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27/03/2025

🔽 User Experience (UX) Analysis: Spring Water at Roman bath

One of the best-preserved ancient bathing complexes globally, the Roman Baths ( Bath, England) provide insight into years of history and healing traditions.

1. Thoughtful Placement
The faucet is perfectly positioned at the tour's grand finale—it's hard to miss, inviting you to enjoy the experience!

2. Clear Info = Trust
With a complete mineral breakdown and authentic visitor testimonials, you’re in the know! This place is all about transparency—no surprises here.

3. Sensory Surprise
Salty, alkaline, and totally unforgettable! It might not appeal to everyone’s palate, but it’s definitely a conversation starter.

4. You’re in Control
No pressure to sip! It’s all about providing information and letting you decide. You’re in charge, and that’s pretty empowering.

5. A Sip That Sticks
I only managed to take a quarter of a glass, but the memory (and taste) is still fresh in my mind! Historic, bold, and undeniably iconic.

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Final Verdict:
Brilliantly designed with a taste that’s as strange as it is memorable! A 10/10 for an experience that tantalizes the senses and tells an incredible story.

Would you dare to taste 10,000-year-old healing water—even if it’s not the best flavor?

25/02/2025

During our recent holiday, we chose to stay at a hotel rather than Airbnb. There's something so lovely about returning to a clean, cosy room after exploring and waking up to a beautiful breakfast!

So, here's a little story about breakfast. We arrived at the restaurant later than usual and found all the tables full.

After waiting for a little while, I finally spotted an open table! But then I noticed a place card that said, "This table is occupied," even though no one was around it. I waited a bit longer, but nobody came forward to claim it.

I asked at the reception if someone had forgotten to flip the card to "Table Available." They mentioned that some guests might be at the food counter.

Luckily, we found another available table, and we were thrilled to settle down and enjoy our breakfast. It got me thinking: AreHowever, areHowever those place cards beneficial?

I have a few thoughts on that!

05/12/2024

Nintendo Teases Mario and Luigi’s Next Big Adventure!

A New Era for the Iconic Duo: Fresh Gameplay, Expansive Worlds, and Modern Twists Await Fans!

🎮A Bold New Adventure: Nintendo hints at an expansive open-world game featuring cooperative gameplay, intricate puzzles, and epic boss battles.

🕹️Innovative Mechanics: Leaks suggest dual-character abilities, unique power-ups, and global multiplayer options to redefine the gaming experience.

🍄Modern Makeover: Classic charm meets enhanced graphics and cutting-edge design for a visually stunning Mushroom Kingdom journey.

🌍Expanding the Lore: New characters, deeper storylines, and a bigger spotlight on Luigi promise to enrich the franchise’s legacy.

18/07/2024

Unlock Innovation with GPT-4o Mini: Now on Azure AI

🚀 Unmatched Speed and Efficiency:Experience faster processing speeds and reduced costs with GPT-4o Mini.

🌐 Seamless Integration:Easily deploy GPT-4o Mini on Azure AI for scalable and reliable performance.

🧠 Advanced Reasoning:Benefit from enhanced vision and text reasoning capabilities to elevate your applications.

🔧 Tailored for Breakthroughs:Create groundbreaking experiences and solutions with the power of GPT-4o Mini.

17/07/2024

💽Access to Data: Researchers will now have access to Instagram’s internal data to analyze its effects on teen mental health.

🍪Focus on Mental Health: The initiative aims to understand the correlation between Instagram usage and issues like anxiety, depression, and body image concerns among teenagers.

🙌Collaborative Effort: Meta is collaborating with external academic institutions to ensure comprehensive and unbiased research.

🗝️Privacy Measures: Strict privacy protocols will be in place to protect user data while enabling valuable insights into mental health trends.

🌟Pilot Program with COS: The pilot program, launched in partnership with the Center for Open Science (COS), could produce independent studies offering insight into the relationship between social media and a teen’s well-being.

16/07/2024

16/07/2024

6 ways a chilly pack infographic can influence consumer buying behaviour.

📷 Authors camera and Sainsbury website

15/07/2024

🛡️Revolutionizing Cloud Security: Wiz helps companies identify and mitigate risks in their cloud infrastructure.

🌟Star-Studded Founders: Founded in 2020 by Assaf Rappaport, Yinon Costica, Roy Reznik, and Ami Luttwak.

🗽New York-Based Innovation: Wiz is headquartered in the bustling tech hub of New York City.

💸Potential Milestone Deal: Google is considering making its largest acquisition, offering around $23 billion.

14/07/2024

AI only an enhancement for Canva

💡 Canva CEO Melanie Perkins Advocates for More Design Tool Alternatives to Adobe, Sees AI as an Extension of Accessible and Affordable Design.

🛠 Canva’s core audience is outside the traditional design world, reducing tension around AI tools.

📈 Melanie Perkins emphasizes AI as an additional tool to simplify tasks for Canva users, making design more accessible and affordable.

🚀 Canva plans to leverage its unique position to break into office and productivity apps with its new Enterprise tier.

11/07/2024

Best movie after a long time 😎

🎬 “Inside Out 2” surpassed “Incredibles 2” ($1.242 billion) to become Pixar’s highest-grossing film at the worldwide box office.

🌍 The film now ranks No. 4 on the list of top-grossing animated movies globally, totalling $1.251 billion in ticket sales.

🇺🇸 In North America, “Inside Out 2” earned $543.5 million, making it the third-biggest animated film ever.

🌟 Internationally, it has garnered $708 million, securing the eighth spot among the highest-grossing animated titles worldwide.



📷 Pixar

10/07/2024

The original handmade finally 🙏

❤️Etsy’s latest advertising campaign, spearheaded by the company’s first chief brand officer, pays tribute to the timeless art of handmade craftsmanship in an increasingly technology-driven world.

🧵This new initiative not only celebrates the unique creativity of its sellers but also introduces elevated seller standards, ensuring that each product embodies the true essence of artisanal skill.

🍪The campaign serves as a poignant reminder of the value of human touch and creativity in a market often dominated by mass production and technological advancements.

08/07/2024

The search for authentic content continues

📈 AI Spam Still Ranks Higher: Despite Google’s efforts to target AI-generated spam, such content continues to outrank original reporting in search results.

📰 Impact on Authentic Reporting:This trend undermines the visibility of genuine journalism, pushing plagiarized or low-quality content higher up.

🤔 SEO Experts Perplexed:Experts in search engine optimization are puzzled by the persistence of this issue, despite Google’s policy adjustments earlier this year.

-🔍 Policy Changes Ineffective?:The effectiveness of Google’s policy changes is being questioned as AI spam remains prevalent in search rankings.

📊 Continued Challenge:The ongoing challenge highlights the difficulty in curbing the influence of AI-generated content on search engines.