Machine-aargh

Tapping this down from a sense of exhasperation that dawns on me when devices and networks don't work.

So there's a way they work, which is what we expect them to do. It's when they don't function despite no power cuts, software bugs or human intervention that sets you back a bit in limbo. That, if you can get a pulse on, is what makes the difference between really understanding inanimate things and flinging your phone across space time and wifi zones. If you can imagine that device as a living creature with needs, functions, care and maintenance, the gap between the machine and your patience threshold reduces. 

We may spend less on new gadgets and actually make the most of resources simple because we understand what more to do with them. Just a thought.