Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Pious and Technically Savvy

On the train, religious man next to me is reviewing morning prayers on his mobile device and has kissed the device multiple times. And people say the pious are Luddites.
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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous6/25/2015 4:13 AM

    RamadanOS, perhaps? :-)

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    1. Unknown6/25/2015 8:13 AM

      Yes - it's slowly gaining market share.

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