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I loathe when people touch my MacBook Pro or iPhone. This does not surprise me. Because the UI on Mac is so much better its easier for it to seem like part of
by LPTS 18y ago
I loathe when people touch my MacBook Pro or iPhone.
This does not surprise me. Because the UI on Mac is so much better its easier for it to seem like part of your body.
This is the same thing that happens to people who feel pain when their car gets a dent or a violinist feels his bow is part of his arm.
Parts of the brain called the sensosomatory cortex and parietal cortex are involved.
- jrockway 18y agoI get a little nervous when letting other people use my computer because I don't want them to see my browsing history, which firefox provides as soon as you type a letter in the URL bar. Not that I really have anything to hide, but it does feel weird.
- LPTS 18y agoOf course there is that. No one wants to have their porn habits exposed to great aunt Hilda because she started typing popcapgames.com and they like to watch poppingcherries.com or something. Or diseases they might research, or gifts. But, I don't think that would explain why this extended to gadgets like iPods like in the article.