iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

@joeycofone.bsky.social once every other year, I become obsessed with Squire pens; especially limited editions. Here’s me manifesting a new edition soon! 🤞😛

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Watching The Big Bang Theory again and had to stop. While the show has many funny moments, it relies on a lot of stereotypes and outrageously racist material to sound funny. I have enjoyed the show at multiple points but watching it again has helped me “see” things I wouldn’t have before.

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Weather apps iOS used to be a design playground. Many third party apps were better than Apple’s weather app. This year is the first time I am feeling like Apple has the best general purpose weather app. None of the others have the balance of form and function.

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Regardless of our opinion on AI, we all got AI-pilled. There is no avoiding it.

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

The holiday season means I get to collect my thoughts on the books I read during the year. This year, I read some really fun and amazing books. My 2025 year in books 👉 yearinbooks.com/2025/ #books

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My Year in Books

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Reading Brene Brown’s Dare to Lead this morning and this quote stood out: “Clear is kind, Unclear is unkind.” Hits hard. #booksky #books #quote

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

As much as I am glad there is windowing on iPadOS now, I find the implementation confusing. #Apple

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Knowledge workers could benefit a lot from learning keyboard shortcuts and practicing speed typing. It seems trivial but so useful.

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I wish Apple brought back the live in person events. These infomercials are getting boring.

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

A nice use of AI chatbots - Extracting ingredients from a recipe webpage. Just share the URL and ask the AI to list the ingredients mentioned in the recipe. Makes it easy to get a shopping list.

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

New blog post: My type trips have become a summer tradition for me. shankarux.com/writing/type...

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

I have believed this for a while and it only gets truer by the day - LLMs are great at writing and coding end of the day. Especially coding.

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

This makes me believe that there is good in this world. I am rooting for this plant!

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

I put together a simple (very simple!) website that has a mix of notes that bring comfort to my mind. This website is primarily for my own benefit - it is a digital worry stone if you will. Check it out here, and if it resonates, share it with others too. mformindful.com

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

I have been both a night owl and an early bird for a long time. Not sure if I can recommend it.

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

This is a mindfulness app. And this popup appeared when I opened the app. Not only is it distracting, it is also aesthetically unappealing. This is the state of UI design in 2025. There has never been a bigger need for good UI designers and product managers in tech.

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Trying out some lettering this morning

Lettering on a notebook in brush script that reads the author’s name: ‘Shankar’. There is a pencil, eraser and brush pen resting on the spine of the notebook.

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

The iPad Pro wouldn’t get as much flak from tech media if Apple did not give it a keyboard and a trackpad. It is a big promise with only half the execution on the hardware side. The software barely pretends like the keyboard and trackpad exists.

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

SNL and late night shows using Trump news for content was funny the first time in 2016. Not anymore. It is kind of pointless and tone deaf to just make memes and stupid content, especially related to Trump. Every media outlet has given him free publicity and amplified his views over the years.

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Wrote a few words about an evergreen trending topic. shankarux.com/writing/morn...

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Just finished Adolescence on Netflix. It is an incredibly well made series that broke my heart and almost brought me to tears. It caught me by surprise, as the show is not so much about the crime itself but the psychological distress faced by everyone involved. Incredible.

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

I rediscovered Abduzeedo.com after a long time today. This was one of the few websites back in 2011 that inspired me to get into design through its inspiration pieces and tutorials. Love that it is still around, with new content posted regularly!

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abdz - Have you given up on being inspired?

abdz. is a collective of individual writers sharing articles about design, photography, and UX as well as tutorials for Photoshop and other tools

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Logo redesigns are usually boring but I like what Eventbrite did with their brand and logo. Keeping with the times while still being simple.

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Keeping my reservations about AI in general aside, I must say the Gemini app on iOS has gotten much better the last 2 months.

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Another type update to my personal site. I am now using Gimlet Sans for headlines (instead of REM). shankarux.com

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

The side of tech I love. Nerds doing silly useful things.

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God @thegodshow.com · 18/01/2025

The party of “real masculinity” has moved the inauguration indoors cause it’s too cold.

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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public. He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit. Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

I made a small big change to my personal website: a fresh new font for the body text! It is a font called Safiro from Atipo Foundry. And of course I wrote a post about it: shankarux.com/posts/post-4/

Before / After image showing Safiro font replacing EB Garamond

Close up shots of Safiro on this website

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Engagement and growth as a metric is one of the worst qualities of today’s software landscape. Look at this screen on ChatGPT. 4 calls to action that are not “New chat”. I am already using your product. Why does it matter whether it is through web, the iPad app or a Mac app? Like fucking chill pls!

Screenshot of ChatGPT, with multiple calls to action on one screen.

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Had to turn this off. Unfortunately, not helpful and not accurate. #iOS

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I am hoping 🤞that Bluesky (or one of the other new products) takes off as a mass market social platform. Links are the roadways of the internet and we need more products like this that can make the internet better for all of us.

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Shankar @shankarux.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Here’s some sky and sunset for my first bluesky post!

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