When the Vibe Shifts, It Hits Hard Tuesday wasn’t a technical correction. It was a vibe shift that hit like a freight train. In the theater of global markets, the transition from “risk-on” euphoria to “get-me-out” panic usually takes days. On February 3, 2026, it took hours. I watched the Dow hit an intraday high … Read more
You usually find out something is unstable the moment it fails. That’s the irony of engineering, isn’t it? We build, we assume, and then—snap. Whether I’m looking at a 3D-printed bracket snapping under a load it was “rated” for, or a dental implant that refuses to integrate, the lesson is always the same: Static assumptions … Read more
I stared at the charts in December and thought the data feed was broken. Fifty-three new all-time highs in a single year? It felt like a glitch. But it wasn’t. While the rest of the financial press was busy popping champagne over the $555 billion demand figure, they missed the actual story. The price tag … Read more
You know that feeling when you buy a heavy-duty power tool, only to realize you really just needed a hammer? That’s where I’m at with the Redmi Note 15 Pro+. The marketing machine is screaming about 200 megapixels and “Titan” durability. It’s loud. It’s relentless. But after spending actual time with this thing—wiping fingerprints off … Read more
You know the feeling. The panic. That tiny red sliver in the corner of your screen hits 1%, and suddenly you’re a caveman. No Uber. No Maps. Just you, stranded in a coffee shop, scanning the walls for an outlet like a desperate animal. It’s pathetic. We’ve lived this way for a decade, tethered to … Read more
I stopped watching the daily financial news about three months ago. Honestly? It was making me nauseous. One minute, the GDP is skyrocketing; the next, a talking head is screaming about a recession because AI is going to eat the job market by Tuesday. It’s a racket. It’s noise. And if you try to make … Read more
January 2022 felt like a fever dream. You couldn’t walk into a pub, scroll Twitter, or open a newspaper without getting hit by the wall of noise surrounding Novak Djokovic. The world No. 1, locked in a grimy hotel room in Melbourne. A cancelled visa. A brewing diplomatic war. The narrative we were sold was … Read more
I remember unboxing the original OnePlus One back in 2014. It cost $299. It was faster than a Samsung Galaxy S5, built like a tank, and felt like I had just pulled off a heist. I was getting away with something. Those days? They’re gone. Dead. Buried. If you’ve been waiting for the next “flagship … Read more
I’ve spent the better part of two decades watching Indian coaches navigate the press, and usually, it’s a masterclass in saying absolutely nothing. They smile. They deflect. They offer platitudes about “trusting the process.” Then there’s Gautam Gambhir. When MP Shashi Tharoor tried to pay him a compliment—calling the head coach gig the “hardest job … Read more
I lost my wallet in a Chicago snowbank last winter. It wasn’t just “misplaced.” It was gone. Buried under six inches of sludge. In the old days, that wallet would have been a relic for future archaeologists to find. But I had an AirTag tucked in the coin pocket. I didn’t just find it; I … Read more