It was suggested that people can feel disproportionately angry with their computer when it has a problem, because they feel as if they have a partnership with the machine, and it has let them down.  Cliffird Nass suggests “It’s a betrayal of trust”.

Interestingly lonely people are more likely to see human qualities in objects.  Whereas socially connected people are more likely to ‘fail to see the humanity in real people’.  Waytz et al suggests that feelings of security and power might make us see others as objects rather than as people.

Does this then mean that lonely people tend to find computers more frustrating than others?

I am new to the DVN, and am looking forward to meeting those of you that I haven’t already come across.

I attended a session on blogging before the Easter holidays, and thought I would give it a go, so hopefully I am posting this in the right place!  I have read that a few people have recently bought an internet phone, and I have too.  Hopefully it will allow me to keep up to date with what is happening within the project, and will mean I am a bit easier to contact via email.

Best wishes,

Katherine Lynas