Trapped in the Net : : The Unanticipated Consequences of Computerization / / Gene I. Rochlin.
Voice mail. E-mail. Bar codes. Desktops. Laptops. Networks. The Web. In this exciting book, Gene Rochlin takes a closer look at how these familiar and pervasive productions of computerization have become embedded in all our lives, forcing us to narrow the scope of our choices, our modes of control,...
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Rochlin, Gene I., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Trapped in the Net : The Unanticipated Consequences of Computerization / Gene I. Rochlin. Course Book Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2012] ©1998 1 online resource (310 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Autogamous Technology -- 3. Networks of Connectivity: Webs of Dependence -- 4. Taylorism Redux ? -- 5. Computer Trading -- 6. Jacking into the Market -- 7. Expert Operators and Critical Tasks -- 8. Smart Weapons, Smart Soldiers -- 9. Unfriendly Fire -- 10. The Logistics of Techno-War -- 11. C3I in Cyberspace -- 12. Invisible Idiots -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Voice mail. E-mail. Bar codes. Desktops. Laptops. Networks. The Web. In this exciting book, Gene Rochlin takes a closer look at how these familiar and pervasive productions of computerization have become embedded in all our lives, forcing us to narrow the scope of our choices, our modes of control, and our experiences with the real world. Drawing on fascinating narratives from fields that range from military command, air traffic control, and international fund transfers to library cataloging and supermarket checkouts, Rochlin shows that we are rapidly making irreversible and at times harmful changes in our business, social, and personal lives to comply with the formalities and restrictions of information systems. The threat is not the direct one once framed by the idea of insane robots or runaway mainframes usurping human functions for their own purposes, but the gradual loss of control over hardware, software, and function through networks of interconnection and dependence. What Rochlin calls the computer trap has four parts: the lure, the snare, the costs, and the long-term consequences. The lure is obvious: the promise of ever more powerful and adaptable tools with simpler and more human-centered interfaces. The snare is what usually ensues. Once heavily invested in the use of computers to perform central tasks, organizations and individuals alike are committed to new capacities and potentials, whether they eventually find them rewarding or not. The varied costs include a dependency on the manufacturers of hardware and software--and a seemingly pathological scramble to keep up with an incredible rate of sometimes unnecessary technological change. Finally, a lack of redundancy and an incredible speed of response make human intervention or control difficult at best when (and not if) something goes wrong. As Rochlin points out, this is particularly true for those systems whose interconnections and mechanisms are so deeply concealed in the computers that no human being fully understands them. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Computer networks. Computers and civilization. Electronic data processing Social aspects. COMPUTERS / General. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999 9783110442496 print 9780691002477 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400822263 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400822263 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400822263.jpg |
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