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Latest revision as of 21:32, 8 January 2025

The Gnomon Chronicles is a work of fiction and nonfiction by Karl Jones (nonfiction). Fresh content daily.
January 11

Better Than News

  • Philosophical Beasts: Socrates versus Dumbledore is a fantasy adventure film in which Albus Dumbledore tasks Newt Scamander and his allies with a mission that takes them into ancient Greece during the time of Socrates.

    Philosophical Beasts: Socrates versus Dumbledore is a fantasy adventure film in which Albus Dumbledore tasks Newt Scamander and his allies with a mission that takes them into ancient Greece during the time of Socrates.

  • Frank Herbert's Groot is a children's adventure book by Frank Herbert which combines elements of his June (credited to Frank Herbert 1.1 "as told to OrbGazer") and the character Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy.

    Frank Herbert's Groot is a children's adventure book by Frank Herbert which combines elements of his June (credited to Frank Herbert 1.1 "as told to OrbGazer") and the character Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy.

  • Zepsis is a mental condition that arises when the mind's response to lack of Led Zeppelin causes injury to its own perceptions and interpretations.

    Zepsis is a mental condition that arises when the mind's response to lack of Led Zeppelin causes injury to its own perceptions and interpretations.

Beyond Plausible

  • The Wolf of Comedy is an American biographical film written and directed by Martin Scorsese about Rupert Pupkin (Robert De Niro), a Wall Street stock broker engaged in rampant corruption and fraud who escapes into a drug-fueled fantasy world where he kidnaps his childhood comedy idol Jerry Lewis.

    The Wolf of Comedy is an American biographical film written and directed by Martin Scorsese about Rupert Pupkin (Robert De Niro), a Wall Street stock broker engaged in rampant corruption and fraud who escapes into a drug-fueled fantasy world where he kidnaps his childhood comedy idol Jerry Lewis.

  • "Worth What It's Born to Run For" is a song by Buffalo Springfield and Bruce Springsteen.

    "Worth What It's Born to Run For" is a song by Buffalo Springfield and Bruce Springsteen.

  • Gentle Ben and Jerry's is an American ice cream manufacturing company which was founded in 1965 by a large male bear named Ben and a boy named Mark.

    Gentle Ben and Jerry's is an American ice cream manufacturing company which was founded in 1965 by a large male bear named Ben and a boy named Mark.

In Other Words

  • Priestspotting is a drama film about a Roman Catholic priest (Linus Roache), a young hoodlum (Ewan McGregor), and their struggles with heroin addiction.

    Priestspotting is a drama film about a Roman Catholic priest (Linus Roache), a young hoodlum (Ewan McGregor), and their struggles with heroin addiction.

  • The Truman Show 2 is a satirical psychological horror-drama film starring Jordan Peele and Ed Harris.

    The Truman Show 2 is a satirical psychological horror-drama film starring Jordan Peele and Ed Harris.

Are You Sure ...

• ... that scientist and bishop Niels Steensen (1 January 1638 – 25 November 1686) questioned explanations for the idea that fossils grow in the ground?

• ... that mathematician, cosmographer, and academic Pedro Nunes (11 January 1502 – 11 August 1578) pioneered the application of mathematics to navigation and cartography?

• ... that computer scientist Tony Hoare (born 11 January 1934) developed Hoare logic for verifying program correctness, and the formal language communicating sequential processes (CSP) to specify the interactions of concurrent processes (including the dining philosophers problem)?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1502: Mathematician, cosmographer, and academic Pedro Nunes born. He will be one of the greatest mathematicians of his time, known for his mathematical approach to navigation and cartography.

    1502: Mathematician, cosmographer, and academic Pedro Nunes born. He will be one of the greatest mathematicians of his time, known for his mathematical approach to navigation and cartography.

  • 1569: First recorded lottery in England.

    1569: First recorded lottery in England.

  • 1638: Scientist and bishop Niels Steensen born. He will question explanations for tear production, the idea that fossils grow in the ground.

    1638: Scientist and bishop Niels Steensen born. He will question explanations for tear production, the idea that fossils grow in the ground.

  • 1757: engineer and naval architect Samuel Bentham born. He will design the first Panopticon.

    1757: engineer and naval architect Samuel Bentham born. He will design the first Panopticon.

  • 1934: Computer scientist Tony Hoare born. He will go on to invent the quicksort algorithm, and make other contributions to computer science.

    1934: Computer scientist Tony Hoare born. He will go on to invent the quicksort algorithm, and make other contributions to computer science.

  • 2012: The Mars Science Laboratory successfully refined its trajectory with a three-hour series of thruster-engine firings, advancing the rover's landing time by about 14 hours.

    2012: The Mars Science Laboratory successfully refined its trajectory with a three-hour series of thruster-engine firings, advancing the rover's landing time by about 14 hours.

  • 2017: Dennis Paulson of Mars celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Mars Science Laboratory successfully refining its trajectory with a three-hour series of thruster-engine firings, advancing the rover's landing time by about 14 hours.

    2017: Dennis Paulson of Mars celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Mars Science Laboratory successfully refining its trajectory with a three-hour series of thruster-engine firings, advancing the rover's landing time by about 14 hours.

Topic of the Day

Water

  • The Undersea World of Spock Cousteau is a 2021 drama film about a scientist (Leonard Nimoy) who suffers a time-travel brain injury which causes others to believe that he is Jacques Cousteau. Co-starring marine biologist Steven Zissou as "Cuddle Squid".

    The Undersea World of Spock Cousteau is a 2021 drama film about a scientist (Leonard Nimoy) who suffers a time-travel brain injury which causes others to believe that he is Jacques Cousteau. Co-starring marine biologist Steven Zissou as "Cuddle Squid".

  • The Shape of Water Bagels is a 2017 American romantic fantasy cooking film about a mute chef at a high-security government bakery who falls in love with a captured humanoid amphibian creature.

    The Shape of Water Bagels is a 2017 American romantic fantasy cooking film about a mute chef at a high-security government bakery who falls in love with a captured humanoid amphibian creature.

  • Mesopelagium is a restaurant in New Minneapolis, Canada specializing in seafood from the mesopelagic zone.

    Mesopelagium is a restaurant in New Minneapolis, Canada specializing in seafood from the mesopelagic zone.

  • "Bridge Under Troubled Water" is a song by Simon and Garfunkel 1.1 about global climate change and sea level rise.

    "Bridge Under Troubled Water" is a song by Simon and Garfunkel 1.1 about global climate change and sea level rise.

  • Blunderball is a 1965 British spy film about a secret marine biologist (Sean Connery) who must find two top-secret NATO atomic dolphins stolen by SPRAT.

    Blunderball is a 1965 British spy film about a secret marine biologist (Sean Connery) who must find two top-secret NATO atomic dolphins stolen by SPRAT.

Interview

INTERVIEW: "Gnomon Chronicles: An Interview With The Man Who Makes Up Movies - Meet the satirist blurring the line between entertainment and reality…" by Aaron Cowell for Tr!ll online magazine.

Favorites

Spiral Rings 2.

Spectrum is a 2015 action-physics film about the scientific organization Spectrum and its enigmatic leader Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Isaac Newton), who intends to overthrow the dominant paradigm. Co-starring Daniel Craig as Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.

The Candidate: Endgame is an American political science fiction drama film about leftist lawyer Bill McKay (Robert Redford), who is recruited by Hydra to run for World Security Council Secretary seat against admired Republican Thanos (Josh Brolin).

Euglena Junction is a reality television program about the life of Euglena, a genus of single-celled flagellate protists. It is loosely based on the television program Petticoat Junction, with different species of Euglena playing the roles of Kate Bradley, her three daughters Billie Jo, Bobbie Jo, and Betty Jo, and her uncle Joe Carson.

The Nixie Economy: How black market Nixie tubes fuel the underground economy is a nonfiction book by mathematician and Gnomon algorithm theorist Alice Beta about the economic and historical significance of Nixie tubes.

Lend a Hand voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

Hamlet is a 1979 science fiction horror film written and directed by Ridley Scott and based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare.

Art is long, life is brave.
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