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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...
I thought it was @albertatech.bsky.social's company
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...
Workshop Writeups Are Now Live buymeacoffee.com/sknexuspk/workshop-writeups-are-now-live
@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….