Nobody sits down one day and decides, "I'm going all-in on this ecosystem." You buy a phone. Then maybe a laptop that pairs nicely. Then a watch, earbuds, some cloud storage. And before you know it, you're inside a system you never consciously chose. Live now -> www.sknexus.org/p/tech-ecosy...

You ever open an app you've used for years and think "this used to be better"? You're not imagining it. There's a term for that. Ensh*ttification. Read the full take here → www.sknexus.org/p/enshittifi... What platform do you think has decayed the most in the last few years?

For thirty years, lithium-ion was good enough. Turns out goodenough has an expiration date. Two successor technologies are already in motion. Especially with the oil stuff going on these days, worth to know where we are headed :D Read here -> www.sknexus.org/p/solid-stat...

You hardened your browser. Your ISP still sees where you go. Part 4 of Privacy Fundamentals is live. VPNs, WARP, proxies, what they hide, what they don't, and why one "no-logs" VPN got caught lying. www.sknexus.org/p/privacy-pa...

"Twice as fast." That's what every new chip promises. But twice as fast at what? If you're not doing the thing being benchmarked, the difference is invisible. Worth a read if you've been eyeing a new machine but can't quite justify it. Link -> www.sknexus.org/p/why-old-ha...

Apple put an iPhone chip in a $599 MacBook. It beats Intel's flagship in single-core. The ASUS CEO called it a shock to the industry. I wrote about how we got here, from butterfly keyboards to this. www.sknexus.org/p/macbook-ne...

"Learn AI to make more money" is the new "learn to code." The problem was never your skill set. It's your ability to make anyone care about it. thewanderingpro.com/skill-to-sel...

Open Chrome. Top right corner. See your profile picture? Chrome controls over 60% of global browser usage. And Google's core business isn't search. It's advertising. Part 3 of the Privacy Fundamentals is now out www.sknexus.org/p/privacy-pa...

It’s official boys, SK NEXUS just hit 500 subscribers on Substack! Writing is hard but writing something that people actually want to read, is well researched and isn’t too boring, is much harder. That’s something we tried to fix with SK NEXUS.

A $3 board taught millions of students how hardware works. Open designs. Free software. Community-built clones affordable enough for developing countries. Now Qualcomm owns it. New on SK NEXUS, what the Arduino acquisition means for open-source hardware. www.sknexus.org/p/qualcomm-b...

At some point, inspiration dries out. You follow all the right people. Read the newsletters. Watch the videos. And everything starts sounding the same. Most people think the fix is finding better sources in their field. It's not Wrote what actually works: thewanderingpro.com/knowledge-di...

The counterintuitive truth about encrypted messaging: Your message content might be protected. But the pattern of your communication? That's a different story. Link: www.sknexus.org/p/privacy-pa...

There's a factory machine that creates plasma hotter than the sun's surface. 50,000 times per second. With mirrors smoother than physics is comfortable with. Only one company can build it. No one's been able to copy it. Wrote about why: www.sknexus.org/p/asml-euv-l...

Another day, another Tesla lawsuit. This time FSD is on heat again for driving straight into an overpass. The Cybertruck owner is suing Tesla. If you're confused about 'Full Self-Driving' and 'Autopilot', I wrote an explainer on self-driving technology just for you: www.sknexus.org/p/why-self-d...

Most account hijacks don't involve any hacking. They exploit reused passwords, fake login pages, and recovery emails you forgot existed. Starting a 4-part series on practical digital privacy - no paranoia, just what actually works. Part 1 is live: www.sknexus.org/p/privacy-pa...

Gambling used to be obvious. Casinos. Slot machines. Sports betting apps. Now it's dressed up as "forecasting." It looks like data. Sounds like finance. Gets cited by journalists. Here’s what you must know about Prediction Markets → www.sknexus.org/p/prediction...

We wrote something a little different this week. If you're in Pakistan and own a gaming PC, console, or any expensive tech — this one's for you. Most hardware deaths in our homes aren't bad luck. → www.sknexus.org/p/pc-power-p...

Most people think security and privacy are the same thing. They're not. Not even close. We wrote a piece breaking this down, you need to know more especially in an era where AI leaking secrets is the daily hot news → www.sknexus.org/p/privacy-vs...

If you've tried buying RAM recently, you already know something's off. Prices have jumped 3-4x in just a few months. Shops are revising rates weekly. And many struggle to explain why beyond just saying ‘it's AI’ Here’s our take on it → www.sknexus.org/p/why-ram-ss...

Gambling is eating gaming from the inside. Loot boxes. Skin betting. Influencer-promoted casinos. A niche mechanic is now the default business model and most players don't even realize they're in a casino. Gaming normalized it. Soon you will see it everywhere → www.sknexus.org/p/gaming-gam...

It's been 7-8 months since I wrote on The Rift. A lot happened. First full year in business. Some wins. Some horrors I'll maybe talk about someday. But I'm back - with a refreshed outlook → open.substack.com/pub/saqibtah...

Same same, but different, but still same. That's basically the state of tech heading into 2026. Xbox? A PC in a smaller box. PlayStation? Heading the same direction. We're kicking off a series on this phenomenon, starting with gaming - read our take here → www.sknexus.org/p/consoles-a...

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@everyone Some promises are required to be set in stone, or in an online newsletter... Working on your own thing is a heavy burden. A burden I want to stick to, here's my attempt to start down that path. It'll be a nice read, I promise? open.substack.com/pub/saqibtah...

@liss.bsky.social if you ever need designs, I am up to get them to you. Listening to the 13dec episode, would love to see your app featured. Lemme know if you need any help. Oh you don’t need to pay for em. Just get me some references I can get em over to you.

@reckless.bsky.social how can I get the decoder intro music? Wanna play it on repeat for 20 hours….