Comments on: Computer Rage is all the rage...

Computer Rage is all the rage...

mhaw — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 19:42:54 -0800

this holiday season may fall victim to "computer rage" - acts of uncontrolled frustration by their owners - estimates University of Maryland professor Kent Norman, a cognitive psychologist who directs the Laboratory for Automation Psychology and Decision Processes.

By: Arch Stanton

Arch Stanton — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 19:57:20 -0800

I heard this on MPR today. It even sounded funny on the radio. Here's a link to a brief description and a link to a real audio clip of the Future Tense segment. His destrying of computers reminded me of two things. The Anti-Arby Mitt thread from a few weeks back and the obvious.

By: ba

ba — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 20:05:12 -0800

At least 10 percent of high-tech gifts this holiday season may fall victim to "computer rage"

32.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

By: Doohickie

Doohickie — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 20:35:18 -0800

Meh. So... tell me something I don't know.

By: interrobang

interrobang — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 20:42:30 -0800

At least we can imagine piles and piles of broken Oakely MP3 sunglasses in some landfill somewhere....

By: Flem Snopes

Flem Snopes — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 20:47:03 -0800

I liked it.

By: davy

davy — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 08:21:33 -0800

I don't get it. I have no problem getting my hardware to work. It might take configuring some software and reading the respective manuals, but whether or not I get the most of out what I have it doesn't just sit here. I'm sure I could even re-learn how to program a VCR if I had any reason to use one. By the way, do optical mice wear out?

By: bachelor#3

bachelor#3 — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 08:24:36 -0800

Goddamn it, Robosapien, I said do the Macarena!

By: asianmack

asianmack — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 11:30:31 -0800

I can't wait until the machines rebel against their human owners. Skynet, where are you?

By: shepd

shepd — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 17:36:47 -0800

and reading the respective manuals There's the problem right there. Not bothering to read up on what you're trying to do. My parents have countless books on how to use their computer, heck, my mom even took a *course*, and yet I am still asked questions like "How do I save my pictures to a CD?" It's not that its difficult to do, it's that they just don't want to read a manual. Most people would rather remain stupid than upgrade themselves. It's human nature. Oh well. Too bad, really. By the way, do optical mice wear out? Yes. LEDs are usually rated to somewhere between 100,000 and 1 million hours.

By: optimuscrime

optimuscrime — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 01:19:23 -0800

First thing to go is this forking Blackberry. "Module 'VeriChat-1' has verification errors"? WTF?