The document discusses the concept of context awareness in computing systems and the differences between sensor context and people context. Sensor context refers to machine-readable data like GPS coordinates and accelerometer readings, while people context refers to meanings derived from social and cultural practices. The document argues that a focus only on sensor context can lead to spurious connections and misses important aspects of how people understand and interact with technology in their lives. Understanding both sensor context and people context is important for designing context-aware systems that are useful and meaningful to users.