> The computer should be _reactive_, not proactive. It should never give you a notification. You should be in charge of retrieving all information yourself, lik

> The computer should be _reactive_, not proactive. It should never give you a notification. You should be in charge of retrieving all information yourself, like a library, not a call center. I think we all know how impactful the smartphone has been, but your way of putting it is especially succinct. It's not the iphone that mattered in particular, it's the convergence of phone and computer. The telephone was one of the first pieces of "noisy" technology, i.e. it yells at you when it wants your attention. Merging that with the versatility and sheer power of the computer was... consequential, to say the least.