Victor Rozek
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As I See It: The Legacy
April 9, 2007 Victor Rozek
… Read moreAn accomplished man, perhaps a great one, died recently. Certainly he was a man who exerted great influence on the computing industry and the people in it. He had one of those rare minds whose contributions helped shape the future, in his case by domesticating what was previously a primitive collection of magnetic drums, cathode-ray tubes, tape units, and card readers. By putting the power of a wizardly but cumbersome and elitist device into the hands of the many, he literally accelerated human progress. Yet most people don’t know his name.
As a boy, his destiny was far from evident.
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As I See It: The Legacy
April 9, 2007 Victor Rozek
… Read moreAn accomplished man, perhaps a great one, died recently. Certainly he was a man who exerted great influence on the computing industry and the people in it. He had one of those rare minds whose contributions helped shape the future, in his case by domesticating what was previously a primitive collection of magnetic drums, cathode-ray tubes, tape units, and card readers. By putting the power of a wizardly but cumbersome and elitist device into the hands of the many, he literally accelerated human progress. Yet most people don’t know his name.
As a boy, his destiny was far from evident.
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As I See It: Workplace Heaven
March 26, 2007 Victor Rozek
… Read moreI think I may have found it, that mythical and much sought after place where meetings are optional and vacations are mandatory. A place where workers set their own hours and choose their own managers. A place where employees are so trusted they are even allowed to propose their own salaries. Impossible, you say? Quit smoking the ganja, you say? Well, scoffers, I swear to you–it’s true. I’ve blundered onto workplace heaven, and I’m not even dead yet.
Actually, no one needs to die in order to get there, but if you want the non-virtual version, you will have to
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As I See It: Workplace Heaven
March 26, 2007 Victor Rozek
… Read moreI think I may have found it, that mythical and much sought after place where meetings are optional and vacations are mandatory. A place where workers set their own hours and choose their own managers. A place where employees are so trusted they are even allowed to propose their own salaries. Impossible, you say? Quit smoking the ganja, you say? Well, scoffers, I swear to you–it’s true. I’ve blundered onto workplace heaven, and I’m not even dead yet.
Actually, no one needs to die in order to get there, but if you want the non-virtual version, you will have to
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As I See It: Workplace Heaven
March 26, 2007 Victor Rozek
… Read moreI think I may have found it, that mythical and much sought after place where meetings are optional and vacations are mandatory. A place where workers set their own hours and choose their own managers. A place where employees are so trusted they are even allowed to propose their own salaries. Impossible, you say? Quit smoking the ganja, you say? Well, scoffers, I swear to you–it’s true. I’ve blundered onto workplace heaven, and I’m not even dead yet.
Actually, no one needs to die in order to get there, but if you want the non-virtual version, you will have to
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As I See It: The Digital Life
March 12, 2007 Victor Rozek
… Read moreIt’s situated about 40 miles from Seoul, on 1,500 acres of man-made island off the Inchon coast. When completed in 2014, it is intended to become a living laboratory, a shining microcosm of technologically enhanced life in the new millennium. Think of it as Korea’s version of Disney’s Tomorrow Land; a place where imagination and IT intersect, backed by a huge investment of cash. It will be clean, modern, and efficient. A place where everything is tracked, every action recorded, every service personalized, and every transaction automated. But unlike Tomorrow Land, people won’t just visit, they will actually live and
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As I See It: The Digital Life
March 12, 2007 Victor Rozek
… Read moreIt’s situated about 40 miles from Seoul, on 1,500 acres of man-made island off the Inchon coast. When completed in 2014, it is intended to become a living laboratory, a shining microcosm of technologically enhanced life in the new millennium. Think of it as Korea’s version of Disney’s Tomorrow Land; a place where imagination and IT intersect, backed by a huge investment of cash. It will be clean, modern, and efficient. A place where everything is tracked, every action recorded, every service personalized, and every transaction automated. But unlike Tomorrow Land, people won’t just visit, they will actually live and
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As I See It: The Digital Life
March 12, 2007 Victor Rozek
… Read moreIt’s situated about 40 miles from Seoul, on 1,500 acres of man-made island off the Inchon coast. When completed in 2014, it is intended to become a living laboratory, a shining microcosm of technologically enhanced life in the new millennium. Think of it as Korea’s version of Disney’s Tomorrow Land; a place where imagination and IT intersect, backed by a huge investment of cash. It will be clean, modern, and efficient. A place where everything is tracked, every action recorded, every service personalized, and every transaction automated. But unlike Tomorrow Land, people won’t just visit, they will actually live and
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As I See It: Disorderly Conduct
February 26, 2007 Victor Rozek
… Read moreCan you focus? Can you read this article without bits of your attention splitting off like excess electrons? Is your concentration stronger than the pull of distractions? Mine isn’t. I wish I could write my articles in one sitting, but usually I can’t. My mind wanders and my body follows. The kitchen needs tidying; the mail waits to be retrieved; Bill Moyers is on the radio and I revel in the reminder that wisdom has not perished from public discourse.
And because I work at home, I can indulge myself. In the winter, the sun is the worst distraction of
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As I See It: Disorderly Conduct
February 26, 2007 Victor Rozek
… Read moreCan you focus? Can you read this article without bits of your attention splitting off like excess electrons? Is your concentration stronger than the pull of distractions? Mine isn’t. I wish I could write my articles in one sitting, but usually I can’t. My mind wanders and my body follows. The kitchen needs tidying; the mail waits to be retrieved; Bill Moyers is on the radio and I revel in the reminder that wisdom has not perished from public discourse.
And because I work at home, I can indulge myself. In the winter, the sun is the worst distraction of