I like it! I was initially disappointed, like others, that it was only
going to indicate whether Guido was typing or not, rather than let us
see his text - but then I went online and had a look at it, and
initially got a grey-on-white screen telling me that he wasn't typing,
which changed all of a sudden to a white-on-green screen saying that he
was, and then it switched back and forth between the two screens several
times in quick succession, which was oddly exciting and also oddly
physical, as if you could hear him breathing. It's very elegant, in a
way that it wouldn't be if you could see the text; and also the sense
that somebody is there one minute, palpable, and that you've lost
contact with them the next, is more visceral than I expected.
I also love Bjorn's response, which completely boggled my mind.
- Edward
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