Andrew C. Smith
@andrewchristophersmith.com
director of the lab (sf)
former director of indexical (santa cruz)
composer, curator, arts worker
if you ever found yourself thinking “that’s not a gong that’s a tam tam” this account might be for you
former director of indexical (santa cruz)
composer, curator, arts worker
if you ever found yourself thinking “that’s not a gong that’s a tam tam” this account might be for you
sometimes the best reaper markers are the most honest ones
(why do I not just go read a book every time I do a real-time summing bounce...)
(why do I not just go read a book every time I do a real-time summing bounce...)
November 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
sometimes the best reaper markers are the most honest ones
(why do I not just go read a book every time I do a real-time summing bounce...)
(why do I not just go read a book every time I do a real-time summing bounce...)
Crypto bro boss level, insanity mode (not taking at a woman about crypto)
November 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Crypto bro boss level, insanity mode (not taking at a woman about crypto)
Fundamentally, Lurie and Trump both elevate people with little to no experience so that they have political pawns who owe their careers to them and are functionally paying off that debt through whatever votes are asked of them
missionlocal.org/2025/11/alca...
missionlocal.org/2025/11/alca...
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Fundamentally, Lurie and Trump both elevate people with little to no experience so that they have political pawns who owe their careers to them and are functionally paying off that debt through whatever votes are asked of them
missionlocal.org/2025/11/alca...
missionlocal.org/2025/11/alca...
The Lab is restoring the main auditorium of the San Francisco Labor Temple, built in 1914. Among other things, this is where the 1934 vote to join the longshoremen in a city-wide general strike was held. It will be the largest, longest-running space in the Bay Area dedicated to experimental work.
October 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The Lab is restoring the main auditorium of the San Francisco Labor Temple, built in 1914. Among other things, this is where the 1934 vote to join the longshoremen in a city-wide general strike was held. It will be the largest, longest-running space in the Bay Area dedicated to experimental work.
Cory, and I mean this sincerely, go fuck yourself
September 26, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Cory, and I mean this sincerely, go fuck yourself
Gavin Newsom’s son is also named Hunter???? You can’t make this up folks
September 19, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Gavin Newsom’s son is also named Hunter???? You can’t make this up folks
September 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
We’re all dreaming a dream Brittany don’t ruin it for us
August 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We’re all dreaming a dream Brittany don’t ruin it for us
I’ve had this longstanding belief that it’s impossible to truly evaluate the importance of a presenter / space / organization in isolation. Starting to put these ideas into more concrete thoughts, as we received $150k recently to support a project with this aim in mind. These are a few napkin notes.
August 29, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I’ve had this longstanding belief that it’s impossible to truly evaluate the importance of a presenter / space / organization in isolation. Starting to put these ideas into more concrete thoughts, as we received $150k recently to support a project with this aim in mind. These are a few napkin notes.
Wading into the discourse to say that $850 is fairly low overhead (the lab’s is $1150) and if you don’t expect someone working a full night of “sound & lights” to get paid $400 gross including workers comp, taxes, etc, then uh good luck with the solidarity I guess
August 12, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Wading into the discourse to say that $850 is fairly low overhead (the lab’s is $1150) and if you don’t expect someone working a full night of “sound & lights” to get paid $400 gross including workers comp, taxes, etc, then uh good luck with the solidarity I guess
we caught a mouse so we named it gpt5-mini and released it into the wild*
*the chatgpt office a couple blocks from my house
*the chatgpt office a couple blocks from my house
August 9, 2025 at 3:52 AM
we caught a mouse so we named it gpt5-mini and released it into the wild*
*the chatgpt office a couple blocks from my house
*the chatgpt office a couple blocks from my house
out of curiosity I attempted to try out microsoft 365 copilot chat and I don't think I've ever encountered a more "graphic design is my passion" wait screen from a 3 trillion dollar company
July 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
out of curiosity I attempted to try out microsoft 365 copilot chat and I don't think I've ever encountered a more "graphic design is my passion" wait screen from a 3 trillion dollar company
I'm trying to figure out the math but I didn't go to MIT
Total 2024 OpEx was $4.3B. Their net return on investments in 2024 was ~$2.2B (wow), and 8% tax on that would be $174M. That's 4% of OpEx, not 10%. Am I missing something?
2024 Treasurer's Report: facultygovernance.mit.edu/sites/defaul...
Total 2024 OpEx was $4.3B. Their net return on investments in 2024 was ~$2.2B (wow), and 8% tax on that would be $174M. That's 4% of OpEx, not 10%. Am I missing something?
2024 Treasurer's Report: facultygovernance.mit.edu/sites/defaul...
July 11, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I'm trying to figure out the math but I didn't go to MIT
Total 2024 OpEx was $4.3B. Their net return on investments in 2024 was ~$2.2B (wow), and 8% tax on that would be $174M. That's 4% of OpEx, not 10%. Am I missing something?
2024 Treasurer's Report: facultygovernance.mit.edu/sites/defaul...
Total 2024 OpEx was $4.3B. Their net return on investments in 2024 was ~$2.2B (wow), and 8% tax on that would be $174M. That's 4% of OpEx, not 10%. Am I missing something?
2024 Treasurer's Report: facultygovernance.mit.edu/sites/defaul...
The design on this dose of hops goes hard
June 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The design on this dose of hops goes hard
america runs on private equity
June 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
america runs on private equity
very glad this kid is in our lives
June 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
very glad this kid is in our lives
looking forward to finally finding out what this word means @katerhoades.bsky.social
June 7, 2025 at 3:54 AM
looking forward to finally finding out what this word means @katerhoades.bsky.social
After a decade long hiatus, excited to once again be relaxing, not worrying, and having a homebrew
June 5, 2025 at 1:13 AM
After a decade long hiatus, excited to once again be relaxing, not worrying, and having a homebrew
Trying to describe Curtis Yarvin to someone and visited his Wikipedia and it’s so funny that Nick Land gets “co-founder” status. Imagine devoting your life to reading Kant super well just to be on Moldbug’s bio when you go fash.
June 4, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Trying to describe Curtis Yarvin to someone and visited his Wikipedia and it’s so funny that Nick Land gets “co-founder” status. Imagine devoting your life to reading Kant super well just to be on Moldbug’s bio when you go fash.
I've tasked an LLM* with coming up with a set of phrases that are very similar to the previous phrase, then I'm using an encoder to find the most similar phrase in the collection to the one I secretly hope it will eventually land on.
*llama2.3 running locally on my gamer pc
*llama2.3 running locally on my gamer pc
May 28, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I've tasked an LLM* with coming up with a set of phrases that are very similar to the previous phrase, then I'm using an encoder to find the most similar phrase in the collection to the one I secretly hope it will eventually land on.
*llama2.3 running locally on my gamer pc
*llama2.3 running locally on my gamer pc
update: found all the code for a piece with chris mann and a goldfish-controlled synthesizer system
May 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
update: found all the code for a piece with chris mann and a goldfish-controlled synthesizer system
crate digging is a colonizer mindset, you heard it here first
May 16, 2025 at 4:59 AM
crate digging is a colonizer mindset, you heard it here first
Interactive brand moments??? Count me intrigued!!!
May 14, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Interactive brand moments??? Count me intrigued!!!
feeling like bernie sanders right now as within 15 minutes after sending an email about the NEA cuts we received over $1K (so far) from a TON of people giving $3, $10, $25. like, the number of donors in 15 minutes far exceeds our usual end of year appeal.
it adds up folks!
it adds up folks!
May 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
feeling like bernie sanders right now as within 15 minutes after sending an email about the NEA cuts we received over $1K (so far) from a TON of people giving $3, $10, $25. like, the number of donors in 15 minutes far exceeds our usual end of year appeal.
it adds up folks!
it adds up folks!