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[[File:Mpls riots umbrella man 2.jpg|thumb|[[Minneapolis riots umbrella man (nonfiction)]].]]'''''Gnomon Chronicles''''' is a work of [[fiction (nonfiction)|fiction]] and [[nonfiction (nonfiction)|nonfiction]] by [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)|Karl Jones]].
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== Better Than News ==   
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Be aware that '''[[Minneapolis riots umbrella man (nonfiction)]]''' is real.
== Beyond Plausible ==


He is a masked operative of unknown identity and motive who carefully committed a planned act of property damage during a riot, with at least one accomplice.
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I have a documentary mind.  I document, I chronicle. I do it compulsively every day, always have, it makes me happy. That's why I have a wiki. 
== In Other Words ==


I also write fiction. I do it compulsively every day, always have, it makes me happy. Specifically, little fictions which distort reality ... Alice in Wonderland skits.
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The Gnomon Chronicles wiki combines fiction and nonfiction — it is a deconstructed historical novel, a collection of definitional fabulisms, a half-finished graphic novel.
== Are You Sure ... ==


In fact I have gone out of my way to conflate the nonfiction with the fiction, that's rather the point of fiction. Sly mashups of incongruous concepts, Spoonerisms or Swifties disguised as restaurants or technologies, downloadable alien liquor computer virus as metaphor for parasitic consumer capitalism, weird ideas fused onto normal ideas ... science fiction and fantasy.  Comic book stuff. Superheroes, time travel. Unforgivable puns.
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But I have always, from the beginning, rigorously labelled all of the nonfictional page titles (nonfiction), and elsewhere noted "nonfiction", and carefully marked "Fictional cross-references".  On the fictional pages, I have similarly rigorously provided nonfictional links. 
== Selected Anniversaries ==


So no matter how unsure you are whether I am wearing my Apollonian hat or my Dionysian garter belt, the clues are always readily available, the answer is no further than one click away.
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Every nonfictional page which has (nonfiction) in the title is a truly nonfictional page written in Wikipedia style.  I mimic Wikipedia in most things (apart from choice of subject matter, and personal opinion or research which I mark as such).
== Topic of the Day ==


So I want to make clear that '''[[Minneapolis riots umbrella man (nonfiction)]]''' is no fiction, no flight of fantasy. This is real.
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== Interview ==
 
'''INTERVIEW''': "[https://www.trillmag.com/entertainment/gnomon-chronicles-an-interview-with-the-man-who-makes-up-movies/ 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 ==
 
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Latest revision as of 08:18, 6 October 2024

The Gnomon Chronicles is a work of fiction and nonfiction by Karl Jones (nonfiction). Fresh content daily.
October 6

Better Than News

  • The Green Acres Mile is comedy-horror television series loosely based on Stephen King's novel The Green Mile.

    The Green Acres Mile is comedy-horror television series loosely based on Stephen King's novel The Green Mile.

  • Town Without Jetty is a 1961 American/Swiss/West German film about military engineer (Kirk Douglas) who, against his will, must bring about the destruction of a town's Port Authority.

    Town Without Jetty is a 1961 American/Swiss/West German film about military engineer (Kirk Douglas) who, against his will, must bring about the destruction of a town's Port Authority.

  • "Tweet Room" is a song by the British rock band Cream.

    "Tweet Room" is a song by the British rock band Cream.

  • Light Robe is a 2021 American science fashion thriller film about an alien intelligence (David Bowie) which hijacks the Aurora Borealis Fashion Show.

    Light Robe is a 2021 American science fashion thriller film about an alien intelligence (David Bowie) which hijacks the Aurora Borealis Fashion Show.

  • Sogum is a cosmic hygiene adventure film based on the novel Counter-Clock World by Philip K. Dick.

    Sogum is a cosmic hygiene adventure film based on the novel Counter-Clock World by Philip K. Dick.

  • The Joy of Thes is a 1972 illustrated manual of intimate thesaurus activities.

    The Joy of Thes is a 1972 illustrated manual of intimate thesaurus activities.

Beyond Plausible

  • Guild Navigator is a 2000 epic historical science fiction film about a Spacing Guild pilot (Russell Crowe) who is betrayed when Princess Irulan, the ambitious daughter of the Padishah Emperor, murders her father and seizes the throne.

    Guild Navigator is a 2000 epic historical science fiction film about a Spacing Guild pilot (Russell Crowe) who is betrayed when Princess Irulan, the ambitious daughter of the Padishah Emperor, murders her father and seizes the throne.

  • Irish Spring Fresca is a seasonally available variety of the soft drink Fresca which contains up to 2% Irish Spring soap.

    Irish Spring Fresca is a seasonally available variety of the soft drink Fresca which contains up to 2% Irish Spring soap.

  • Mission: Impossible - Rogue Baldwin is an American spy horror comedy thriller film

    Mission: Impossible - Rogue Baldwin is an American spy horror comedy thriller film

In Other Words

Are You Sure ...

The 5-foot diameter Palermo circle manufactured by Jesse Ramsden to measure apparent positions of astronomical objects.

• ... that mathematician and scientific instrument maker Jesse Ramsden (6 October 1735 – 5 November 1800) produced instruments for astronomy that were especially well known for maritime use, where they were needed for the measurement of latitudes, and for his surveying instruments, which were widely used for cartography and land survey; and that quality and accuracy of his instruments established his reputation as the most able instrument maker in Europe for the next forty years until his death in 1800?

• ... that philosopher Thomas Reid (26 April 1710 – 7 October 1796) believed that common sense (in a special philosophical sense of sensus communis) is, or at least should be, at the foundation of all philosophical inquiry, and that the foundations upon which our sensus communis are built justify our belief that there is an external world?

• ... that the Algorithmic Paradigm Treaty Organization (APTO) is a transdimensional corporation comprising mathematicians and Gnomon algorithm engineers who monitor and safeguard the universal configuration files?

• ... that mathematician Benjamin Peirce (4 April 1809 – 6 October 1880) introduced the terms idempotent and nilpotent in 1870 to describe elements of associative algebras?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1570: Gerolamo Cardano imprisoned for 87 days on charges of impiety (casting a horoscope of Christ). He spent the remaining five years of his life in Rome under the eye of a suspicious pope who nonetheless gave him a pension.

    1570: Gerolamo Cardano imprisoned for 87 days on charges of impiety (casting a horoscope of Christ). He spent the remaining five years of his life in Rome under the eye of a suspicious pope who nonetheless gave him a pension.

  • 1735: Mathematician, astronomical and scientific instrument maker Jesse Ramsden born. He will build his reputation on his engraving and design of dividing engines, which allowed high accuracy measurements of angles and lengths in instruments. Ramsden will produce instruments for astronomy that will be especially well-known for maritime use (needed for the measurement of latitudes), and for his surveying instruments (widely used for cartography and land survey).

    1735: Mathematician, astronomical and scientific instrument maker Jesse Ramsden born. He will build his reputation on his engraving and design of dividing engines, which allowed high accuracy measurements of angles and lengths in instruments. Ramsden will produce instruments for astronomy that will be especially well-known for maritime use (needed for the measurement of latitudes), and for his surveying instruments (widely used for cartography and land survey).

  • 1784: Mathematician, engineer, cartographer, economist, and politician Charles Dupin born. In 1826 he will create the earliest known choropleth map.

    1784: Mathematician, engineer, cartographer, economist, and politician Charles Dupin born. In 1826 he will create the earliest known choropleth map.

  • 1831: Mathematician, philosopher, and academic Richard Dedekind born. He will make important contributions to abstract algebra (particularly ring theory), algebraic number theory and the definition of the real numbers.

    1831: Mathematician, philosopher, and academic Richard Dedekind born. He will make important contributions to abstract algebra (particularly ring theory), algebraic number theory and the definition of the real numbers.

  • 1866: Inventor Reginald Fessenden born. He will perform pioneering experiments in radio, including the use of continuous waves and the early—and possibly the first—radio transmissions of voice and music.

    1866: Inventor Reginald Fessenden born. He will perform pioneering experiments in radio, including the use of continuous waves and the early—and possibly the first—radio transmissions of voice and music.

  • 1880: Mathematician Benjamin Peirce dies. He made contributions to celestial mechanics, statistics, number theory, algebra, and the philosophy of mathematics; he became known for the statement that "Mathematics is the science that draws necessary conclusions".

    1880: Mathematician Benjamin Peirce dies. He made contributions to celestial mechanics, statistics, number theory, algebra, and the philosophy of mathematics; he became known for the statement that "Mathematics is the science that draws necessary conclusions".

  • 1889: American inventor Thomas Edison shows his first motion picture.

    1889: American inventor Thomas Edison shows his first motion picture.

Topic of the Day

Apparel

  • She's Gotta Habit is a 1986 American fashion-religion film about a young clothing designer who serves the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, and the feelings this arrangement provokes.

    She's Gotta Habit is a 1986 American fashion-religion film about a young clothing designer who serves the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, and the feelings this arrangement provokes.

  • "Nightgowns in White Satin" is a song by the Doubly Some, written and composed by Nudity Wash Jar.

    "Nightgowns in White Satin" is a song by the Doubly Some, written and composed by Nudity Wash Jar.

  • Blue Lace Hooks is a 1958 erotic thriller film starring Lana Turner and Red Buttons.

    Blue Lace Hooks is a 1958 erotic thriller film starring Lana Turner and Red Buttons.

  • Stranger Thongs is an American erotic science fiction fashion-apparel television series.

    Stranger Thongs is an American erotic science fiction fashion-apparel television series.

  • Prêt-à-Zombie is a 1994/2006 American travel drama cautionary film co-written, directed, and produced by Robert Altman and shot on location during the Global Fashion Week aboard a nonstop round-the-world flight on a chartered CS-TEX Airbus A310-304 equipped with in-air refueling capability.

    Prêt-à-Zombie is a 1994/2006 American travel drama cautionary film co-written, directed, and produced by Robert Altman and shot on location during the Global Fashion Week aboard a nonstop round-the-world flight on a chartered CS-TEX Airbus A310-304 equipped with in-air refueling capability.

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

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.

Adam and Eve in Candyland is a 1531 painting by Cranach the Elder.

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

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.

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.

Spiral Rings 2.
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