How to Cope With the Challenge of Context in Digital Speech

The principles of calm technology is that technology can communicate, but doesn't need to speak. So whenever necessary, make it speak in status indicators, like lights or buzzes. I always think of birds, right? You have all these different birds, and no matter what, over a really noisy environment, they have different frequencies. And if you record some bird noises and play it back to the birds, you know, they will get, you're like, what are you doing? It's like playing back a human voice to humans.