About "The Machine Stops"

Written in 1909 by E.M. Forster, The Machine Stops is a chilling short story about the role of technology in our lives. Forster has several prescient notions including instant messages (email!) and cinematophoes (machines that project visual images).

Who am I ?

My name is Robert. I grew up in Howard Beach New York

I've been HIV+ since 1995

More pictures of me can be found --> here

Since 1991, I've been living in Greenwich Village

View from my window

Miscellaneous Rants

* I normally don't have much interest in fashion.....but I have to say I'm really sickend by people wearing Keffiyeh's or scarves which resemble them to a close degree. Come on people! Do you really think it's a fashion statement or looks cool to dress like Terrorist Yasser Arafat?

* Kaity Tong - Is it just me, or is she the most irritating person on the evening news?

* Women on cellphones - Men win no prizes in this area, but I hold the highest scorn for women on this rant.

Education

Stuyvesant High School 

• Graduate 1983

• 1983 Regents Scholarship

State University of New York at Stonybrook

• Deans List - Fall '83 semester

• B.S. Applied Math and Statistics 1987

Syracuse University

• 2 years of Graduate School studying Computer Science (1987-1989)
  

Work

My business card says:

Vice President
Global Markets Systems

My job responsibilities include:

• First level application support for Foreign Exchange trading system
• Developing technical specifications and procedures
• Working with the vendor on software enhancements and bug fixes
• Establishing / maintaining test environments
• Developing and executing system test plans and supporting user acceptance testing
• Analysis, follow up and resolution of production issues/changes.
• Data Security Administrator