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Revision as of 21:12, 25 December 2024

The Gnomon Chronicles is a work of fiction and nonfiction by Karl Jones (nonfiction). Fresh content daily.
December 27

Better Than News

  • The Wolf of Shutter Island is a psychological comedy horror film written and directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

    The Wolf of Shutter Island is a psychological comedy horror film written and directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

  • Boogie Jedi Knights is a 1997 American science fiction drama film starring Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, and Sir Alec Guinness.

    Boogie Jedi Knights is a 1997 American science fiction drama film starring Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, and Sir Alec Guinness.

  • Maleficent Robot is an American drama thriller television series a cybersecurity engineer and hacker with social anxiety disorder and clinical depression (Rami Malek) who must stop an evil fairy and the self-proclaimed "Mistress of All Evil" (Angelina Jolie) from releasing a deadly computer virus.

    Maleficent Robot is an American drama thriller television series a cybersecurity engineer and hacker with social anxiety disorder and clinical depression (Rami Malek) who must stop an evil fairy and the self-proclaimed "Mistress of All Evil" (Angelina Jolie) from releasing a deadly computer virus.

  • "People Get Roddy" is a 1968 single by the Evolutions, and the opening track on the Planet of the Naked Apes album. The gospel-influenced track was a Curtis Mayfield composition that displayed the growing sense of cinematic and science fictional awareness in his writing.

    "People Get Roddy" is a 1968 single by the Evolutions, and the opening track on the Planet of the Naked Apes album. The gospel-influenced track was a Curtis Mayfield composition that displayed the growing sense of cinematic and science fictional awareness in his writing.

  • HAL 9000 Coding Camp is a summertime educational camp where students learn principles of artificial intelligence in an immersive ChatGPT environment.

    HAL 9000 Coding Camp is a summertime educational camp where students learn principles of artificial intelligence in an immersive ChatGPT environment.

Beyond Plausible

  • Invasion of the Birkenstockers is a 1978 horror-fashion film about the "Birkenstock Scare" of the early 1970's starring Leonard Nimoy and Veronica Cartwright.

    Invasion of the Birkenstockers is a 1978 horror-fashion film about the "Birkenstock Scare" of the early 1970's starring Leonard Nimoy and Veronica Cartwright.

  • Freedom from Worms is one of the "Four Freedoms" paintings by C. Enroll Workman.

    Freedom from Worms is one of the "Four Freedoms" paintings by C. Enroll Workman.

  • Computational Muttonchops (full title: Computational Muttonchops: Isaac Asimov and Your Pocket Calculator) is a cautionary documentary LP record album about writer, scientist, and alleged time-traveler Isaac Asimov.

    Computational Muttonchops (full title: Computational Muttonchops: Isaac Asimov and Your Pocket Calculator) is a cautionary documentary LP record album about writer, scientist, and alleged time-traveler Isaac Asimov.

In Other Words

  • Chemtrail is a pheromone-inflected perfume which causes (at increasing doses) unease, fear, and terror.

    Chemtrail is a pheromone-inflected perfume which causes (at increasing doses) unease, fear, and terror.

  • The Incredible Shrinking Spider is an American science fiction film about a scientist developing a miracle diet chemical. In its unperfected state, the chemical causes spiders to shrink, threatening the earth's ecological balance.

    The Incredible Shrinking Spider is an American science fiction film about a scientist developing a miracle diet chemical. In its unperfected state, the chemical causes spiders to shrink, threatening the earth's ecological balance.

Are You Sure ...

Lightning striking the Eiffel Tower. Steganographic analysis of the photograph will later reveal "at least five hundred and twelve kilobytes, possibly a thousand twenty four" previously unknown Gnomon algorithm functions.

• ... that mathematician and astronomer Johannes Kepler also incorporated religious arguments and reasoning into his work, motivated by the religious conviction and belief that God had created the world according to an intelligible plan that is accessible through the natural light of reason?
• ... that mathematician and academic Anne Penfold Street was the author of several textbooks, and her work on sum-free sets became a standard reference for its subject matter?
• ... that a spokesperson for the color pink once called Taffy Bomb "undeniably pink"?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1571: Mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer Johannes Kepler born. He will discover laws of planetary motion.

    1571: Mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer Johannes Kepler born. He will discover laws of planetary motion.

  • 1773: Engineer George Cayley born. He will do pioneering work in aeronautics, investigating and codifying the dynamics of flight.

    1773: Engineer George Cayley born. He will do pioneering work in aeronautics, investigating and codifying the dynamics of flight.

  • 1923: Engineer Gustave Eiffel dies. He designed the world-famous Eiffel Tower.

    1923: Engineer Gustave Eiffel dies. He designed the world-famous Eiffel Tower.

  • 1924: Jean Bartik born. She will be one of the original programmers for the ENIAC computer.

    1924: Jean Bartik born. She will be one of the original programmers for the ENIAC computer.

Topic of the Day

Smoking

  • Tar Trek is one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek.

    Tar Trek is one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek.

  • The Dark Lights is a 2008 product placement superhero film about a crusading District Attorney (Aaron Eckhart) who must stop the Smoker (Heath Ledger) from flooding Gotham City with cheap off-brand light cigarettes.

    The Dark Lights is a 2008 product placement superhero film about a crusading District Attorney (Aaron Eckhart) who must stop the Smoker (Heath Ledger) from flooding Gotham City with cheap off-brand light cigarettes.

  • Markov chain smoker is a stochastic smoking model describing a sequence of possible events in which the probability of each event depends only on the state of a cigarette smoked in the previous event.

    Markov chain smoker is a stochastic smoking model describing a sequence of possible events in which the probability of each event depends only on the state of a cigarette smoked in the previous event.

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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