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Latest revision as of 06:42, 10 March 2025

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The Gnomon Chronicles is a work of fiction and nonfiction by Karl Jones (nonfiction). Fresh content daily.
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Better Than News

  • Tropic of Kandor is a Superman story written by Henry Miller. It is Miller's only known work in the American superhero genre.

    Tropic of Kandor is a Superman story written by Henry Miller. It is Miller's only known work in the American superhero genre.

  • Ace Neptune, Sub Detective is a comedy action-adventure film starring Jim Carrey and Jacques Cousteau.

    Ace Neptune, Sub Detective is a comedy action-adventure film starring Jim Carrey and Jacques Cousteau.

  • Flow My Androids, The Shepherd Said is a 1974 science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick about a futuristic dystopia where the United States has become a police state reality television series. The story follows genetically enhanced police officer Felix Buckman, who wakes up in a world where he has never existed.

    Flow My Androids, The Shepherd Said is a 1974 science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick about a futuristic dystopia where the United States has become a police state reality television series. The story follows genetically enhanced police officer Felix Buckman, who wakes up in a world where he has never existed.

  • "L'eggs all the way down" is a of infinitely recursive pantyhose, introduced in 1969 by Hanes, which radically changed the recursive hosiery marketplace. The novel developments were the egg-shaped recursive plastic product container, the shift to consignment sales in drug stores and groceries, and the in-store "Matryoshka doll" product racks designed to emphasize the infinitely self-referential egg shape.

    "L'eggs all the way down" is a of infinitely recursive pantyhose, introduced in 1969 by Hanes, which radically changed the recursive hosiery marketplace. The novel developments were the egg-shaped recursive plastic product container, the shift to consignment sales in drug stores and groceries, and the in-store "Matryoshka doll" product racks designed to emphasize the infinitely self-referential egg shape.

  • If I am further out there than other men, it is because I have fallen from the shoulders of angels.

    If I am further out there than other men, it is because I have fallen from the shoulders of angels.

Beyond Plausible

  • Dial M for Marty is an American romantic crime drama film about a good-natured but socially awkward butcher who becomes involved in a plot to commit murder.

    Dial M for Marty is an American romantic crime drama film about a good-natured but socially awkward butcher who becomes involved in a plot to commit murder.

  • 2001: A Shine Odyssey (1968): In this scene, lead programmer Dick Hallorann attempts to shut down the Overlook Hotel main.

    2001: A Shine Odyssey (1968): In this scene, lead programmer Dick Hallorann attempts to shut down the Overlook Hotel main.

  • Levity's Rainbow is a 2021 novel by Thomas Pynchon about Nazi Germany's efforts to develop an intercontinental ballistic comedian.

    Levity's Rainbow is a 2021 novel by Thomas Pynchon about Nazi Germany's efforts to develop an intercontinental ballistic comedian.

In Other Words

  • Ruby Slippers is a 1939 psychological horror musical fantasy film starring Judy Garland and Margaret Hamilton. It is loosely based on Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.

    Ruby Slippers is a 1939 psychological horror musical fantasy film starring Judy Garland and Margaret Hamilton. It is loosely based on Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.

  • The Iocaine Mutiny is a 1954 military drama substance abuse film starring Cary Elwes and Humphrey Bogart.

    The Iocaine Mutiny is a 1954 military drama substance abuse film starring Cary Elwes and Humphrey Bogart.

  • Mysterion: Far From Home is a 2021 buddy adventure film about a custom car genius (Ed Roth) who teams up with actor and alleged time-traveler Jake Gyllenhaal to restore the legendary Mysterion to mint condition.

    Mysterion: Far From Home is a 2021 buddy adventure film about a custom car genius (Ed Roth) who teams up with actor and alleged time-traveler Jake Gyllenhaal to restore the legendary Mysterion to mint condition.

Are You Sure ...

• ... biologist and physician Marcello Malpighi (10 March 1628 – 29 November 1694) discovered (via microscopy) that invertebrates do not use lungs to breathe, but small holes in their skin called tracheae; and that his study of plants led him to conclude that plants had tubules similar to those he saw in insects like the silk worm (using his microscope, he probably saw the stomata, through which plants exchange carbon dioxide with oxygen)?

• ... that Levity's Rainbow is a 2021 novel by Thomas Pynchon about Nazi Germany's efforts to develop an intercontinental ballistic comedian?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1628: Physician and biologist Marcello Malpighi born. Malpighi will make pioneering contributions to anatomy, histology, physiology, embryology, and microscopy.

    1628: Physician and biologist Marcello Malpighi born. Malpighi will make pioneering contributions to anatomy, histology, physiology, embryology, and microscopy.

  • 1876: Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call by saying "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."

    1876: Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call by saying "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."

  • 1923: Physicist and academic Val Logsdon Fitch born. Fitch will share the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physics with co-researcher James Cronin for a 1964 experiment which proves that certain subatomic reactions do not adhere to fundamental symmetry principles (CP violation).

    1923: Physicist and academic Val Logsdon Fitch born. Fitch will share the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physics with co-researcher James Cronin for a 1964 experiment which proves that certain subatomic reactions do not adhere to fundamental symmetry principles (CP violation).

  • 1961: Author, artist, and raconteur Karl Jones born. Jones will compile the Gnomon Chronicles, a work of fiction and non-fiction, fact and fantasy.

    1961: Author, artist, and raconteur Karl Jones born. Jones will compile the Gnomon Chronicles, a work of fiction and non-fiction, fact and fantasy.

  • 2006: The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars.

    2006: The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars.

  • 2017: Dennis Paulson of Mars celebrates the eleventh anniversary of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arriving at Mars.

    2017: Dennis Paulson of Mars celebrates the eleventh anniversary of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arriving at Mars.

Topic of the Day

Karl Gregory Jones

  • 2019: Self-portrait wearing red and green Christmas lights.

    2019: Self-portrait wearing red and green Christmas lights.

  • Karl Jones and American Gothic, December 2014. Photo by Earl Baker.

    Karl Jones and American Gothic, December 2014. Photo by Earl Baker.

  • If I have Tweeted further than others It is because I have Quote Posted from the shoulders of Giants.

    If I have Tweeted further than others
    It is because I have Quote Posted
    from the shoulders of Giants.

  • Karl Jones in demon costume (Halloween 2009) is not actually possessed.

    Karl Jones in demon costume (Halloween 2009) is not actually possessed.

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

Spiral Rings 2.

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.

The Candidate: Endgame is an American political science fiction drama film about leftist lawyer Bill McKay (Robert Redford), who is recruited by Hydra to run for World Security Council Secretary seat against admired Republican Thanos (Josh Brolin).

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.

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.

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

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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