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>It seems like the purpose of humans isn't to keep machines busy. When our phone or laptop is idle, it's fine if it sleeps. And when we do want something, we'd
by ajam1507 1mo ago
>It seems like the purpose of humans isn't to keep machines busy. When our phone or laptop is idle, it's fine if it sleeps. And when we do want something, we'd rather not wait.
I'm not sure what the original commenter had in mind, but just because our machines are idle when we aren't using them doesn't mean that, that's how we will use computers in the future.
I think notifications are an example even now of the computer not really being idle when we aren't interacting with it.
- skybrian 1mo agoNotifications are designed to be low-overhead, though. I’d still like to know of specific examples for why it’s worth making your computer go burr all night, rather than asserting it will be that way just because you could.