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Revision as of 07:23, 10 November 2024
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.
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")
A man-portable phrenology system (MPPS) is a lightweight phrenological measurement and analysis system that does not require vehicle support to transport or operate.
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.
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."
Fiction cross-reference
- Alice Beta
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- Man-portable phrenology system
- Portable Envy
- Superluminal
- Teilhard Cider
- The MKtrix
Categories
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Nixie tube @ Wikipedia
- Neonkev #1 - An intro to Nixie Tubes (nixie history, how they work, and more!) @ YouTube
Social media