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seefer··on Sid Meier's Civilization VII
They've had decades and over 7 iterations of the game to learn UI lessons. How come such insights still result in UI/UX 101 fails? Do they kill of UI staff between instalments?
seefer··on Aldi overtakes Morrisons as UK's fourth-largest supermarket chain
Here in Walkden, Greater Manchester I hop between Aldi and Tesco and my default is Aldi. It's also entertaining to see that many pricing labels on the shelves in Tesco are marked with an "Aldi Price Match" label. Morrisons too has a Match & More scheme that uses Aldi pricing as a benchmark I believe.

As the saying goes, "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery".

seefer··on Scientists say a mind-bending rhythm in the brain can act like ketamine
It's quite the leap going from brain rhythms mentioned in the research to anecdotal talk of audio drum rhythms isn't it? There's no mention of audio in that article. Brain rhythms in this context simply mean patterns of neural activity. this activity happens all the time, even in people who are profoundly deaf.
seefer··on Some Facebook Employees Unite to Challenge Its ‘Intolerant’ Liberal Culture
The same sentiment needs to happen with Amazon before Bezos fully transforms into a Bond villain. He already looks the part.
seefer··on The great British Brexit robbery
Dozens of billions I agree with. But isn't £12 billion just the accepted EU membership cost after rebates that we continue to pay while we negotiate our leaving the EU? This 'Brexit divorce' bill of €100 billion (£84 billion) confuses me. As far as I understand this is to cover commitment costs to the year 2020. £84 billion over that period is £24 billion yes? How does this square with the £12 billion annual cost of EU membership after rebates? Does this then mean that the £24 billion a year Brexit divorce bill consists of the 'known' £12 billion membership commitments and then £12 billion 'hidden' costs or is it the £12 billion known membership fee plus hidden costs of a £24 billion divorce bill? If it is indeed a punitive financial slap for leaving, does this not make the inherent attitudes of the EU powers that be somewhat akin to a cult like Scientology?