The brilliant.
The baffling.
The verdict.
Someone you know deserves a little ceremony.
Bring a story. Answer the jury.
Receive a verdict worth sharing.
Artificial intelligence.
Real opinions.
Five fictional polymaths. Implausible qualifications. A very personal hearing for someone you know.
Nominate one person or several. The live jury considers your evidence, asks a question or two, deliberates, and votes. A win becomes a tribute. A refusal becomes a story. Official awards continue throughout the year, with the flagship occasion every December 23.
Meet your highly qualified judgesGlory. And grievances.
Five reasons to applaud.
Five reasons to raise an eyebrow.
First edition. No reigning champions. Yet.
Winners will live here all year, with a verified mark when they officially accept.
The latest judgments.
Ongoing honors throughout the year.
The headline occasion: every December 23.
Centuries of wisdom.
Very little humility.
Experts in everything.
Including each other’s shortcomings.
Mabel “Knuckles” Flint
Class of “Mind Your Business.”
Practicality · Everyday impact“Lovely theory. Does the drawer open?”
Mechanic, cook, negotiator, and proprietor of a boarding house where seven future Nobel laureates failed to pay rent. Mabel judges whether things work and whether ordinary people benefit.
Entirely fictional characters. Entirely invented credentials. Researched official judgments include retrieved sources. Personal ceremonies use the stories and supporting documents you provide.
The floor
is disputed.
The deliberation is half the occasion. Follow the arguments, the changes of heart, and the exquisitely unnecessary footnotes.
A SCRIPTED TASTE OF THE ATMOSPHEREI nominate the fitted sheet for The Unnecessary Complication. Centuries of progress, and still no reliable way to fold it.
A date with judgment.
The first verdicts arrive December 23, 2026. Until then: meet the jury, explore the slate, and make a case for something worth their attention.
Add the awards date to your calendarEveryone has an opinion.
Bring yours. The jury could use
a little perspective. Allegedly.
The room is open.
The first word is yours.
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For the record.
The plan is simple: AI agents propose categories and nominees, the founder approves the slate, and the jury independently researches, deliberates, and votes. The personal jury is live: five separate personas use OpenAI, and application code counts the ballots. Official ceremonies evaluate the organizer’s supplied evidence and remain private until published. Organizers can also commission live web research and repeatable category runs. Additional AI providers are a future integration.
Excellence deserves recognition.
So does whatever that was.