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File:Teilhard Cider.jpg|link=Teilhard Cider|'''[[Teilhard Cider]]''' is a philosophical beverage fermented from planetary "sphere of reason" apples.
File:Teilhard Cider.jpg|link=Teilhard Cider|'''[[Teilhard Cider]]''' is a philosophical beverage fermented from planetary "sphere of reason" apples.


File:The MKtrix (S1 E1) 313.jpg|link=The MKtrix|'''''[[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")
File:All Things Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones.jpg|link=All Things Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones|"'''[[All Things Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones]]'''" is a syndicated radio program produced by Samuel Delaney and National Public Radio.


File:Man-portable phrenology system.jpg|link=Man-portable phrenology system|A '''[[man-portable phrenology system]]''' ('''MPPS''') is a lightweight phrenological measurement and analysis system that does not require vehicle support to transport or operate.
File:Man-portable phrenology system.jpg|link=Man-portable phrenology system|A '''[[man-portable phrenology system]]''' ('''MPPS''') is a lightweight phrenological measurement and analysis system that does not require vehicle support to transport or operate.
File:The MKtrix (S1 E1) 313.jpg|link=The MKtrix|'''''[[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")


File:Superluminal.jpg|link=Superluminal|'''''[[Superluminal]]''''' is a science fiction psychological thriller film about a writer (Karl Jones) who becomes obsessed with the speed of light.
File:Superluminal.jpg|link=Superluminal|'''''[[Superluminal]]''''' is a science fiction psychological thriller film about a writer (Karl Jones) who becomes obsessed with the speed of light.


File:Portable_Envy.jpg|link=Portable Envy|A '''[[portable Envy]]''' device allows the user to offload, and later re-upload, the emotion of envy.
File:Portable_Envy.jpg|link=Portable Envy|A '''[[portable Envy]]''' device allows the user to offload, and later re-upload, the emotion of envy.
File:Liquid Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang.jpg|link=Liquid Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang|'''[[Liquid Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang]]''' ('''LCCBB''') is a downloadable, user-reprogrammable cologne. The bottle's distinctive automobile design has an unusual feature — two decorative spare tires which conceal a Fleming valve. When activated, the valve emits "putt-putts" of ionized cologne.


File:Nixie tube Telefunken ZM1210 (without coating).jpg|link=Nixie tube (nonfiction)|[[Nixie tube (nonfiction)|Nixie tube]] collectors praise ''The Nixie Economy'' as "a long-overdue assessment of the economic and historical significance of [[Nixie tube (nonfiction)|Nixie tubes]]."
File:Nixie tube Telefunken ZM1210 (without coating).jpg|link=Nixie tube (nonfiction)|[[Nixie tube (nonfiction)|Nixie tube]] collectors praise ''The Nixie Economy'' as "a long-overdue assessment of the economic and historical significance of [[Nixie tube (nonfiction)|Nixie tubes]]."


File:Alice Beta.jpg|link=Alice Beta|Mathematician [[Alice Beta]] wins Pulitzer Prize for ''The Nixie Economy'', hailed as "a startlingly prescient document, anticipating economic and political events of the 1990s."
File:Alice Beta.jpg|link=Alice Beta|Mathematician [[Alice Beta]] wins Pulitzer Prize for ''The Nixie Economy'', hailed as "a startlingly prescient document, anticipating economic and political events of the 1990s."
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* [[Alice Beta]]
* [[Alice Beta]]
* [[All Things Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones]]
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Liquid Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang]]
* [[Man-portable phrenology system]]
* [[Man-portable phrenology system]]
* [[Portable Envy]]
* [[Portable Envy]]

Latest revision as of 07:25, 10 November 2024

First edition of The Nixie Economy (front cover).

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.

The book documents a wide range of underground and semi-illicit computational activities carried out by an informal but self-organizing network of Nixie manufacturers, dealers, and users.

In the News

  • Teilhard Cider is a philosophical beverage fermented from planetary "sphere of reason" apples.

    Teilhard Cider is a philosophical beverage fermented from planetary "sphere of reason" apples.

  • "All Things Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones" is a syndicated radio program produced by Samuel Delaney and National Public Radio.

    "All Things Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones" is a syndicated radio program produced by Samuel Delaney and National Public Radio.

  • A man-portable phrenology system (MPPS) is a lightweight phrenological measurement and analysis system that does not require vehicle support to transport or operate.

    A man-portable phrenology system (MPPS) is a lightweight phrenological measurement and analysis system that does not require vehicle support to transport or operate.

  • 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")

  • Superluminal is a science fiction psychological thriller film about a writer (Karl Jones) who becomes obsessed with the speed of light.

    Superluminal is a science fiction psychological thriller film about a writer (Karl Jones) who becomes obsessed with the speed of light.

  • A portable Envy device allows the user to offload, and later re-upload, the emotion of envy.

    A portable Envy device allows the user to offload, and later re-upload, the emotion of envy.

  • Liquid Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang (LCCBB) is a downloadable, user-reprogrammable cologne. The bottle's distinctive automobile design has an unusual feature — two decorative spare tires which conceal a Fleming valve. When activated, the valve emits "putt-putts" of ionized cologne.

    Liquid Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang (LCCBB) is a downloadable, user-reprogrammable cologne. The bottle's distinctive automobile design has an unusual feature — two decorative spare tires which conceal a Fleming valve. When activated, the valve emits "putt-putts" of ionized cologne.

  • Nixie tube collectors praise The Nixie Economy as "a long-overdue assessment of the economic and historical significance of Nixie tubes."

    Nixie tube collectors praise The Nixie Economy as "a long-overdue assessment of the economic and historical significance of Nixie tubes."

  • Mathematician Alice Beta wins Pulitzer Prize for The Nixie Economy, hailed as "a startlingly prescient document, anticipating economic and political events of the 1990s."

    Mathematician Alice Beta wins Pulitzer Prize for The Nixie Economy, hailed as "a startlingly prescient document, anticipating economic and political events of the 1990s."

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