I really don't get why they are throwing away a nice, clean, smooth interface to embrace a new big "touchy" UI even on the browser and the desktop. I understand it's important to implement a native App for smartphones and tablets, but I do not like at all the trend to transform the desktop UI with big buttons, huge padding everywhere etc. (GMail style).

The blog looks like one giant acid trip.

Totally agree. The first thing I found myself doing was staring at the silly animation on the top left for a minute, what a waste of time.

EDIT: Oh god the front page is just as much of an acid trip now.

That gif on the blog made me physically ill.

The "tall letters" on the post title kind of did me in there. I don't know what they were thinking.

The whole thing looks like something out of the 80s. Like a bad VCR science video that you know still gets played when it comes time for the kids to learn about atoms.

Agreed. I think it was a step back.