Matt Fink

Learning a little bit more about code might not be such a bad thing.

Not part of the question but something I can’t seem to get away from since the term was introduced to me in this class are positive feedback loops.

When I was five I found it very difficult to tie my own shoes. My kindergarten teacher showed me her method (loop, swoop and pull). Not much luck. So then she brought me over to some of the more ‘advanced’ students and I watched and listened to them. Many mainly similar techniques. At last, someone using bunny ears! I had it; went home and showed…[Read more]

It depends on what the product is. For some smaller niche items it may catch on but I don’t think it will for the bulk of mass manufacturing products. The key reason for that is that the barriers to entry are too high for most traditionally manufactured goods. These include expensive high-tech machinery, large amounts of capital, IP (and potential…[Read more]

I have to agree with a lot of the prior posts; fraud is a cost of doing business. There will always be a cost-benefit argument that will go into how secure retailers make their systems. I think as the article alluded to, the PCI audit system is flawed. There is no continuous monitoring so retailers can update their controls to pass an audit and…[Read more]

Advances in technology absolutely make it easier to commit fraud. Since fraud is such a large business, keeping information safe has also lead to many technological advances. The article here is scary, especially the videos showing just how quickly these skimmers can be added to an ATM. It makes you really wonder how safe your money is. What is…[Read more]

Along with theme of above, I do not believe that professional management for writers and artists is dead. I’ve never been much of a writer so haven’t ever tossed around the idea of self-publishing; but I have done some things with a former venture in the media and advertising space and getting your message in front of your target customers is…[Read more]