May 18

From Gnomon Chronicles


Better Than News

  • Job Interviewers of C.H.O.A.M. is a science fiction business management novel by Frank Herbert.

    Job Interviewers of C.H.O.A.M. is a science fiction business management novel by Frank Herbert.

  • The Adventures of Baron Tron Munchausen is a science fiction action adventure film directed by Steven Lisberger and Terry Gilliam, starring Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, John Neville, Sarah Polley, and Jonathan Pryce.

    The Adventures of Baron Tron Munchausen is a science fiction action adventure film directed by Steven Lisberger and Terry Gilliam, starring Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, John Neville, Sarah Polley, and Jonathan Pryce.

  • Palmer Eldritch Overdrive is a science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick and William Gibson.

    Palmer Eldritch Overdrive is a science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick and William Gibson.

  • Barflight: The Weekend That Couldn't Land is a 1983 science fiction drama film about an alcoholic astronaut (Ray Miland) who must maintain order aboard a spacecraft full of hard-partying tourists.

    Barflight: The Weekend That Couldn't Land is a 1983 science fiction drama film about an alcoholic astronaut (Ray Miland) who must maintain order aboard a spacecraft full of hard-partying tourists.

  • Mennenn is a 1968 action-perfume thriller film about police perfume detective Frank Mennen (Steve McQueen), who investigates the murder of Johnny the Nose, a Mob frangrancist he was assigned to protect.

    Mennenn is a 1968 action-perfume thriller film about police perfume detective Frank Mennen (Steve McQueen), who investigates the murder of Johnny the Nose, a Mob frangrancist he was assigned to protect.

Beyond Plausible

  • Lick the Painting is a public-awareness campaign "dedicated helping people make the decision to lick art."

    Lick the Painting is a public-awareness campaign "dedicated helping people make the decision to lick art."

In Other Words

Are You Sure

• ... that polymath Omar Khayyam was the first mathematician to systematically classify and solve cubic equations using the intersection of conic sections (e.g., a parabola and a circle), providing a general geometric method for all types of third-degree polynomials; and that this advanced beyond earlier work (like that of al-Khwarizmi on quadratics) and anticipated later developments in analytic geometry?

• ... that philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic and political activist Bertrand Russell was also a boxing champion?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1048: Polymath, scholar, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet Omar Khayyám born. He wrote one of the most important treatises on algebra written before modern times, the Treatise on Demonstration of Problems of Algebra (1070), which includes a geometric method for solving cubic equations by intersecting a hyperbola with a circle. As an astronomer, he designed the Jalali calendar, a solar calendar with a very precise 33-year intercalation cycle.

    1048: Polymath, scholar, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet Omar Khayyám born. He wrote one of the most important treatises on algebra written before modern times, the Treatise on Demonstration of Problems of Algebra (1070), which includes a geometric method for solving cubic equations by intersecting a hyperbola with a circle. As an astronomer, he designed the Jalali calendar, a solar calendar with a very precise 33-year intercalation cycle.

  • 1711: Polymath Roger Joseph Boscovich born. He will be a physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, theologian, and Jesuit priest.

    1711: Polymath Roger Joseph Boscovich born. He will be a physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, theologian, and Jesuit priest.

  • 1822: Photographer and journalist Mathew Brady born. He will be one of the first American photographers, best known for his scenes of the Civil War.

    1822: Photographer and journalist Mathew Brady born. He will be one of the first American photographers, best known for his scenes of the Civil War.

  • 1850: Self-taught electrical engineer, mathematician, and physicist Oliver Heaviside born. Heaviside will make major breakthroughs in the applied mathematics of electrical engineering; although he will be at odds with the scientific establishment for most of his life, Heaviside will change the face of telecommunications, mathematics, and science for years to come.

    1850: Self-taught electrical engineer, mathematician, and physicist Oliver Heaviside born. Heaviside will make major breakthroughs in the applied mathematics of electrical engineering; although he will be at odds with the scientific establishment for most of his life, Heaviside will change the face of telecommunications, mathematics, and science for years to come.

  • 1872: Philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic and political activist Bertrand Russell born.

    1872: Philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic and political activist Bertrand Russell born.

  • 1902: "Fightin'" Bert Russell defeats Baron Zersetzung with knockout punch in the third round of bare-knuckled boxing at the World Peace Conference.

    1902: "Fightin'" Bert Russell defeats Baron Zersetzung with knockout punch in the third round of bare-knuckled boxing at the World Peace Conference.

Topic of the Day

Red

  • 2016: Cowries voted Image of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

    2016: Cowries voted Image of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

  • The Gnomon Chronicles Society for the Advancement of VALIS (SAV) reminds you — With enough redheads, we can project a beam of pink VALIS light into space, so other worlds know that we have redheads too.

    The Gnomon Chronicles Society for the Advancement of VALIS (SAV) reminds you — With enough redheads, we can project a beam of pink VALIS light into space, so other worlds know that we have redheads too.

  • Alarmo-Gram NewsGlyph™ of the 2015 Toledo Giant Red Ball rolling down the street in Toledo, Ohio on August 19, 2015.

    Alarmo-Gram NewsGlyph™ of the 2015 Toledo Giant Red Ball rolling down the street in Toledo, Ohio on August 19, 2015.

  • Children of the Burger is an horror-cooking film based on a recipe by [REDACTED].

    Children of the Burger is an horror-cooking film based on a recipe by [REDACTED].

  • Fatal Recall is a 2021 automotive industry training film about the hidden costs of recalling vehicles. Narration: Sharon Stone, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

    Fatal Recall is a 2021 automotive industry training film about the hidden costs of recalling vehicles. Narration: Sharon Stone, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

  • The Inverted Wagon Queen Family Truckster, a spectacular example of stamp misprint resulting from faulty Gnomon algorithm logic.

    The Inverted Wagon Queen Family Truckster, a spectacular example of stamp misprint resulting from faulty Gnomon algorithm logic.

  • Close Encounters of the Spud Kind is a 1977 supernatural geology film which tells the story of [REDACTED], an everyday blue-collar UFO researcher in Indiana, whose life changes after an encounter with the Devil's potato masher.

    Close Encounters of the Spud Kind is a 1977 supernatural geology film which tells the story of [REDACTED], an everyday blue-collar UFO researcher in Indiana, whose life changes after an encounter with the Devil's potato masher.

  • The Pomegranate cosmos model of the observable how the universe expanded from an initial state of extremely high density and high temperature, and offers a comprehensive explanation for a broad range of observed phenomena, including the abundance of light elements, the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation, and large-scale Pomegranate-Like Structures (PLS).

    The Pomegranate cosmos model of the observable how the universe expanded from an initial state of extremely high density and high temperature, and offers a comprehensive explanation for a broad range of observed phenomena, including the abundance of light elements, the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation, and large-scale Pomegranate-Like Structures (PLS).

  • "Let The Thing Out"— Call on whatever Power you need Give yourself up to that Power Let your Song, your Poem, burn its way out of your heart

    "Let The Thing Out"—
    Call on whatever Power you need
    Give yourself up to that Power
    Let your Song, your Poem, burn its way out of your heart

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