Mike Andrews
@mndrws.bsky.social
I run inprogress.studio and write creativebreakdown.blog — also making mischief with seriouspeople.co
Mainly posting sketches, shots and the occasional link here
Mainly posting sketches, shots and the occasional link here
February 17, 2026 at 6:19 PM
“It’s not a revolution. It’s a comfort blanket for a managerial class that still can’t fathom that all their tech and wealth couldn’t protect them from the pandemic.”
www.garbageday.email/p/a-comfo…
www.garbageday.email/p/a-comfo…
A comfort blanket for the managerial class
Read to the end for a good focaccia recipe
www.garbageday.email
February 12, 2026 at 9:52 AM
“It’s not a revolution. It’s a comfort blanket for a managerial class that still can’t fathom that all their tech and wealth couldn’t protect them from the pandemic.”
www.garbageday.email/p/a-comfo…
www.garbageday.email/p/a-comfo…
I got a second hand OP-1 the other day. Here’s my first go making something on it — a song I think I wrote about 13 years ago during a very long January that still comes into my head every year round the same time…
soundcloud.com/mikelandr…
soundcloud.com/mikelandr…
January (OP-1 demo)
All made in OP-1 including dodgy vocals on the inbuilt mic :)
soundcloud.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:08 PM
I got a second hand OP-1 the other day. Here’s my first go making something on it — a song I think I wrote about 13 years ago during a very long January that still comes into my head every year round the same time…
soundcloud.com/mikelandr…
soundcloud.com/mikelandr…
From the Trossach’s National Park website about the mountain Ben A’an
February 5, 2026 at 2:50 PM
From the Trossach’s National Park website about the mountain Ben A’an
Societal DoorDash Death Spiral
"our increasing reliance on phone-mediated realities, and our society’s increasing sexlessness are one and the same. We have become a culture that values protecting our own sense of safety, o... https://mandrews.co.uk/2026/02/04/societal-doordash-death-spiral-our.html
"our increasing reliance on phone-mediated realities, and our society’s increasing sexlessness are one and the same. We have become a culture that values protecting our own sense of safety, o... https://mandrews.co.uk/2026/02/04/societal-doordash-death-spiral-our.html
February 4, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Societal DoorDash Death Spiral
"our increasing reliance on phone-mediated realities, and our society’s increasing sexlessness are one and the same. We have become a culture that values protecting our own sense of safety, o... https://mandrews.co.uk/2026/02/04/societal-doordash-death-spiral-our.html
"our increasing reliance on phone-mediated realities, and our society’s increasing sexlessness are one and the same. We have become a culture that values protecting our own sense of safety, o... https://mandrews.co.uk/2026/02/04/societal-doordash-death-spiral-our.html
Empire Sign in Trongate, Glasgow
February 3, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Empire Sign in Trongate, Glasgow
February 1, 2026 at 9:47 PM
February 1, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Am I too stupid to vibe code?
Garbage Day
"Vibe coding, like every new trend coming out of Silicon Valley, turns this process — the entire act of creativity, itself — into a slot machine. One more pull on the AI and maybe it will figure i... https://mandrews.co.uk/2026/01/20/am-i-too-stupid-to.html
Garbage Day
"Vibe coding, like every new trend coming out of Silicon Valley, turns this process — the entire act of creativity, itself — into a slot machine. One more pull on the AI and maybe it will figure i... https://mandrews.co.uk/2026/01/20/am-i-too-stupid-to.html
January 20, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Am I too stupid to vibe code?
Garbage Day
"Vibe coding, like every new trend coming out of Silicon Valley, turns this process — the entire act of creativity, itself — into a slot machine. One more pull on the AI and maybe it will figure i... https://mandrews.co.uk/2026/01/20/am-i-too-stupid-to.html
Garbage Day
"Vibe coding, like every new trend coming out of Silicon Valley, turns this process — the entire act of creativity, itself — into a slot machine. One more pull on the AI and maybe it will figure i... https://mandrews.co.uk/2026/01/20/am-i-too-stupid-to.html
Why did capitalism begin in the west?
Culture: downstream from material conditions.
open.substack.com/pub/grace…
Culture: downstream from material conditions.
open.substack.com/pub/grace…
January 10, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Why did capitalism begin in the west?
Culture: downstream from material conditions.
open.substack.com/pub/grace…
Culture: downstream from material conditions.
open.substack.com/pub/grace…
January 4, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Glasgow evening (now about 3pm)
November 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Glasgow evening (now about 3pm)
A couple of pics of the mean streets of glasgow
November 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
A couple of pics of the mean streets of glasgow
A Morrison’s roof in Glasgow
October 15, 2025 at 10:48 AM
A Morrison’s roof in Glasgow
"The exceptionalism trap, all that manic insisting that AI can’t do our jobs, actually prevents us from articulating why human involvement matters beyond measurable outputs. We’re so busy defending our turf that we never expl... https://mandrews.co.uk/2025/10/11/the-exceptionalism-trap-all-that.html
October 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
"The exceptionalism trap, all that manic insisting that AI can’t do our jobs, actually prevents us from articulating why human involvement matters beyond measurable outputs. We’re so busy defending our turf that we never expl... https://mandrews.co.uk/2025/10/11/the-exceptionalism-trap-all-that.html
A shot from the metro escalator that just feels very Dutch to me
October 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
A shot from the metro escalator that just feels very Dutch to me
Amsterdam downpour
Amsterdownpour
Amsterdownpour
October 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Amsterdam downpour
Amsterdownpour
Amsterdownpour
A shot from Our Lord in the Attic museum in Amsterdam — a Catholic church that was built inside a house during the Protestant ‘alteration’
October 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A shot from Our Lord in the Attic museum in Amsterdam — a Catholic church that was built inside a house during the Protestant ‘alteration’
back home staring at the mantelpiece
October 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
back home staring at the mantelpiece