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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. | File:Claude Shannon.jpg|link=Claude Shannon (nonfiction)|[[Claude Shannon (nonfiction)|Claude Shannon]] has that "[[Information theory (nonfiction)|information theory]]" gleam in his eye. | ||
File:Hilbert_curve.gif|link=Hilbert Curve (nonfiction)|Traditional [[Hilbert curve (nonfiction)]] powerless against [[Demon (nonfiction)|demons]], says Writer-Sorceror [[Roger Zelazny]]. | File:Hilbert_curve.gif|link=Hilbert Curve (nonfiction)|Traditional [[Hilbert curve (nonfiction)|Hilbert curve]] powerless against [[Demon (nonfiction)|demons]], says Writer-Sorceror [[Roger Zelazny]]. | ||
File:Neptune_Slaughter_menaces_Project_Iceworm.jpg|link=Project Iceworm (nonfiction)|Supervillain [[Neptune Slaughter]] manifests as gigantic ice worm, menaces [[Project Iceworm (nonfiction)]]. | 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]]. | ||
Morton's_ether_inhaler.jpg|link=Anesthesia|Morton's ether inhaler on exhibit; supervillain [[Anesthesia]] said to be planning heist. | Morton's_ether_inhaler.jpg|link=Anesthesia|Morton's ether inhaler on exhibit; supervillain [[Anesthesia]] said to be planning heist. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
File:Ecliptic path.jpg|link=Zodiac Healer|The [[Zodiac Healer]] travels along the ecliptic, exactly as [[Guo Shoujing (nonfiction)]] predicted. | File:Ecliptic path.jpg|link=Zodiac Healer|The [[Zodiac Healer]] travels along the ecliptic, exactly as [[Guo Shoujing (nonfiction)]] predicted. | ||
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]]''. | 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]]''. | ||
File:Guo_Shoujing_studies_the_Pleiades.jpg|[[Guo Shoujing (nonfiction)]] studies the Pleiades, discovers new form of [[Gnomon algorithm]]. | File:Guo_Shoujing_studies_the_Pleiades.jpg|[[Guo Shoujing (nonfiction)|Guo Shoujing]] studies the Pleiades, discovers new form of [[Gnomon algorithm]]. | ||
File:Paper_tape_relay_operation.jpg|link=Unexpectedly Hanging Chad|Documentary film ''[[Unexpectedly Hanging Chad]]'' is surprise hit at electoral policy conference. | File:Paper_tape_relay_operation.jpg|link=Unexpectedly Hanging Chad|Documentary film ''[[Unexpectedly Hanging Chad]]'' is surprise hit at electoral policy conference. | ||
File:Neptune_Slaughter.jpg|link=Neptune Slaughter|Supervillain [[Neptune Slaughter]] manifests as gigantic ice worm, drinks up several million gallons of arctic seawater. | File:Neptune_Slaughter.jpg|link=Neptune Slaughter|Supervillain [[Neptune Slaughter]] manifests as gigantic ice worm, drinks up several million gallons of arctic seawater. | ||
Revision as of 19:13, 10 September 2016
Fiction is an ongoing work of fiction and nonfiction by Karl Jones.
In the News
Claude Shannon has that "information theory" gleam in his eye.
Traditional Hilbert curve powerless against demons, says Writer-Sorceror Roger Zelazny.
Supervillain Neptune Slaughter manifests as gigantic ice worm, menaces Project Iceworm.
Morton's ether inhaler on exhibit; supervillain Anesthesia said to be planning heist.
"Hello World" computer program from 1974 proud to represent Hello World programs everywhere.
The Zodiac Healer travels along the ecliptic, exactly as Guo Shoujing (nonfiction) predicted.
Hollerith punched card contains two tickets to premier showing of documentary film Unexpectedly Hanging Chad.
Guo Shoujing studies the Pleiades, discovers new form of Gnomon algorithm.
Documentary film Unexpectedly Hanging Chad is surprise hit at electoral policy conference.
Supervillain Neptune Slaughter manifests as gigantic ice worm, drinks up several million gallons of arctic seawater.
Green Spiral 9 now online.
Baby bird with egg tooth (nonfiction) is adorable and menacing at the same time.
Cleopatra dies of asp bite and IBM-PC.
The Eel receives news from informants. Note the golden serpent ring which The Eel uses to hypnotize and recruit henchmen.
Red Eyes and Computational Human Phantom may form crime-fighting team.
Music educator Joseph Schillinger assures Rhythmicon that it will grow up to be a full-fledged drum machine (nonfiction).
Radon Lake contained within high-energy plasma bubble.
Alistair Treadgold's research into electrolysis influenced a generation of musical electroplating ensembles, including Chrome Plover.
Cryptographic numen modeled in nanowire, generates micro-epiphanies.
Bacon's Drama Dial is key to Shakespeare-Magellan Expedition, according to new cryptographic analysis.
Jason Nelson (nonfiction) does not know how you will die (nonfiction), so please stop asking.
Mud pot in northern California runs dry, may relocate to Devil's Mud Pie area.
"How to Draw Doug" cartoon by Ruben Bolling explains genetic algorithms (nonfiction).
Electric S'mores now open in Brasília!
Matterhorn encapsulated in gigantic glass vial, converted to copper sulfate pentahydrate crystals. See Hazmatterhorn.
This photograph, if genuine, may show the moment following the release of an evil bit by supervillain Fugitive Rubies.
Inventor of time travel travels to distant past, goes insane, becomes own ancestor -- not necessarily in that order.
Cobbler admits inability to divine future of old boots.
Taste sensation: Methylphenidate + Extract of Radium = Mispent Youth. Shown here with vodka and olives.
Delicious aroma of sulfur pyramids attracts Comer's Midden Monsters to Alberta.
Computer bug demands rematch. "That relay sucker-punched me!" says moth.
Electric S'mores open for business.
Dalton Trumbo refuses to betray friends and principles, enjoys state-sponsored meals for nearly a year.
Dark Side of the Moon "kept my spirits up during the ordeal", Galileo heard to mutter while leaving the courtroom.
Galileo, imprisoned on trumped-up charges, uses nail to scratch the equation E pur si muove on dungeon wall, cuts his way to freedom.
Umbrella Man witnesses rubbed with Clandestiphrine, 73% die of stack overflow allergy. Witness Protection Program implements software patch to prevent recurrence.
Early techno-thriller fails Turing test, author invents High-energy literature techniques to improve readability.
Army research laboratories convert modern plowshares into ancient swords. Military contractors call technique "Astonishing breakthrough."
Asclepius Myrmidon provides emergency medical services after Pi disaster.
Line printer Mandelbrot set yearns for color, launches Kickstarter campaign to fund upgrade.
Highwayman Dick Turpin of Mars takes parting shot at Hopalong Cassidy.
Re-emitted red light suggests that Fugitive Rubies is secretly manipulating Papillon, say High-energy literature theorists.
Captured supervillain Fugitive Rubies involuntarily luminesces under green laser interrogation, re-emits red light.
Fruiting body of Bourbaki virages dangereux nominated as symbol of outsider mathematics.
Join Tunguska Event Preservation Society, receive interactive 1927 expedition.
Second-hand Brainiac skull diodes used for cut-rate Medulla oblongata upgrade.
Latest version of Bernoulli family tree powered by cellular automata.
Poet and wizard Jan Kochanowski adapts Nebra sky disk (nonfiction) for use as scrying engine.
Luminous dial of Soviet aircraft chronometer proud to represent all chronometers.
Tiny spacecraft with alien "Happy Ending" software converts human sweat into Extract of Radium.
Red-limned Sea Quetzalcoatl disguised as Tree of Life.
Forbidden Ratio and Gnotilus use Turkish delight as symbol of crime team.
Angry Feller expresses anger.
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