Shankar
@shankarux.bsky.social
Designer at Gmail
Personal site - shankarux.com
Personal site - shankarux.com
Knowledge workers could benefit a lot from learning keyboard shortcuts and practicing speed typing. It seems trivial but so useful.
September 18, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Knowledge workers could benefit a lot from learning keyboard shortcuts and practicing speed typing. It seems trivial but so useful.
I wish Apple brought back the live in person events. These infomercials are getting boring.
September 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I wish Apple brought back the live in person events. These infomercials are getting boring.
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.
July 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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.
New blog post: My type trips have become a summer tradition for me. shankarux.com/writing/type...
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July 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
New blog post: My type trips have become a summer tradition for me. shankarux.com/writing/type...
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.
Entry-level tech jobs are beginning to fade away, in part because of a new technology. @damonberes.com spoke with @rosehorowitch.bsky.social about how AI is affecting college students and the job market—and what the future may hold.
The College-Major Gamble
What should young people study when AI threatens to take their jobs?
bit.ly
June 30, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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.
This makes me believe that there is good in this world. I am rooting for this plant!
I got the sorriest looking jalapeño plant today for .75 and I’m going to try nursing it back to health.
June 27, 2025 at 5:03 AM
This makes me believe that there is good in this world. I am rooting for this plant!
Fresh hot take: Dating apps are not for people of color. 🤷🏽♂️
The number of times I have been second-guessed and questioned rudely on dating apps is insane.
The number of times I have been second-guessed and questioned rudely on dating apps is insane.
June 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Fresh hot take: Dating apps are not for people of color. 🤷🏽♂️
The number of times I have been second-guessed and questioned rudely on dating apps is insane.
The number of times I have been second-guessed and questioned rudely on dating apps is insane.
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
Check it out here, and if it resonates, share it with others too.
mformindful.com
June 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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
Check it out here, and if it resonates, share it with others too.
mformindful.com
I have been both a night owl and an early bird for a long time. Not sure if I can recommend it.
June 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I have been both a night owl and an early bird for a long time. Not sure if I can recommend it.
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.
May 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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.
Trying out some lettering this morning
May 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Trying out some lettering this morning
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.
April 22, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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.
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.
April 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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.
Unsustainable growth has made tech worse. This article is both funny and sad at the same time but I am just laughing at the tech oligarchs who foolishly backed Trump. Ha! www.404media.co/big-tech-bac...
Big Tech Backed Trump for Acceleration. They Got a Decel President Instead
Effective accelerationists didn’t just accidentally shoot themselves in the foot. They methodically blew off each of their toes with a .50 caliber sniper rifle.
www.404media.co
April 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Unsustainable growth has made tech worse. This article is both funny and sad at the same time but I am just laughing at the tech oligarchs who foolishly backed Trump. Ha! www.404media.co/big-tech-bac...
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.
April 1, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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.
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!
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
Abduzeedo.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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!
Logo redesigns are usually boring but I like what Eventbrite did with their brand and logo. Keeping with the times while still being simple.
March 13, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Logo redesigns are usually boring but I like what Eventbrite did with their brand and logo. Keeping with the times while still being simple.
excited!
Tapbots is making a Bluesky client!
I absolutely cannot wait for @phoenix.tapbots.com: www.macstories.net/news/phoenix...
I absolutely cannot wait for @phoenix.tapbots.com: www.macstories.net/news/phoenix...
Phoenix Rising: Tapbots Reveals New Bluesky Client for Summer Release
Tapbots, the makers of Mastodon client Ivory, announced today that they are working on a Bluesky client. The app, which will be called Phoenix, is planned for release this summer. There aren’t a lot o...
www.macstories.net
March 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
excited!
Keeping my reservations about AI in general aside, I must say the Gemini app on iOS has gotten much better the last 2 months.
Google still has a long way to go with the Gemini app for iOS, but today's update with Lock Screen widgets, Control Center integration, and basic Shortcuts actions is a good start.
www.macstories.net/news/gemini-...
www.macstories.net/news/gemini-...
Gemini for iOS Gets Lock Screen Widgets, Control Center Integration, Basic Shortcuts Actions
When I last wrote about Gemini for iOS, I noted the app’s lackluster integration with several system features. But since – unlike others in the AI space – the team at Google is actually shipping new s...
www.macstories.net
March 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Keeping my reservations about AI in general aside, I must say the Gemini app on iOS has gotten much better the last 2 months.
The current #AI wave (for 2 years now!) is simply an engineering contest happening in public. These are not products that people can use reliably. I am surprised (and also not) that none of these chatbots have a 'beta' tag on them.
February 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The current #AI wave (for 2 years now!) is simply an engineering contest happening in public. These are not products that people can use reliably. I am surprised (and also not) that none of these chatbots have a 'beta' tag on them.