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'''Fell Swoop''' is the pseudonym of | '''Fell Swoop''' is the pseudonym of an unidentified author, rogue mathematician, ''bon vivant'' and sociopath whose actual identity is the subject of vigorous debate. | ||
== Publications == | |||
=== Beating Number One === | |||
* ''[[Beating Number One]]'' | |||
=== Vitreous Ethics in the Age of Metal === | |||
"I like Spinoza's view, that the lens grinders were all the better placed to predict silicosis, because they were themselves responsible for it." | |||
* ''[[Vitreous Ethics in the Age of Metal]]'' | |||
See [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1389942293919145986 Post] @ Twitter (5 May 2021) | |||
== Associates == | |||
Swoop is widely believed to have some kind of relationship with the unexplained [[Abomynous]] phenomenon. | |||
== Quotations == | == Quotations == | ||
=== Pity and despising === | |||
"First I pity them. In time I despise them." | |||
=== Integers === | |||
"Fucking [[Integer (nonfiction)|integers]]. They think they're ''better'' than other numbers." | "Fucking [[Integer (nonfiction)|integers]]. They think they're ''better'' than other numbers." | ||
=== Tolkien and Vance === | |||
"Anyone who likes Tolkien should read [[Jack Vance (nonfiction)|Jack Vance]] instead." | |||
=== Ayn Rand and Vance === | |||
"Anyone who likes [[Ayn Rand (nonfiction)|Ayn Rand]] should read [[Jack Vance (nonfiction)|Jack Vance]] instead." | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* [[Star Trek: Forbidden Episodes]] - an archive of Star Trek episodes recovered from alien quantum states using techniques adapted from [[high-energy literature]]. The archive is manifested as an anonymous [[transdimensional corporation]], widely believed to be the work of rogue mathematician Fell Swoop. | * [[Star Trek: Forbidden Episodes]] - an archive of Star Trek episodes recovered from alien quantum states using techniques adapted from [[high-energy literature]]. The archive is manifested as an anonymous [[transdimensional corporation]], widely believed to be the work of rogue mathematician Fell Swoop. | ||
== In the News == | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | |||
* [[Abomynous]] | |||
* [[Crimes against mathematical constants]] | |||
* [[Gash Aptly]] | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | |||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | |||
* [[Mathematician]] | |||
* [[Mathematics]] | |||
* [[Swordfish panders like a top-shelf whore]] - review of ''Swordfish'' by F. Swoop | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | |||
* [[Mathematician (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Mathematics (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Satire (nonfiction)]] | |||
== External links == | |||
=== Social media === | |||
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:48, 7 June 2024
Fell Swoop is the pseudonym of an unidentified author, rogue mathematician, bon vivant and sociopath whose actual identity is the subject of vigorous debate.
Publications
Beating Number One
Vitreous Ethics in the Age of Metal
"I like Spinoza's view, that the lens grinders were all the better placed to predict silicosis, because they were themselves responsible for it."
See Post @ Twitter (5 May 2021)
Associates
Swoop is widely believed to have some kind of relationship with the unexplained Abomynous phenomenon.
Quotations
Pity and despising
"First I pity them. In time I despise them."
Integers
"Fucking integers. They think they're better than other numbers."
Tolkien and Vance
"Anyone who likes Tolkien should read Jack Vance instead."
Ayn Rand and Vance
"Anyone who likes Ayn Rand should read Jack Vance instead."
See also
- Star Trek: Forbidden Episodes - an archive of Star Trek episodes recovered from alien quantum states using techniques adapted from high-energy literature. The archive is manifested as an anonymous transdimensional corporation, widely believed to be the work of rogue mathematician Fell Swoop.
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
- Abomynous
- Crimes against mathematical constants
- Gash Aptly
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- Mathematician
- Mathematics
- Swordfish panders like a top-shelf whore - review of Swordfish by F. Swoop