’m not such a fan.
(Disclaimer: Cellular signals suck inside just about every building on base, but picking on AAFES is kind of a hobby of mine.)
So I found out this weekend that if Kaitie and I ever have kids, this whole comic thing may not survive long. We’ve got a friend’s kiddos for the week, and between homework, feeding them and getting them ready for school, by the time I finished my own domestic responsibilities and sat down to make today’s comic, it quickly became evident I was going to bust my own self-imposed midnight deadline. As such, I had to dip into the reserve I’ve been building since going to back to M,W, F updates (make no mistake – I still draw seven or more comics a week.)
And now… Monday.
-Farva
Happy iPhone4-user here,
And Barbie should shove that phone up RC’s ass for him acting like an even bigger jock than a Barbie-style fighter pilot.
Now Farva you know @pple would never approve an app to control a predator.
Sorry to nitpick, but Apple only needs to approve apps for the app store.
Unapproved apps can be installed on iDevices if the developer gets supplied with the UDID so he can add the iOS-device to the provisioning data. That’s how apps can be betatested by average joes without needing to jailbreak or give the test subjects access to the iOS SDK. The dev just supplies the testers the .ipa of the app and a file containing provisioning data.
Huh? Oh my geek…
Actually your not that far off Farva, just found this Helo Drone for sale that links to the IPhone. http://ardrone.parrot.com/parrot-ar-drone/usa/
Try using a cell phone in HQ AAFES! even with repeaters… everyone blackberry happy!
Isn’t an making app like that just begging terrorists to hack into our drones? Still, funny concept, and way to show up the wannabe.
AAFES facilities have had some kind of celullar signal-blocking insulation since the invention of the cel phone. I got my first one in 1994, and from that time since, walking into the BX means dropped calls and no connection.
As for keeping up with hobbies when you have kids… I’ve got four girls, and my guitars have dust on them, I’ve got a half-dozen airplane models still in the boxes (bought them almost a year ago), and several parts waiting to be put on my Harleys (also bought as much as a year ago). So, yeah. Good luck.
Hobbies? What are those??
Hobbies are things people without kids do
Although, you must admit… With the iPhone’s and/or iTouch’s tilt controls, it would be super cool to be able to pilot an R/C (especially one that had vid capability). Don’t have the iPhone, but I love my iTouch. Can’t say that I have ever seen it crash though.
Hey Farva, thought you might be interested in seeing this, I just saw it and immediately thought of you.
Crap, didn’t put the link in. Here it is
http://www.fandango.com/movieblog/fun-finds-jurassic-park-musical-644318.html
Jurassic Park The Musical
Ha! Love this one!
Just gotta say… interesting you mention the Android considering its kicking apples behind in phone sales
Open source for the win!
Sales shmales. I had an Android and absolutely hated every second I had to use that POS. I’ve heard the “You just have to take the time to learn how to use it” argument, but I don’t have the time to learn how to use a phone. In my opinion, Android sucks.
Maybe you were unlucky? I’ve got a Droid, and I’m a big fan. Then again, Apple and I have never gotten along very well (dating back to the LC-IIs we played Oregon Trail with in the dark ages)
I see why peeps don’t like the Droid, since you have download your own file viewer, notepad, and few other things you’d think would just come with it. However, I’m a control freak and love the absolute customizability of it. I am very happy not having Apple dictate what I will or will not do with MY device!
Lol.. what Android phone did you have? Amazing thing about Android is that it works across many manufactures so if you dont like one just hit up another manufacture. The HTC Aria and Evo are good and ive heard nothing bad about the Motorola Droid
The thing is if I recall… dont you have to have hard case for you IPHONE 4 because of crappy design with the antennas? 
Just saying sometimes one phone isnt enough to judge to whole group! And I love the android OS as it is Linux and thus very very customizable and more secure than an IPhone 
Remember that while the Apple OS comes on only one phone, Android comes on many different platforms and in three different versions right now. So maybe the droid phone that Farva had did suck. Just saying it was an Android doesn’t tell you all you need to know. I have a Intercept with Droid 2.1 and I love it. It really isn’t that much different than the iPhone…I just have a lot more free apps.
I am viewing and commenting on my HTC Aria. I have used Windows smart phones for years. Tried a BlackBerry and even used my wife iPhone. Out of all the phones I have used this Droid has been my favourite. It is insane how much I can customize this thing in every way for how I want it to function. Only thing I don’t like is all the dumb AT&T preloaded apps and not being able to load second party apps. But I am in the workable of trying to learn how to unroot this thing.
you mean root it? If so here’s a reliable source… http://www.hak5.org/episodes/episode-618
and the major providers can be retarded like that… adding apps you dont need
Oregon Trail! <3
Love this one too. The issue, alas is not unique to AAFEES Land, it hits civilian big box stores with an unfortunate regularity.
I love my droid phone.
<3 my LG Rumor 2…
….what? I'd buy an iPhone if I was sure I was staying state side…
Thats alot to get an app to run on an iphone… my droid i just installit from the sd card.. I have to say i Love my Droid phone.. and i get verizon signal inside the BX. well enough to send a text maybe.. but its there
Once I’m in a BX, forget having cell phone signal! It’s been like that at every base I’ve been to!
Funny thing is at Elmendorf I never have an issue with Cell reception anywhere on main base
Its when I go backside of base that I have issues!
Oh I’m so printing this out and spreading it *all over* my UAV squadron…
I like having devices that allow me to replace the battery. I have an Incredible and I love it. Having an iphone usually means going with AT&T too. My phone is something that I never plan on hacking.
As a father of six daughters…you learn to balance. You’ll be suprised what you can accomplish. Oh, did I forget….you have to give up some sleep.
P.S. My cell / iphones seem to work well in the buildings here on Tinker. Only have certain areas where there is more shall we say reenforcment in the area.
Kids is a HUGE time drain – albeit a rewarding one.
Kids AND a masters, AND pme, AND formation upgrade/instructor school (you remember the flying world!) AND switching days/nights every week, AND whatever BS duties (exec, training, mobility, safety, selo, security, etc) the sq has given you…
wow. you kinda have to be a special kind of crazy to want a set of wings, don’t you?
Screw the GCS, I want that app!!
Hope that doesn’t keep you from deciding to have kids… They are a blessing
I’m putting up pretty well with my HTC Droid Incredible doohickey, but I absolutely hate having to pay $600 for it. It’s because I got the Droid Eris earlier this year and I have to keep up with the software. I don’t think Verizon’s “New Every Two” plan will do any good if HTC keeps making new phones AND Android programming this often.
I have an HTC EVO: 4G and Froyo? Apple can suck it.