Writing
I'm Gordy Clark. I build software at Workmind, but this is my personal website. It is a work in progress right now, so excuse some of the AI slop "articles" in the blog and essay sections. The lists, though, are all hand-typed with love by a human, so I'd start there.
- Manna and Work Below The Algorithm OpenAI announces the release of their new Torment Nexus, from the beloved sci-fi novella 'Don't Build The Torment Nexus'
- Dirty Old Men Who Write Bad Sex Scenes Perhaps some masochist could compile all the scenes together into the worst coffee table book ever
- When you fight yourself, what's the winning move? I was expecting something far more bloody and brutal, but the ending to Eight Bites baffled me.
- List of Frank Zappa Instrumentals by Opening Theme I'm always forgetting what the names of the different Zappa songs playing in my head are, so this list helps me keep track
- Gordy's Hot Takes A list of my contraversial opinions
- This weekend's floods in Bangkok What I do when there is severe weather or natural disasters
- Airport Tier List My rankings of the best & worst airports in the world
- List of Band Names Great names for bands - free to anyone who wants it!
- Books I've Read Almost every book I've read in the last 7-8 years. The notes are here to remind me what the book was and they are not necessarially reviews or endorsements.
- What's Out and What's In: Fall/Winter 2026 It's time for your semi-annual horoscope to learn how to be turnt when the leaves turn
- List of Texas Activities A Bingo card for your time in Texas
- On Building a Website Out of Files Why a markdown-to-HTML pipeline with no server and no JavaScript is still the right call in 2026.