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[Rodney Dawes <rodney.dawes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 2016-03-14 at 13:53 +0000, Matthew Paul Thomas wrote:
> The second part would be designing and implementing an inviting way
> for
> people to configure it. It’s pointless having the world’s most
> sophisticated system for fine-tuning notifications if no-one uses it.

We were born with that most sophisticated system already. It's kind of
disappointing how many people fail to use it on a daily basis, though.

It's like nobody remembers what life was like 10 years ago before the
iPhone existed. When we didn't want to be called or hear the ringer,
aka get notifications, we turned the thing off or put it in vibrate
only, or just plain ignored the thing; just like we did with land lines
(anybody remember those)?

Why don't people know how to just ignore things any more? It works
better than any attempted magical software trying to intuit what it is
exactly that you want at any given moment. Because no software is going
to be able work correctly for anyone, that tries to be that smart. It
will just be a horrible experience for the vast majority.

IMO, the best solution for this problem isn't in software or design,
it's social. A phone isn't just a tool; it is an extension of one's
self.

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