Duncan Stephen

Article — 22 March 2018 — 1,953 words

20 years ago I wrote to every F1 team — this is what they sent back

Uncategorised

The response I got from the teams was varied and telling. In many ways, the character of each team shone through in how they responded.

Article — 4 March 2018 — 340 words

An inauthentic authenticity: the soulless side of vinyl

Music

The vinyl resurgence isn’t all good news — particularly for independent musicians.

Article — 1 March 2018 — 2,087 words

Media dinosaurs have the wrong scapegoat in Facebook

Media — Technology

Anyone who reads this blog will know by now that I am no fan of Facebook. But I will defend them on this. The newspaper industry’s attempt to pin the blame of their woes on Facebook is wrong.

Article — 25 February 2018 — 1,059 words

A brutal redesign

Personal — Web

When I started to experiment with different ways of blogging, I realised what I was doing was a bit off. So I decided to redesign the blog.

Article — 18 January 2018 — 334 words

People don’t want technology

Technology — User experience

Technology firms are full of technologists who love technology for technology’s sake. But it’s causing problems for people who just want to get stuff done.

Article — 2 January 2018 — 1,303 words

Happy new year 2018 — reflections and resolutions

Personal — Technology — Travel

2017 is a year that showed that I have a lot to be grateful for. But even though I don’t normally set new year’s resolutions, I am setting myself three broad goals for 2018.

Article — 29 December 2017 — 1,673 words

Voyage to Iceland

Personal — Travel

My second visit to Iceland made up for what I missed the first time round. But it left me still wanting more.

Article — 27 December 2017 — 381 words

40 years of the Voyager golden record

Culture — Music

The 40th anniversary of the launch of Voyager has created renewed interest in the two gold-plated phonograph records that are on board.

Article — 16 December 2017 — 209 words

The George Street Sessions: A new CD featuring musicians from north east Fife

Music — Personal

A new CD has been recorded in Alex’s family’s front room — and it sounds great.

Article — 15 December 2017 — 2,973 words

Highlights from our holiday to New York

Travel

In March, Alex and I took a trip to New York. It was such a brilliant holiday that it has taken me 9 months to write about it all.

Article — 7 December 2017 — 975 words

Help! I’m becoming an audiophile

Music — Personal

After years of dilly-dallying, I have finally bought myself a new record player. But I’m still not convinced vinyl provides the superior sound quality.

Article — 23 November 2017 — 193 words

Why I wouldn’t reduce the length of my commute

Business — Personal — Politics

We often think of commuting as wasteful and inconvenient. But is it entirely negative?