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| '''''Fiction''''' is an ongoing work of [[fiction (nonfiction)|fiction]] and [[nonfiction (nonfiction)|nonfiction]] by [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)|Karl Jones]]. | | {{Daily Image/{{#time:F j|now -4 hours}}}} |
| | '''''The Gnomon Chronicles''''' is a work of fiction and nonfiction by [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)]]. Fresh content daily.<br> |
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| == In the News == | | == Beyond Plausible == |
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| File:Queen Anne's War and Paddington Bear.png|link=Queen Anne's War (nonfiction)|[[Queen Anne's War (nonfiction)|Queen Anne's War]] is over, Paddington Bear negotiates peace treaty.
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| File:Exponential-growth-diagram.svg|link=Crimes against mathematical constants|[[Crimes against mathematical constants]] on the rise, according to [[Mathematical diagram (nonfiction)|mathematical diagram]].
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| File:Vostok1 descent module.jpg|link=Spacecraft (nonfiction)|Retired [[Spacecraft (nonfiction)|Vostok 1 descent module]] calls for moment of silence to honor [[Rosetta spacecraft (nonfiction)|Rosetta]]'s courageous self-sacrifice.
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| File:Rosetta's_last_image.jpg|link=Rosetta spacecraft (nonfiction)|"I regret nothing" says [[Rosetta spacecraft (nonfiction)|Rosetta spacecraft]], before impacting Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
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| File:Dick_Turpin_of_Mars.jpg|link=Dick Turpin of Mars|Highwayman [[Dick Turpin of Mars]] takes parting shot at [[Dennis Paulson of Mars]], makes another daring escape.
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| File:Dennis Paulson of Mars closeup.jpg|link=Dennis Paulson of Mars|[[Dennis Paulson of Mars]], new [[Reality television (nonfiction)|reality TV]] show, gets rave reviews.
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| File:Mandelbrot-AI-interview.jpg|link=Benoit Mandelbrot|Artist-Engineers prepare an interface to the famed artificial intelligence [[Benoit Mandelbrot]].
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| File:Thugs strangling traveller.jpg|link=Criminal (nonfiction)|[[Demon (nonfiction)|Demon]]-hunters [[Predation (nonfiction)|capture their prey]]. One hunter grips the Demon's feet, another its hands, while the third weaves a sacred ligature around the Demon's neck.
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| File:Brer_Rabbit_and_Tar_Baby_9000.jpg|link=Tar-Baby 9000|[[Tar-Baby 9000]] infects Brer Rabbit with the [[Snake Lemma]] (1895).
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| File:Green-Ring Dick-Cavett-Show 1969.jpg|link=Green Ring|[[Green Ring]] interviewed by [[Dick Cavett (nonfiction)|Dick Cavett]].
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| File:Bioautography of a Chlorophyll Molecule.jpg|link=Bioautography of a Chlorophyll Molecule|Publication of ''[[Bioautography of a Chlorophyll Molecule]]'' generates new interest in [[Organic golem|organic golems]].
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| File:A Narrow Escape.jpg|link=Narrow escape problem (nonfiction)|American Civil War officer demonstrates [[Narrow escape problem (nonfiction)|Narrow escape problem]].
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| File:Cantor set (four iterations).png|link=The Sigil (crime fighter)|Crime-fighter [[The Sigil (crime fighter)|The Sigil]] vows to teach [[Crimes against mathematical constants|math criminals]] a [[Set theory (nonfiction)|Set theory]] lesson they will never forget.
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| File:Brownian ratchet.png|link=Brownian ratchet (nonfiction)|[[Brownian ratchet (nonfiction)|Brownian ratchet]] may be cover story for [[Brownian racket]], according to [[John Brunner]].
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| File:Anarchimedes.jpg|link=Anarchimedes|Supervillain [[Anarchimedes]] generates earthquakes in the [[Waif (physics)|two to four kilo-waif]] range.
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| File:Maxwell's_demon.svg|link=Maxwell's demon (nonfiction)|[[Maxwell's demon (nonfiction)|Maxwell's demon]] not so bad once you get to know [[Mathematics|the math]], says [[Léon Brillouin (nonfiction)|Brillouin]].
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| File:Claude Shannon.jpg|link=Claude Shannon (nonfiction)|[[Claude Shannon (nonfiction)|Claude Shannon]] has that "[[Information theory (nonfiction)|information theory]]" gleam in his eye.
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| File:Hilbert_curve.gif|link=Hilbert Curve (nonfiction)|Traditional [[Hilbert curve (nonfiction)|Hilbert curve]] powerless against [[Demon (nonfiction)|demons]], says Writer-Sorceror [[Roger Zelazny]].
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| File:Neptune_Slaughter_menaces_Project_Iceworm.jpg|link=Project Iceworm (nonfiction)|Supervillain [[Neptune Slaughter]] manifests as gigantic ice worm, menaces [[Project Iceworm (nonfiction)|Project Iceworm]].
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| Morton's_ether_inhaler.jpg|link=Anesthesia|Morton's ether inhaler on exhibit; supervillain [[Anesthesia]] said to be planning heist.
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| File:Hello, world in C.svg|link="Hello World!" program (nonfiction)|[["Hello World!" program (nonfiction)|"Hello World" computer program]] from 1974 proud to represent Hello World programs everywhere.
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| File:Ecliptic path.jpg|link=Zodiac Healer|The [[Zodiac Healer]] travels along the ecliptic, exactly as [[Guo Shoujing (nonfiction)]] predicted.
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| File:Hollerith_Punched_Card.jpg|link=Hollerith card (nonfiction)|[[Hollerith card (nonfiction)|Hollerith punched card]] contains two tickets to premier showing of documentary film ''[[Unexpectedly Hanging Chad]]''.
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| File:Guo_Shoujing_studies_the_Pleiades.jpg|[[Guo Shoujing (nonfiction)|Guo Shoujing]] studies the Pleiades, discovers new form of [[Gnomon algorithm]].
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| File:Paper_tape_relay_operation.jpg|link=Unexpectedly Hanging Chad|Documentary film ''[[Unexpectedly Hanging Chad]]'' is surprise hit at electoral policy conference.
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| File:Neptune_Slaughter.jpg|link=Neptune Slaughter|Supervillain [[Neptune Slaughter]] manifests as gigantic ice worm, drinks up several million gallons of arctic seawater.
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| File:Green_Spiral_9.jpg|link=Green Spiral 9 (nonfiction)|''[[Green Spiral 9 (nonfiction)|Green Spiral 9]]'' now online.
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| File:Poicephalus senegalus egg tooth.jpg|link=Egg tooth (nonfiction)|Baby bird with [[egg tooth (nonfiction)|egg tooth]] is adorable and menacing at the same time.
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| File:Cleopatra-dies-of-asp-bite-and-IBM-PC.png|link=Death of Cleopatra|[[Death of Cleopatra|Cleopatra dies]] of asp bite and IBM-PC.
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| File:The Eel receives news from informants.jpg|link=The Eel's henchmen|[[The Eel]] receives news from informants. Note the golden serpent ring which The Eel uses to [[The Eel's henchmen|hypnotize and recruit henchmen]].
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| File:Red Eyes.jpg|link=Red Eyes|[[Red Eyes]] and [[Computational Human Phantom]] may form crime-fighting team.
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| File:Joseph_Schillinger_and_the_Rhythmicon.jpg|link=Drum machine (nonfiction)|Music educator Joseph Schillinger assures Rhythmicon that it will grow up to be a full-fledged [[drum machine (nonfiction)]].
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| File:Bread_mold_flavor,_best_flavor,_crazy_talk.png|link=Bread mold flavor (nonfiction)|[[Venn diagram (nonfiction)]] shows [[Bread mold flavor (nonfiction)|intersection of "Bread mold flavor", "Best flavor", and "Crazy talk"]].
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| File:Radon Lake.jpg|link=Radon Lake|[[Radon Lake]] contained within high-energy plasma bubble.
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| File:Alistair Treadgold 1916.jpg|link=Alistair Treadgold|[[Alistair Treadgold]]'s research into electrolysis influenced a generation of [[Musical electroplating ensemble (nonfiction)|musical electroplating ensembles]], including [[Chrome Plover]].
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| File:The Joker circa 1940.jpg|link=Physicist (nonfiction)|[[The Joker (nonfiction)|The Joker]] imprisons, tortures famed [[Physicist (nonfiction)|physicist]] Galileo Galilei. Church authorities say they are "powerless to intervene".
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| File:Cryptographic numen modelled as nano-wire.jpg|link=Cryptographic numen|[[Cryptographic numen]] modeled in nanowire, generates micro-epiphanies.
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| File:Bacon's_Drama_Dial.jpg|link=Shakespeare-Magellan Expedition|Bacon's Drama Dial is key to [[Shakespeare-Magellan Expedition]], according to new cryptographic analysis.
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| File:Jason Nelson.jpg|link=Jason Nelson (nonfiction)|[[Jason Nelson (nonfiction)]] does not know [[This is how you will die (nonfiction)|how you will die (nonfiction)]], so please stop asking.
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| File:Mud_pot.jpg|Mud pot in northern California runs dry, may relocate to [[Devil's Mud Pie]] area.
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| File:Draw Doug genetic algorithm.jpg|link=Genetic algorithm (nonfiction)|"How to Draw Doug" cartoon by Ruben Bolling explains [[Genetic algorithm (nonfiction)|genetic algorithms (nonfiction)]].
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| File:Electric S'mores in Brasília.jpg|link=Electric S'mores|[[Electric S'mores]] now open in Brasília!
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| File:Hazmatterhorn.jpg|link=Hazmatterhorn|Matterhorn encapsulated in gigantic glass vial, converted to copper sulfate pentahydrate crystals. See [[Hazmatterhorn]].
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| File:Fugitive Rubies and hand x-ray.jpg|link=Evil bit release|This photograph, if genuine, may show the moment following the [[Evil bit release|release of an evil bit]] by supervillain [[Fugitive Rubies]].
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| File:The Eel.jpg|link=The Eel|[[The Eel]], freshly incarcerated in the [[Nacreum]], remains defiant: "No prison can hold me!"
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| File:Wild Man in Hydrogen Bubble Chamber.jpg|link=Time travel (nonfiction)|Inventor of [[Time travel (nonfiction)|time travel]] travels to distant past, [[Wild man (nonfiction)|goes insane, becomes own ancestor]] -- not necessarily in that order.
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| File:Niente da Fare Antonio Rotta.jpg|link=Scarpomancy (nonfiction)|Cobbler admits inability to divine [[Scarpomancy (nonfiction)|future of old boots]].
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| File:Mispent Youth.jpg|link=Mispent Youth|Taste sensation: [[Methylphenidate (nonfiction)|Methylphenidate]] + [[Extract of Radium]] = [[Mispent Youth]]. Shown here with vodka and olives.
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| File:Alberta sulfur pyramids.jpg|link=Alberta sulphur pyramids (nonfiction)|Delicious aroma of [[Alberta sulphur pyramids (nonfiction)|sulfur pyramids]] attracts [[Comer's Midden Monster|Comer's Midden Monsters]] to Alberta.
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| File:First computer bug.jpg|link=Software defect (nonfiction)|[[Software defect (nonfiction)|Computer bug]] demands rematch. "That relay sucker-punched me!" says moth.
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| File:Electric S'mores.jpg|link=Electric S'mores|[[Electric S'mores]] open for business.
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| File:Dalton Trumbo prison 1950.jpg|link=Dalton Trumbo (nonfiction)|[[Dalton Trumbo (nonfiction)|Dalton Trumbo]] refuses to betray friends and principles, enjoys state-sponsored meals for nearly a year.
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| File:Dark Side of the Moon.png|link=Physicist (nonfiction)|''Dark Side of the Moon'' "kept my spirits up during the ordeal", [[Physicist (nonfiction)|Galileo]] heard to mutter while leaving the courtroom.
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| File:Galileo_E_pur_si_muove.jpg|link=Physicist (nonfiction)|[[Physicist (nonfiction)|Galileo]], imprisoned on trumped-up charges, uses nail to scratch the equation ''E pur si muove'' on dungeon wall, cuts his way to freedom.
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| File:Umbrella Man.jpg|link=Umbrella Man (nonfiction)|[[Umbrella Man (nonfiction)|Umbrella Man witnesses]] rubbed with [[Clandestiphrine]], 73% die of stack overflow allergy. Witness Protection Program implements software patch to prevent recurrence.
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| File:Electric_Kool-Aid_Acid_Test_cover.jpg|link=The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test|Early techno-thriller fails [[Turing test (nonfiction)|Turing test]], author invents [[High-energy literature]] techniques to improve readability.
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| File:800px-Nebra_Schwerter.jpg|link=Weapon (nonfiction)|Army research laboratories [[Weapon (nonfiction)|convert modern plowshares into ancient swords]]. Military contractors call technique "Astonishing breakthrough."
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| File:Companion of Asclepius Myrmidon.jpg|link=Asclepius Myrmidon|[[Asclepius Myrmidon]] provides emergency medical services after [[Pi disaster]].
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| File:Mandelbrot set command line depiction.png|link=Mandelbrot set (nonfiction)|Line printer [[Mandelbrot set (nonfiction)|Mandelbrot set]] yearns for color, launches Kickstarter campaign to fund upgrade.
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| File:Dick_Turpin_of_Mars.jpg|link=Hopalong Cassidy (nonfiction)|Highwayman Dick Turpin of Mars takes parting shot at [[Hopalong Cassidy (nonfiction)|Hopalong Cassidy]].
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| File:Papillon_book_cover.jpg|link=Papillon (nonfiction)|Re-emitted red light suggests that [[Fugitive Rubies]] is secretly manipulating ''[[Papillon (nonfiction)|Papillon]]'', say [[High-energy literature|High-energy literature theorists]].
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| Fugitive_Rubies_interrogation_800x600.jpg|link=Fugitive Rubies|Captured supervillain [[Fugitive Rubies]] involuntarily luminesces under green laser interrogation, re-emits red light.
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| File:Bourbaki_virages_dangereux_fruiting_body.jpg|link=Outsider mathematics|Fruiting body of ''Bourbaki virages dangereux'' nominated as symbol of [[Outsider mathematics|outsider mathematics]].
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| File:Tunguska-Preservation-TV.jpg|link=Tunguska Event Preservation Society|Join [[Tunguska Event Preservation Society]], receive interactive 1927 expedition.
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| File:Brainiac head.png|link=Brainiac skull diodes (nonfiction)|Second-hand [[Brainiac skull diodes (nonfiction)|Brainiac skull diodes]] used for cut-rate [[Medulla oblongata (nonfiction)|Medulla oblongata]] upgrade.
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| File:Rule 90 trees.svg|link=Cellular automaton (nonfiction)|Latest version of [[Bernoulli family (nonfiction)|Bernoulli family tree]] powered by [[Cellular automaton (nonfiction)|cellular automata]].
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| File:Wizard Jan Kochanowski.jpg|link=Jan_Kochanowski|Poet and wizard [[Jan Kochanowski]] adapts [[Nebra sky disk (nonfiction)]] for use as [[scrying engine]].
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| File:Luminous dial of Soviet aircraft chronometer.jpg|link=Chronometer (nonfiction)|Luminous dial of Soviet aircraft [[Chronometer (nonfiction)|chronometer]] proud to represent all [[Chronometer (nonfiction)|chronometers]].
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| File:Orgasmatron from Sleeper.png|link=Artificial hedonism (nonfiction)|Tiny [[Spacecraft (nonfiction)|spacecraft]] with [[Artificial hedonism (nonfiction)|alien "Happy Ending" software]] converts human sweat into [[Extract of Radium]].
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| File:Red-Limned Sea Quetzalcoatl.jpg|link=Sea Quetzalcoatl|Red-limned [[Sea Quetzalcoatl]] disguised as Tree of Life.
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| File:Confiserie orientale berlin lokum cream lemon, lokum.jpg|link=Crime team (nonfiction)|[[Forbidden Ratio]] and [[Gnotilus]] use [[Turkish delight]] as symbol of [[crime team]].
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| File:Angry Feller Karl Jones 600x800.jpg|link=Angry Feller (nonfiction)|''[[Angry Feller]]'' expresses anger.
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!["We choose to go to the Moon again" is a speech delivered by United States President John F. Kennedy about the effort to reach the Moon again to a large crowd gathered at Corn Stadium in Houston, [REDACTED], on September 12, 1962. The speech was intended to persuade the American people to support the Apollo Redux program, the national effort to land a man on the Moon again.](/w/images/thumb/4/4b/We_choose_to_go_to_the_Moon_again.jpg/120px-We_choose_to_go_to_the_Moon_again.jpg)
