30 day challenges: learn something new every day

A row of library books lit by dangling light bulbs. Photo by Janko Ferlic on Unsplash

About a month ago I learned something new. Ironically I can't now remember what that was, but it inspired me to think about the subject some more. How often do I learn something? What qualifies as new? Do I need to put effort into learning, or does it happen all the time and I simply need to pay more attention?

And is it possible to learn something new every day?

Read more

This article is tagged with

GDS mission patches

Various stickers with slogans like 'users first' and 'what is the user need?'

Mission patches are a way of celebrating success or a work milestone. They've been a GDS tradition from the start and have been produced for specific teams, achievements, anniversaries and general cultural reminders.

I've built up a little collection over the years and thought it was worth highlighting a few.

Read more

This article is tagged with

Alright fine I'll give AI a go then

The thinking face emoji

I'm not particularly excited about the rise of AI. I'm also weary of the seemingly endless AI hype that seems to be coming from every direction these days.

But I like to try and be open minded, so let's give it a go and see if it can write this article for me.

Read more

This article is tagged with

Still game? Carmageddon

Three versions of the main car from the game, a red spiky sports car.

Still Game? is an occasional series in which I replay a game from my youth, to see if it really is as good as I remembered. This week: (nearly) all of the Carmageddon games.

Carmageddon is a racing game series where you smash into other cars and run over pedestrians. If that sounds unpleasant you might want to stop reading.

Read more

This article is tagged with