Geeky blog

2026

Trump war of choice against Iran

I tried to stay away from politics this month, but the slow-motion train wreck in the Persian Gulf pulled me right back in. From a CIA coup in 1953 to a 2026 “ceasefire” document that looks like it was drafted by amateurs, the Strait of Hormuz has officially become a ghost town. Here is how decades of “big stick” posturing and absolute diplomatic incompetence broke the global energy market and why a simple air campaign won’t be enough to fix it.
July 16, 2026
Politics & Economics

Monday Musing: Tech sounds

We live in the era of silent mode, but remember when your phone was the loudest thing in the room? Before smartphones and high-speed data killed the premium ringtone business, tech companies were racing to create the most iconic sounds on earth. From Nokia’s classical guitar roots to the “little tunes” we now take for granted, there’s a whole history of tech sounds we’ve stopped noticing. Here’s a look back at why we used to care so much about a 10-second sound bite.
July 13, 2026
Opinions & Essays / Technology

Life without Windows? Mircosoft nightmare is coming true slowly

Microsoft’s grip on the desktop is no longer an absolute shield. Between the surge in mobile-first workflows and Google’s dominance in the education sector with ChromeOS, an entire generation is learning to live without Windows. As ARM-based hardware like the MacBook Neo makes high-end efficiency affordable, and Linux gaming finally becomes viable through devices like the Steam Deck, the “Windows-only” world is fracturing. Microsoft is realizing that losing the operating system war means losing the data, the users, and the future.
July 10, 2026
Technology

Electronics supply squeeze equals wallet squeezing

We have gone from crypto miners hogging GPUs to AI data centers eating the entire supply chain. Between global conflicts driving up material costs and a massive pivot toward high margin enterprise hardware, the era of cheap consumer electronics has hit a wall. From RAM shortages to the “shovel selling” strategy of major tech giants, here is why your next upgrade is about to get much more expensive and why the AI gold rush might eventually leave us with a massive hardware glut.
July 3, 2026
Technology