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Maybe view it in an RSS reader, then?

While I love Paul’s writing and am really interested in watching his internet-free experiment play out, I must say, making this article “featured” at the very top of the homepage made me expect a thought-provoking long-form editorial, not a quick anecdote about Diet Coke. I can’t wait for the next editorial on life without the internet, but posts like this (entertaining though it was) seem more appropriate for the below-the-fold story stream or the forums. Just my $0.02.

In defense of Samsung build quality…

I have the original GS Epic 4G and am actually quite happy with its construction. The keyboard isn’t great, but the device itself still looks almost brand new despite the fact that I don’t have a case on it, and it feels solid to me. And I actually like the rubberized plastic back, because it grips nicely. Sure, it’s bulky (because of the keyboard), but I still think it’s a nice-looking phone. Not pushing any envelopes in design, certainly, but nice nevertheless.

Although plastic doesn’t look nearly as nice or have that “built to last” feel, I actually prefer a rubberized material for the back of my phone. I still have the GS Epic 4G and the fact that the phone grips whatever surface it’s on has really come in handy.

As a more general statement about the GSIII’s design, at first I thought it was pretty boring too, especially compared to the eye-catching style of the One X, but the Evo 4G was also pretty eye-catching but now looks garish (IMO). I think Samsung’s going for more timeless and subtle stylings, and I think this succeeds in that department.

This on Sprint may well be my next phone if Nokia/WP8 don’t do enough to impress me later this year.

Did you even google keypass?

Good thinking, but might I instead suggest…
SAVE ALL OF YOUR PASSWORDS IN KEYPASS.

Much more secure.

I think this is a great experiment, personally and professionally. It’ll undoubtedly make some things about your job less efficient/productive, but I think this sort of experiment (and the observations that result) will be really fascinating and fits very well into the Verge’s mission. It’ll also be really interesting to see how things change whenever the experiment ends, and what parts of the internet you run back to vs. choose to exclude from your life.

Good luck and God bless!

Dude, amazing, thanks.

Not really, and many of the others already charge sales tax. At least Amazon’s still one of the best deals in town on shipping.

Well, my cost of living just went up about 8% :(. Honestly, though, I’m not surprised and I think it’s only a matter of time before this is true for every state. And I don’t really disagree, tax laws were written before the internet and Amazon’s loophole really was pretty unfair.