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This is similar to how cards are arranged in front of you in spades, and most card games. I think you can understand the artistic choice, from there.
> I think you can understand the artistic choice, from there. A.K.A. Form over function / Style over substance ... a well trodden design road that never takes you in the right direction.
I have to say... what terrible UX ! Scroll right? In a world where literally everyone else scrolls down ? Its completely un-natural if you're not using a tablet or smartphone ! Unless you have one of those fancy mice with the horizontal scroll button, but most people won't and will have to click and drag (rinse and repeat).
I disagree, I think the horizontal scroll was done tastefully in this instance and they had plenty of signifiers to make it clear you are supposed to scroll right to view the timeline.
I'd rather not.
I've never heard of spades until this article. I've played hearts (and always forget how), but not spades. Is this a UK thing?
Spades has long been the standard card game in the US military, which is at least partly responsible for its widespread propagation. That is where I learned it, and most other people I know either learned it in the military or from someone that was in the military. That said, I never played it that much outside the military. These days everyone seems to play poker.
Spades has long been the standard card game in the US military, which is at least partly responsible for its widespread propagation. That is where I learned it, and most other people I know either learned it in the military or from someone that was in the military. That said, I never played it that much outside the military. These days everyone seems to play poker.
> How you play spades, is how you play life. When playing spades, you're dealt a hand and have no control over the cards you get -- unless you're cheating. Your primary goal is to play each round to the best of your abilities... This is just "life is like a box of chocolates". I was hoping for some sort of actual prediction, where playing aggressively correlated with certain behaviors.
I have to say... what terrible UX ! Scroll right? In a world where literally everyone else scrolls down ? Its completely un-natural if you're not using a tablet or smartphone ! Unless you have one of those fancy mice with the horizontal scroll button, but most people won't and will have to click and drag (rinse and repeat).
From the site guidelines: > Please don't complain about website formatting, back-button breakage, and similar annoyances. They're too common to be interesting. Exception: when the author is present. Then friendly feedback might be helpful. Your post and the ensuing thread is a great example of why this made it into the guidelines. An interesting article, but over half the comments are a discussion about the page's fo…
Spades has long been the standard card game in the US military, which is at least partly responsible for its widespread propagation. That is where I learned it, and most other people I know either learned it in the military or from someone that was in the military. That said, I never played it that much outside the military. These days everyone seems to play poker.
I learned Spades in the USNavy, and didn't realize that it was intimately associated with African-American culture at all. I preferred Spades, but the most popular card game (at that time, in that setting) was Euchre.
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Works great on a Mac, which have horizontally-scrolling trackpads or mice. But obviously they did this as a fun layout for a card game!
> which have horizontally-scrolling trackpads or mice. Same category as tablets and smartphones my friend. How about the billions of other internet users who have a keyboard and mouse ? At least make it keyboard tap or mouse-click friendly !