01
Introducing downtempo.org→
I've launched downtempo.org, a curated map of downtempo music: its subgenres (including lo-fi), the labels that support it, and the new releases to note. And the first Andy[x] pursuit to leave the workshop.
2026-06-10
·2 min read
02
Stages of data gathering for AI training: From the Big Scrape through the Big Capture→
How AI companies evolved from scraping the web, to licensing your data and to capturing reality itself: the three phases of AI's insatiable hunger for training data.
2026-01-06
·4 min read
03
In Defense of Stoicism and Single-Purpose Devices→
Thoughts on unbridled intellectual exploration, the joy of e-readers, and why smartphones aren't the perfect do-everything machine.
2025-10-24
·3 min read
04
Learning to See: Using An Artist's Eye to Identify Emerging Technology Trends and Their Implications→
'Learning to see' isn't just an essential tool for any artist, it's a practice that can significantly improve your understanding of our rapidly-changing world and its technologies. Check out my process with an example of using it when looking for AI growth companies.
2025-09-16
·6 min read
05
Introducing Andy[x]→
Two months after leaving Google, contemplating life in a geodesic dome on the Baja coast, the urge to build returned. Andy[x] is what came of it.
2025-09-10
·2 min read