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[Wayne Taylor <wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi guys,

Perhaps you didn't read the original post.

Randall was saying that he wants the ability to absolutely
custom-fine-tune notifications.

This is pure genius, not a waste of time.  Is this phone smart or dumb? 
the iphone you talk about is dumb.  Dumb as a rock. I'm offended you
even put the two in the same conversation.  To fine tune notifications
brings us the ability to gain control over our time again.  Perhaps
focus on our sons and daughters and wives.

You are amazing if you have the power to ignore your notifications.  But
ignoring them is not the goal of what Randall was saying if you read it
again.  He was saying 'yes, notify me, but notify me the way that I
want, not the way the sender wants."

Sorry, but it's tough to watch one of the most revolutionary and simple
ideas to hit the list be shot down as if he was just trying to waste
your time.

I would LOVE that kind of notification control.

Thanks

Wayne (the other one)

On 16-03-14 07:33 AM, Rodney Dawes wrote:
> 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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