Taylor Smith
@taylorsmithmusic.bsky.social
Husband and father. Also, musician, musicologist, and professor. Also also, surfer, bicyclist, and reluctant runner. Also also also, a semi-polyglot, which isn’t a real thing.
Not far of fast but it’s SOMETHING. I need to celebrate tiny victories like this more often.
January 2, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Not far of fast but it’s SOMETHING. I need to celebrate tiny victories like this more often.
“A.I. is more like the nuclear bomb than the printing press or the assembly line: Its progenitors saw its destructive potential from the start but felt desperate to beat competitors to the punch.”
Opinion | An Anti-A.I. Movement Is Coming. Which Party Will Lead It?
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
“A.I. is more like the nuclear bomb than the printing press or the assembly line: Its progenitors saw its destructive potential from the start but felt desperate to beat competitors to the punch.”
It’s such a sorry indictment of contemporary education that my first thought is, “Well, at least they didn’t use AI. Maybe I should give them points for that.”
December 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It’s such a sorry indictment of contemporary education that my first thought is, “Well, at least they didn’t use AI. Maybe I should give them points for that.”
I have two kids. The younger one is taking his behind-the-wheel test at the DMV next week. Whoa!
December 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I have two kids. The younger one is taking his behind-the-wheel test at the DMV next week. Whoa!
Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States of America!
December 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States of America!
At least there’s this:
December 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
At least there’s this:
I just saw this book review and thought, “Wow! That sounds really realistic.”
November 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I just saw this book review and thought, “Wow! That sounds really realistic.”
One of my colleagues is *really* convinced he possesses some sort of superior intellect. He has mentioned how he is often the “smartest person in the room.”
It seems to me, “smart” people don’t usually say stuff like that.
It seems to me, “smart” people don’t usually say stuff like that.
November 20, 2025 at 6:14 AM
One of my colleagues is *really* convinced he possesses some sort of superior intellect. He has mentioned how he is often the “smartest person in the room.”
It seems to me, “smart” people don’t usually say stuff like that.
It seems to me, “smart” people don’t usually say stuff like that.
Teaching an online class in 2025 feels like a fool’s errand. 20 years ago, a lot of us questioned the validity/utility of online classes, but the Ed Admins wouldn’t really listen. Now, we’re stuck with online as a “norm,” and it’s turned into a bit of a joke.
November 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Teaching an online class in 2025 feels like a fool’s errand. 20 years ago, a lot of us questioned the validity/utility of online classes, but the Ed Admins wouldn’t really listen. Now, we’re stuck with online as a “norm,” and it’s turned into a bit of a joke.
I have a very particular sort of nerdiness going on over here:
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I have a very particular sort of nerdiness going on over here:
Reposted by Taylor Smith
sheet music is like the exact opposite of an audio book
October 1, 2025 at 1:50 AM
sheet music is like the exact opposite of an audio book
A satellite launch, visible from my backyard.
September 29, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A satellite launch, visible from my backyard.
I keep seeing people say that Jimmy Kimmel “lied” during that monologue. I’ve watched it a few times, and I’m left scratching my head; I can’t find the “lie.” Maybe someone can point it out to my idiot brain?
September 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I keep seeing people say that Jimmy Kimmel “lied” during that monologue. I’ve watched it a few times, and I’m left scratching my head; I can’t find the “lie.” Maybe someone can point it out to my idiot brain?
I can’t tell if what I’m feeling is regular-old mid-40s existential dread, of if this is something unique to me / the current state of things.
September 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I can’t tell if what I’m feeling is regular-old mid-40s existential dread, of if this is something unique to me / the current state of things.
New strings. Who dis?
August 22, 2025 at 10:20 PM
New strings. Who dis?
One of my bass students (16) think to fix up cars. He sent me this message yesterday:
August 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
One of my bass students (16) think to fix up cars. He sent me this message yesterday:
I have been making a, voluntary, extra monthly contribution to my union for the last several years. Yesterday, I finally got up the guts to ask how to stop making this donation (it is deducted from my salary automatically).
August 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I have been making a, voluntary, extra monthly contribution to my union for the last several years. Yesterday, I finally got up the guts to ask how to stop making this donation (it is deducted from my salary automatically).
I have a colleague whose last name is Mahler. He pronounces it “mailer.” When introducing himself, he says “like the composer.”
I keep wondering if he thinks that composer’s name is/was pronounced “mailer.” I think that’d be news to Gus!
I keep wondering if he thinks that composer’s name is/was pronounced “mailer.” I think that’d be news to Gus!
July 20, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I have a colleague whose last name is Mahler. He pronounces it “mailer.” When introducing himself, he says “like the composer.”
I keep wondering if he thinks that composer’s name is/was pronounced “mailer.” I think that’d be news to Gus!
I keep wondering if he thinks that composer’s name is/was pronounced “mailer.” I think that’d be news to Gus!
Reposted by Taylor Smith
