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[[File:Mpls riots umbrella man 2.jpg|thumb|link=Minneapolis riots umbrella man (nonfiction)|[[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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'''''The Gnomon Chronicles''''' is a work of fiction and nonfiction by [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)]]. Fresh content daily.<br>   
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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 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 05:26, 2 October 2024

The Gnomon Chronicles is a work of fiction and nonfiction by Karl Jones (nonfiction). Fresh content daily.
October 2

Better Than News

  • Mummite is a brand of edible yeast spread derived from Egyptian mummies.

    Mummite is a brand of edible yeast spread derived from Egyptian mummies.

  • Only Mordor in the Building is a mystery fantasy-drama television series about three strangers played Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez) with a shared interest in true Lord of the Rings crime podcasts.

    Only Mordor in the Building is a mystery fantasy-drama television series about three strangers played Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez) with a shared interest in true Lord of the Rings crime podcasts.

  • The Falling Nun is an American religious drama television series about Sister Bertrille (Sally Field), a Catholic nun who begins to sympathize with Satan.

    The Falling Nun is an American religious drama television series about Sister Bertrille (Sally Field), a Catholic nun who begins to sympathize with Satan.

  • Waco Barbie is a fantasy thriller film directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. It is loosely based on the 1993 Waco siege.

    Waco Barbie is a fantasy thriller film directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. It is loosely based on the 1993 Waco siege.

  • Defenestration of the Realm is 1986 documentary home repair thriller film about a journalist (Gabriel Byrne) who discovers a shocking pattern of people being thrown out windows to their deaths.

    Defenestration of the Realm is 1986 documentary home repair thriller film about a journalist (Gabriel Byrne) who discovers a shocking pattern of people being thrown out windows to their deaths.

  • Mars Tacks! is a 1996 American comic science fiction film directed by Tim Burton based on red thumb tacks.

    Mars Tacks! is a 1996 American comic science fiction film directed by Tim Burton based on red thumb tacks.

  • Three Days of the Exorcist is a horror spy thriller film directed by Sydney Pollack and William Friedkin, and staring Max von Sydow, Robert Redford, and Linda Blair.

    Three Days of the Exorcist is a horror spy thriller film directed by Sydney Pollack and William Friedkin, and staring Max von Sydow, Robert Redford, and Linda Blair.

  • Ponzi Days is an American television sitcom form of fraud that lures viewers and pays profits to earlier viewers with funds from more recent viewers.

    Ponzi Days is an American television sitcom form of fraud that lures viewers and pays profits to earlier viewers with funds from more recent viewers.

  • Atomic Pumpkin Test is a punk band based in New Minneapolis, Canada.

    Atomic Pumpkin Test is a punk band based in New Minneapolis, Canada.

Beyond Plausible

  • How to NFT a Millionaire is a 1953 American romantic comedy-NFT film about a trio of money hungry gold diggers who rent a luxurious Sutton Place penthouse in New York City, plan to use the apartment to attract rich non-fungible token investors and draw up contracts with them.

    How to NFT a Millionaire is a 1953 American romantic comedy-NFT film about a trio of money hungry gold diggers who rent a luxurious Sutton Place penthouse in New York City, plan to use the apartment to attract rich non-fungible token investors and draw up contracts with them.

In Other Words

Are You Sure ...

The first known photograph of a television system (John Logie Baird's "televisor"), as reported in The Times, 28 January 1926. (The subject is Baird's business partner Oliver Hutchinson.)

• ... that engineer and inventor John Logie Baird (14 August 1888 – 14 June 1946) pioneered mechanical television, demonstrating the first working television system on 26 January 1926; and that Baird invented both the first publicly demonstrated color television system, and the first purely electronic color television picture tube; and that in 1928 the Baird Television Development Company achieved the first transatlantic television transmission?

• ... that mathematical physicist John Crank (6 February 1916 – 3 October 2006) worked on the numerical solution of partial differential equations, and, in particular, the solution of heat-conduction problems; and that he is best known for his work with Phyllis Nicolson on the heat equation, which resulted in the Crank–Nicolson method?

• ... that philosopher and scientist Bernardino Telesio (7 November 1509 – 2 October 1588) expressed anti-Aristotelian views which angered Church authorities; and that while Telesio's theories were later disproven, his emphasis on observation made him the "first of the moderns" who eventually developed the scientific method?

• ... that mathematician Édouard Lucas (4 April 1842 – 3 October 1891) studied the Fibonacci sequence, and that the related Lucas sequences and Lucas numbers are named after him?

• ... that the notorious criminal mathematical function Killer Poke is allergic to the Fibonacci sequence, and that alleged time-traveller Niles Cartouchian defeated Poke in single combat after luring Poke into a field of blooming sunflowers?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1588: Philosopher and scientist Bernardino Telesio dies. While his natural theories were later disproven, his emphasis on observation influenced the emergence of the scientific method.

    1588: Philosopher and scientist Bernardino Telesio dies. While his natural theories were later disproven, his emphasis on observation influenced the emergence of the scientific method.

  • 1667: Mathematician and physicist Isaac Newton becomes a fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge. He had earned his bachelor's degree in 1665 and then spent two years at home in Lincolnshire inventing much of differential and integral calculus while Cambridge was closed due to plague.

    1667: Mathematician and physicist Isaac Newton becomes a fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge. He had earned his bachelor's degree in 1665 and then spent two years at home in Lincolnshire inventing much of differential and integral calculus while Cambridge was closed due to plague.

  • 1853: Mathematician and politician François Arago born. He observed that a rotating plate of copper tends to communicate its motion to a magnetic needle suspended over it, an effect now known as eddy current.

    1853: Mathematician and politician François Arago born. He observed that a rotating plate of copper tends to communicate its motion to a magnetic needle suspended over it, an effect now known as eddy current.

  • 1925: John Logie Baird performs the first test of a working television system.

    1925: John Logie Baird performs the first test of a working television system.

  • 1955: ENIAC retired. After disassembly, parts of the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, the first general purpose electronic computer, were shipped to the Smithsonian for display.

    1955: ENIAC retired. After disassembly, parts of the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, the first general purpose electronic computer, were shipped to the Smithsonian for display.

  • 2006: Mathematician and academic Paul Halmos dies. He made fundamental advances in the areas of mathematical logic, probability theory, statistics, operator theory, ergodic theory, and functional analysis (in particular, Hilbert spaces).

    2006: Mathematician and academic Paul Halmos dies. He made fundamental advances in the areas of mathematical logic, probability theory, statistics, operator theory, ergodic theory, and functional analysis (in particular, Hilbert spaces).

Topic of the Day

Home repair

  • D-Ring: Agent of Suspense is a British television series featuring Patrick McGoohan as secret home repair engineer Dee Ring.

    D-Ring: Agent of Suspense is a British television series featuring Patrick McGoohan as secret home repair engineer Dee Ring.

  • Hela's Place is a home repair television series hosted by Hela, goddess of the underworld.

    Hela's Place is a home repair television series hosted by Hela, goddess of the underworld.

  • Better Off Mended Than Ended is a 1985 American comedy home do-it-yourself film about high school student Lane Myer (John Cusack), who becomes suicidal when his girlfriend breaks up with him after he mends all of her clothing, repairing ripped seams and replacing lost buttons.

    Better Off Mended Than Ended is a 1985 American comedy home do-it-yourself film about high school student Lane Myer (John Cusack), who becomes suicidal when his girlfriend breaks up with him after he mends all of her clothing, repairing ripped seams and replacing lost buttons.

  • Say Tool... is a 1989 American teen romantic comedy home repair film which follows the romance between Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack), an average handyman, and Diane Court (Ione Skye), the Steward for Plumbers and Pipefitter's Union.

    Say Tool... is a 1989 American teen romantic comedy home repair film which follows the romance between Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack), an average handyman, and Diane Court (Ione Skye), the Steward for Plumbers and Pipefitter's Union.

  • The Red Bluetooth Show is a Canadian science and technology television series for the do-it-yourselfer.

    The Red Bluetooth Show is a Canadian science and technology television series for the do-it-yourselfer.

  • Circe du Saws is a touring saw-juggling company.

    Circe du Saws is a touring saw-juggling company.

  • A Rivet Runs Through It is a semi-autobiographical collection of three stories by American author Norman Maclean (1902–1990) about construction and home repair.

    A Rivet Runs Through It is a semi-autobiographical collection of three stories by American author Norman Maclean (1902–1990) about construction and home repair.

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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