Archive for April 22nd, 2008

Depends on the Definition of Free

Staying at a touristy/vacationy-type place, I was in search of a good wireless internet connection. I was not expecting anything, but a strong Wi-Fi signal appeared – a pleasant surprise. And it was unencrypted! So I connected to it and fired up my browser of choice (Opera), and saw a welcome screen for the pay-per-use internet service. Foiled again! The reason I am writing about it is that the name of the service is Connect Freely. I thought the name choice was rather ironic. They mean free as in hassle-free, not cost-free. I would rather have a little bit of hassle with no cost.

“but you shall freely open your hand to him, and shall generously lend him sufficient for his need {in} whatever he lacks.”
– Deuteronomy 15:8