From b391b9d8ab3e163f7891810142e6f8a84842e40e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Badri Sunderarajan Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:34:15 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Credit Savs on "Devices for Children" post --- posts/blog/devices-for-children.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/posts/blog/devices-for-children.md b/posts/blog/devices-for-children.md index 46e7ddc..e952eb9 100644 --- a/posts/blog/devices-for-children.md +++ b/posts/blog/devices-for-children.md @@ -46,4 +46,8 @@ More generally, there is a small but growing movement of people—[children](htt Single-purpose devices offer such an option. As Iain Bogost wrote, things are "both enhanced and ruined by computers. Isn't it reasonable that the solution to this paradox would include neither the unrepentant embrace of digital life, nor its curt rejection either?" Maybe, he suggests, we can have a model where more things become "an activity that has computers in it, rather than an activity that takes place inside computers." -These devices would have to be designed with care: it's too easy to fall into the trap of making something dependent on a smartphone—an extreme example being Andrew Kelley's new dishwasher, which [refused to operate](https://andrewkelley.me/post/why-we-cant-have-nice-software.html) until it could phone home once by connecting to the WiFi and being activated through an app. Fortunately, it looks like these well thought-out devices are becoming more common. With a bit of thinking on our part, we can help by encouraging them. \ No newline at end of file +These devices would have to be designed with care: it's too easy to fall into the trap of making something dependent on a smartphone—an extreme example being Andrew Kelley's new dishwasher, which [refused to operate](https://andrewkelley.me/post/why-we-cant-have-nice-software.html) until it could phone home once by connecting to the WiFi and being activated through an app. Fortunately, it looks like these well thought-out devices are becoming more common. With a bit of thinking on our part, we can help by encouraging them. + +--- + +*Thanks to [Savitri](https://carpethedamnbook.wordpress.com/) for reviewing this post.*