Technology monocultures are the result of non-diverse systems that provide the same capabilities but also share the same defects. An example of a monoculture is the potato famine in Ireland, where nearly 40% of all food consumed was a particular strain of potato. When that potato became scarce as a Read more…
It seems that a big-brother mentality is increasingly prevalent in our corporate culture. While this is not something new, the advent of technology makes it much easier to implement. Fortunately, new technology can be even more easily defeated or otherwise confounded with other new technology. For example, I’m aware of Read more…
The next generation of product management for Wal*Mart is going to rely heavily on the RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). Each item has an RFID tag attached to it, which makes it possible to track inventory anywhere in the store.