Could They know that this is the sort of conclusion someone like him will come to, if put in a room to think, and offered a fairly useless paper notebook rather than a more powerful computer?

Sure.

But he'll explode that pressure-triggered explosive when he steps on it.  Freezing up and taking tiny steps won't get him across the minefield any faster.

Could They know that this is the sort of conclusion someone like him will come to, if put in a room to think, and offered a fairly useless paper notebook rather than a more powerful computer?

Sure.

But he'll explode that pressure-triggered explosive when he steps on it.  Freezing up and taking tiny steps won't get him across the minefield any faster, if it's not just an ordinary road.

Could They know that this is the sort of conclusion someone like him will come to, if put in a room to think, and offered an inconvenient paper notebook rather than a more actually cognitively useful computer notepad?

Sure.

But he'll explode that pressure-triggered explosive when he steps on it.  Freezing up and taking tiny steps won't get him across the minefield any faster, if it's not just an ordinary road.