Andrew Smales

Software programmer, currently working on software and systems for a new airline.

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Portfolio

Here are some of the projects and websites I have on the go at the moment. View full portfolio page →

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Favicon Farm

favicon.farm Favicon generator. Fast, free, just paste and go.
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Medium term goals

  • Write to my newsletter more often.
  • Learn sign painting.
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Social

The only social media I use at the moment is Instagram.

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Youtube

I made a video documenting my inefficient method for solving the Rubik's Cube. Every few years I pick one up and forget my method, so I made it for myself. I've already used it.

Originally I called it "The Smales Method" and it got a few hundred views quickly. Then I felt that was pretentious and changed it to "my method" — views stopped immediately. Interesting what a difference that made.

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Bitcoin

I don't care about cryptocurrency, but I'm always curious about who invented it. I made a page with a Bayesian calculator to track my thoughts on Satoshi's identity.

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ChatGPT knows who I am

I debated adding this because it seems goofy, but ChatGPT 4 knows who I am:

ChatGPT screenshot
Last updated 2025