Duncan Stephen

Article — 1 January 2019 — 938 words

A year of blogging daily

Last year I began a routine of publishing shorter posts on an almost-daily basis. Today marks a full year of blogging on a daily basis. It’s also the day I’ll stop posting each day.

Article — 25 December 2018 — 316 words

Merry Christmas — reflecting on 2018 and looking forward to 2019

Personal

Thinking about it, 2018 hasn’t been a particularly notable year. Then again, in 2017 I got a new job, and I got engaged. So that was always going to be a tough act to follow.

Article — 24 December 2018 — 366 words

The last Christmas Eve at Woolworths

Culture — Current affairs — Personal

There is a stereotype about mildly panicking male shoppers wandering around shops at the last minute on Christmas Eve, not quite knowing what to buy. I learnt that such people were not always male, and some of them were rather old enough to know better than to leave things at the last minute.

Article — 18 December 2018 — 215 words

Why a bad algorithm is like a bad magic trick

Culture — Current affairs — Technology

About 20 years ago I watched a TV programme featuring the magician Paul Zenon. He invited the viewers to think of a card, and he said he could guess the card you were thinking of.

Article — 16 December 2018 — 863 words

Belgian Grand Prix race day — Trip to Belgium part 3

Personal — Travel

This year’s Belgian Grand Prix may have been a damp squib, but we still had a great time on race day.

Article — 13 December 2018 — 1,089 words

Trip to Belgium part 2 — Belgian Grand Prix qualifying day, and F1 Vision reviewed

Personal — Technology — Travel

The on-track action ramped up on Saturday, with the the first races of the weekend — and F1 qualifying. But the handheld F1 Vision device could have done with some improvements.

Article — 12 December 2018 — 376 words

Resources for becoming a better speaker

Business

I already thought I was quite good at presenting, but recently I’ve had to up my game. These two resources have helped me do that.

Article — 9 December 2018 — 1,191 words

Our first grand prix experience — Trip to Belgium part 1 — Arrival and Friday practice

Personal — Travel

Even though both Gordon and I have been avid Formula 1 fans since we were kids, we have never made it to a grand prix. That changed when we went with Alex on a road trip to see the Belgian Grand Prix.

Article — 3 December 2018 — 1,188 words

When individual experience isn’t enough — what shared spaces teach us about the challenge and opportunity for user experience

Society — User experience

There is a problem with user experience. But if we’re smart, it’s also an opportunity to become more relevant, and solve some of society’s biggest problems.

Article — 23 November 2018 — 544 words