변화의 물결을 타라

bukook 2007. 8. 5. 10:41

아침에 일찍 일어나는 새가 벌레 한 마리 더 잡아먹는다는 얘길 수 없이 들으면서 자라왔고

또 자라 가고 있다. 그렇다면 뭐야 아침에 일찍 일어나는 벌레는 한 생애를 더 빨리 마치는

영광인가

축구의 전설, 브랜드 가치가 세계 제일인 대한민국의 박지성이 소속된 구단 맨체스트 유나이티드가 9살짜리랑 프로입단 계약을 했다. 9살짜리 할아버지가 소년의 재능을 쇼케이징한 DVD를 프레미어 리그에 보냄으로 센세이션을 일으켰고 영국의 신문들은 이 소년 레인 데비스가 맨체스터 유나이티 스트라이커 웨인 루니가 될 것이라고 열광했다고 한다. 요놈 꼬마 녀석 한다는 말이 루니 같이 유명한 선수들을 많이 만나는 것이 가장 신나는 일이라고, 하 고놈 얘답고만.

컴퓨터의 진화, 컴퓨터의 퓨전화, 컴퓨터화의 생활점령, ... 어느 한 쪽, 어느 한 영역을, 어떤특정전문분야없이 무차별적으로온 전체가 컴퓨터화 되어 간다 점점 더 깊숙히.그냥 보고 즐기면서 시간을 죽인다면 더 나아지는 "일찍 일어나는 새"가 아니라 더 못해지는 "일찍 일어나는 벌레"의 신세를 못 면할 것 같다.

오늘도 비가 오려나 ...

Manchester United sign nine-year-old YouTube wonder kid

LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Manchester United have signed a gifted nine-year-old after his grandfather sent the Premier League champions a DVD showcasing the boy's talents which has become a YouTube sensation.

Rhain Davis, who was born in England but has lived in Australia since the age of four, was hailed by the British press on Thursday as the next Wayne Rooney after the United striker.

The boy's dribbling and goalscoring prowess for an Under-10 side in Brisbane, Australia, feature in a four-minute YouTube clip, already viewed more than 800,000 times.

United

confirmed

the signing but played down the hype around Davis, who has moved back to Cheshire in northern England with his father, near the club's training ground.

"He's a member of our academy and we don't comment on individual members," a United spokesman told Reuters.

He added that the club sign about 40 players of Davis's age every year and, as is standard, will decide annually whether to renew his contract or release him.

What was so unusual in Davis's case was that his skills were brought to the attention of United's youth scouts by the DVD submission, which could inspire other hopefuls, the spokesman said.

"We're bracing ourselves for a whole series of DVDs," he added.

Davis has been thrilled at the chance to rub shoulders with some of his idols.

"The best part has been meeting lots of players like Wayne Rooney," he told British newspapers.

Updated on Thursday, Aug 2, 2007 7:41 am, EDT