The farmer, the fairies, and the computers

Holmes, Neville (2006) The farmer, the fairies, and the computers. Computer, 39 (2). 112, 110-111. ISSN 0018-9162

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Abstract

A fairy tale to demonstrate that we can't expect understanding when computers take the place of humans in our interactions with service providers.

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Keywords:	computing profession, human understanding, service providers
Subjects:	370000 Studies in Human Society > 370100 Sociology > 370107 Social Change 280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences > 280100 Information Systems > 280109 Decision Support and Group Support Systems 220000 Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts - General 280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences > 280100 Information Systems > 280104 Computer-Human Interaction
ID Code:	1132
Deposited By:	Mr Neville Holmes
Deposited On:	05 Jun 2007
Last Modified:	09 Jan 2008 02:30
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