| >The problem we face is that the computer, as we are obliged to have it most of
>the
>time, is not a target-specific tool. ..... so the more
>'universal' or generic the tool is, the more visible it will inevitably be. It
>is
>not really the fault of the tool, it the the consequence of our ambitions for
>it,
>which may or may not be appropriate, strictly speaking.
He claims it was a visit to the washroom in O'Hare Airport that
prompted him to ask, "Shouldn't my computer be as smart as this toilet=
?"
[regard!ng presensz + !ntent]
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