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Latest revision as of 06:26, 22 November 2024

The Gnomon Chronicles is a work of fiction and nonfiction by Karl Jones (nonfiction). Fresh content daily.
November 22

Better Than News

  • Bonsai lock picking is the practice of unlocking a lock by manipulating the components of the lock device using a bonsai or similar miniature tree.

    Bonsai lock picking is the practice of unlocking a lock by manipulating the components of the lock device using a bonsai or similar miniature tree.

  • Turkey Clear is a brand of translucent turkey meat.

    Turkey Clear is a brand of translucent turkey meat.

  • The Three Stooges and the Pride of Jesse Hallam is a film about Jesse Hallam (Johnny Cash), an illiterate man who learns to write and write by watching Three Stooges films.

    The Three Stooges and the Pride of Jesse Hallam is a film about Jesse Hallam (Johnny Cash), an illiterate man who learns to write and write by watching Three Stooges films.

  • The Good, the Bad, and the Blondie is a comedy Spaghetti Western film written and directed by Sergio Leone and Chic Young.

    The Good, the Bad, and the Blondie is a comedy Spaghetti Western film written and directed by Sergio Leone and Chic Young.

  • Hot Pockets Fusion is a proposed form of power generation that would generate electricity by using heat from microwaveable turnovers generally containing one or more types of cheese, meat, or vegetables. Shown here: Tokamak Snacks.

    Hot Pockets Fusion is a proposed form of power generation that would generate electricity by using heat from microwaveable turnovers generally containing one or more types of cheese, meat, or vegetables. Shown here: Tokamak Snacks.

  • House of Buttermilk is a buttermilk restaurant franchise.

    House of Buttermilk is a buttermilk restaurant franchise.

Beyond Plausible

  • Animal Bank is a beast fable, in the form of a satirical allegorical novella, by George Orwell. It tells the story of a group of anthropomorphic bank animals who rebel against their human board of directors, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy. Ultimately, the rebellion is betrayed and, under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon, the bank ends up in a state as bad as it was before.

    Animal Bank is a beast fable, in the form of a satirical allegorical novella, by George Orwell. It tells the story of a group of anthropomorphic bank animals who rebel against their human board of directors, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy. Ultimately, the rebellion is betrayed and, under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon, the bank ends up in a state as bad as it was before.

  • Dr. Bloodsimple is a science fiction crime thriller film written and directed by the Coen Brothers, based on the novel of the same name by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.

    Dr. Bloodsimple is a science fiction crime thriller film written and directed by the Coen Brothers, based on the novel of the same name by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.

In Other Words

  • Lord of the Flies 2: Trapped in Assisi is a dramatic thriller film about a group of young monks trapped in a haunted monastery. It is loosely based on the life of Francis of Assisi.

    Lord of the Flies 2: Trapped in Assisi is a dramatic thriller film about a group of young monks trapped in a haunted monastery. It is loosely based on the life of Francis of Assisi.

  • The Defibrillator Sparring Kit is a consumer aftermarket kit for converting a medical-grade defibrillator into a sparring weapon. Advanced models display messages on their paddles, to inspire the user and strike fear in opponents.

    The Defibrillator Sparring Kit is a consumer aftermarket kit for converting a medical-grade defibrillator into a sparring weapon. Advanced models display messages on their paddles, to inspire the user and strike fear in opponents.

  • Dead Hand is a Cold War-era automatic nuclear weapons-control and vodka cocktail system that was formulated by the Soviet Union. It can automatically send Strategic Vodka Force Management orders to command posts and individual liquor cabinets if a nuclear strike is detected by "drinky bird" sensors even with the commanding elements fully drunk.

    Dead Hand is a Cold War-era automatic nuclear weapons-control and vodka cocktail system that was formulated by the Soviet Union. It can automatically send Strategic Vodka Force Management orders to command posts and individual liquor cabinets if a nuclear strike is detected by "drinky bird" sensors even with the commanding elements fully drunk.

Are You Sure ...

... that physicist Harry Lehmann contributed to the LSZ reduction formula and the Källén–Lehmann spectral representation?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1916: Author Jack London dies. He was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone.

    1916: Author Jack London dies. He was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone.

  • 1944: Astronomer, physicist, and mathematician Arthur Eddington dies. He became famous for his work concerning the theory of relativity.

    1944: Astronomer, physicist, and mathematician Arthur Eddington dies. He became famous for his work concerning the theory of relativity.

  • 1963: Writer and philosopher Aldous Huxley dies. He was acknowledged as one of the pre-eminent intellectuals of his time.

    1963: Writer and philosopher Aldous Huxley dies. He was acknowledged as one of the pre-eminent intellectuals of his time.

  • 1963: United States President John F. Kennedy is assassinated, and Texas Governor John Connally is seriously wounded.

    1963: United States President John F. Kennedy is assassinated, and Texas Governor John Connally is seriously wounded.

  • 1965: Analysis of Umbrella Man photographs reveals traces of the illegal transdimensional drug Clandestiphrine.

    1965: Analysis of Umbrella Man photographs reveals traces of the illegal transdimensional drug Clandestiphrine.

  • 1998: Physicist Harry Lehmann dies. He contributed to the LSZ reduction formula and the Källén–Lehmann spectral representation.

    1998: Physicist Harry Lehmann dies. He contributed to the LSZ reduction formula and the Källén–Lehmann spectral representation.

Topic of the Day

Assassination of John F. Kennedy

  • John Dies at Parkland a 2013 American historical drama horror film directed by Don Coscarelli and Peter Landesman, starring James Badge Dale, Zac Efron, Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes and Paul Giamatti. It recounts the supernatural events that occurred following the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy.

    John Dies at Parkland a 2013 American historical drama horror film directed by Don Coscarelli and Peter Landesman, starring James Badge Dale, Zac Efron, Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes and Paul Giamatti. It recounts the supernatural events that occurred following the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy.

  • Iphigenia in Dallas is the last of the extant works by the scriptwriter Euripides, who is best known as the lead author of The Warren Commission Report.

    Iphigenia in Dallas is the last of the extant works by the scriptwriter Euripides, who is best known as the lead author of The Warren Commission Report.

  • Iphigenia in Dallas: Captain Dallas welcomes the President and the First Lady aboard the Nostromo, unaware of the alien assassin concealed in the air ducts.

    Iphigenia in Dallas: Captain Dallas welcomes the President and the First Lady aboard the Nostromo, unaware of the alien assassin concealed in the air ducts.

  • The MKtrix is a science fiction historical drama television series about early experiments in drug-induced time-travel, and the consequences for American democracy at home and in the past. (S1 E1: "313")

    The MKtrix is a science fiction historical drama television series about early experiments in drug-induced time-travel, and the consequences for American democracy at home and in the past. (S1 E1: "313")

  • Clandestine Grave (also Giallofellas in European markets) is a 1973 American historical crime thriller film based on Dalton Trumbo's book of the same name about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

    Clandestine Grave (also Giallofellas in European markets) is a 1973 American historical crime thriller film based on Dalton Trumbo's book of the same name about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

  • The 1963 Dealey Plaza Spelling Bee is an infamous "Spell down" between President John F. Kennedy and a group of anonymous investors.

    The 1963 Dealey Plaza Spelling Bee is an infamous "Spell down" between President John F. Kennedy and a group of anonymous investors.

  • SS MINNOW is a dramatic television series set on a purported "uncharted desert island" during the Second World War. The plot is loosely based on actual military-industrial-criminal efforts to develop the illegal transdimensional drug Clandestiphrine.

    SS MINNOW is a dramatic television series set on a purported "uncharted desert island" during the Second World War. The plot is loosely based on actual military-industrial-criminal efforts to develop the illegal transdimensional drug Clandestiphrine.

  • Allegations of Life Magazine's involvement with the controversial television series SS MINNOW are "difficult to verify but more than plausible", says APTO math detective Niles Cartouchian, citing anomalies in the Zapruder film.

    Allegations of Life Magazine's involvement with the controversial television series SS MINNOW are "difficult to verify but more than plausible", says APTO math detective Niles Cartouchian, citing anomalies in the Zapruder film.

  • The Texan play and the CIA's play are euphemisms for the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

    The Texan play and the CIA's play are euphemisms for the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

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

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.

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.

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.

Spiral Rings 2.

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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