on notifications
the flicker tap-drilling on my loft antennae has become a welcome sound. having learned his parents' mating calls and those before them, i watch their family grow until a new one comes to tap once again, signaling a new spring. the simplicity of this is refreshing to me in a world of notification distraction. i am not exaggerating to say that the simple task of: answering a phone call to speak with someone has become this series of notifcations: the phone ring itself google voice notification to multiple emails (pop) coworker email asking you to check interoffice instant messaging (swoosh) instant messaging is letting you know they sent an email to make sure you got the phone call (ding) coworker walking over (while you are on the phone with the call that rang) asking if you got the phone call you patiently and wordlessly mouth that you are on the phone call right now once the call is completed, you are asked to put additional notifications on your compute...
