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Comment RE: Kill Everyone (Score 1) 1350

All this "put to death" stuff helped open the door to the genius of Christianity (as opposed to Old Testament Judaism):

Here comes a dude who tells people that "death" really means "no heaven" and gives you a simple out on pretty much everything on the list just by confessing your sins and rededicating yourself to God. Now which religion do you prefer?

Comment Re:I don't get "smartphones are too expensive" (Score 1) 150

>> If you had to pay full price for them they'd be hundreds of dollars ($29, which is less than 10% of the price of the latest Android)

Again, not if I just want Internet access.

Today, I can walk into a Walmart, buy a $50-60 Android phone (not $290+) from the pay-as-you-go section, or $50-60 Android tablet, NEVER activate my device with any carrier, and get out to the Internet through any Wifi connection.

Comment Re:I don't get "smartphones are too expensive" (Score 1) 150

>> paying hundreds of dollars (hell, even a hundred dollars) to do it on their phone is madness

You're repeating the "expensive" meme I don't understand. If you want to get on the Internet, brand new devices with 4-8 inch touch screens are available brand new for $50-60 today.

Comment I don't get "smartphones are too expensive" (Score 3, Interesting) 150

I don't get "smartphones are too expensive." Fifteen years ago people paid $1,000 or more out of pocket just to connect a desktop to the Internet. Today, you can buy a new Android smartphone for $50-60 or 8" Android tablet for the same money. Even if you pay the Apple tax, you're still paying just half what you had to ten years ago to get an ultra-portable, Internet-enabled device.

Furthermore, phone plans with plenty of (non-video, non-streaming) Internet access can be found for something like $25/month from places like Virgin Mobile. (I just moved my wife and kids to one of their shared plans...still only pay about $40 a month for all of them.) If you want more, you still can probably get all the bandwidth you need for less than $100/month. (Again, cheap for those of us who remember agonizing over corporate T1 lines.)

Unless the Nokia 215 is aiming to be the next Obamaphone (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpAOwJvTOio)...what exactly is the point of this?

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