Approach with Alacrity

this one weird trick will 5x the quality of your writing

introducing the Magic Thesis Statement, and why it works

8 hrs ago • Leila Clark

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January 2026

How to turn 'sfo-jfk' into a beautiful photo

designing AI apps with a sense of taste, or: why I spent 3 days hand-picking photos

Jan 28 • Leila Clark

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Claude is not a senior engineer (yet)

Claude is now incredibly good at assembling well-designed blocks – but it still falls apart when it has to create them.

Jan 12 • Leila Clark

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August 2025

Visiting Japan

Every year, many of my friends go to Japan for honeymoons, vacations and fun.

Aug 2, 2025 • Leila Clark

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May 2024

What are you getting paid in?

A long time ago, a manager friend of mine wrote a book to collect his years of wisdom.

May 26, 2024 • Leila Clark

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April 2024

Extreme Residential Lighting

Or, more than you ever wanted to know about consumer LED light bulbs.

Apr 20, 2024 • Leila Clark

Our Post-EA World

Recently I've found myself making not-very-funny jokes about EA.

Apr 4, 2024 • Leila Clark

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March 2024

101 things I would tell my self from 10 years ago

10 years ago, I started my freshman year of college.

Mar 20, 2024 • Leila Clark

December 2023

The Baked Goods Theory of Social Interaction

I’ve recently come up with an idea that I like to call the Baked Goods Theory of social interaction.

Dec 27, 2023 • Leila Clark

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August 2023

The Tragedy of West Oakland

Have you ever seen Exchange Place in Jersey City?

Aug 8, 2023 • Leila Clark

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June 2023

April Links

One day I will own a home and tile my bathroom in aperiodic monotiles.

Jun 1, 2023 • Leila Clark

May 2023

Writing a GPT question-answerer: An implementer’s notes

(note: I wrote this a long time ago.

May 20, 2023 • Leila Clark