Sense Check
Sense Checks slow a claim down before it becomes accepted wisdom. The focus is on numbers, definitions, incentives and the difference between what was promised and what actually happened. These articles are less interested in winning a shouting match than in finding the part that survives contact with evidence. Read the newest check first, or choose a topic when one kind of nonsense has arrived in bulk.
Fifty Years of Towels, Still Dry on Pay, Respect and Dignity
A fact-led roast of anniversary theatre: towels, slogans and “people first” talk, while pay, dignity and working conditions do the real work.
When Certainty Hunts the Vulnerable and Calls It Wisdom
A fact-led roast of how religion, ideology and even science theatre sell certainty to insecure people while power launders inequality as holy destiny.
Algorithmic AI Wants a Soul, Quantum Wants a Fair Chance
A dry roast of AI hype: scale and inference time sharpen algorithmic performance, but natural intelligence may still need a different substrate entirely.
Baby AGI, Kid AGI, and the Locked Nursery Behind the Demo
A fact-led roast of Baby AGI, Mythos, and reported Spud: glossy public demos below, stronger models upstairs, and hallucinations still on the payroll.
Brexit’s Bagholders: Workers Pay, Schemers Cash Out Again
Brexit was sold as sovereignty and stuck workers with the invoice. A fact-led roast of the grift, the reset, and the rich still calling…
Prompt Engineers and the Church of Dumb Smart AI Models
A sharp sense check on prompt engineering and AGI hype: if models still need packed skills and clarifying rules, stop selling them as prophets.
Pay Them Properly and Billionaires Start Looking Normal
A fact-led roast of low pay, billionaire wealth, startup fantasy and AI hype: when wages trail prices and rent climbs, capital still calls it…
Trump’s tyrant-cleaning fantasy ends at his own front door
A roast on Trump’s strongman logic: he may batter tyrants abroad, but he will not leave quietly when voters finally come for him at…
AI Job Gurus Forget Who Still Signs Off the Whole System
A fact-led roast of AI doom merchants who say coding will vanish, while real systems still need humans to judge, audit, verify and sign…
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