Simply Jonathan

This is Simply Jonathan, online writing habitat for Jonathan Holst. In here, you may find content divided into three main categories: links, notes and essays. The links are to external content of interest; the notes are small thoughts and ponderings; the essays are longer, more thought-through entries, often debating a subject thoroughly. Read more about Jonathan and this site.

Archive for November 2007

iPod Battery

30 November 2007, 4:46 PM CET +0100

I have an iPod of the type that I believe is now called ‘classic’. I like it, and use it often. But I don’t use it for a long enough period of time in a row that the battery runs flat. And since I like conserving the battery of my electronic devices to the best of my ability, I don’t like to recharge them until they’re completely flat.

This is a problem, because whenever I connect my iPod with my Mac, it starts charging. The effect of this is, I can’t update my iPod for days, because I have to wait for it to run flat. It annoys the hell out of me, that I can’t just have a check box in iTunes that says “Don’t charge iPod on connection”. Then, when I really wanted it to charge, I would either have a button in iTunes, or use my external recharger. Come on, Apple!

Depeche Mode - Strangelove

28 November 2007, 8:11 PM CET +0100

I give in to sin,
Because you have to make this life liveable.

Igor | Naming Strategy Consumer Brand Positioning Messages

28 November 2007, 12:15 AM CET +0100

Sig Det Nu Danish

26 November 2007, 9:51 PM CET +0100

“Må jeg lige sige noget?”, “må jeg spørge om noget?”

Det har du allerede gjort, kom nu til sagen.

Thomas Buttenschøn - Hun Er Væk Danish

23 November 2007, 3:49 PM CET +0100

Og så var det hun begyndte at generalisere,
Du ved, som kvinder jo altid gør.

En Konkurrerende Kanal

21 November 2007, 7:33 PM CET +0100

Hvor er jeg glad for, at udtrykket “en konkurrerende kanal” ser ud til stort set at være blevet sløjfet; at DR refererer til TV3 som “TV3″ og ikke “en konkurrerende kanal”. Det andet er ret stor mangel på tiltro til egen kvalitet; hvis vi så meget som nævner den anden kanal, så går det galt, og vi mister alle vores seere/lyttere! Stop it, I klarer den nok.

Do Canonical Web Designs Exist? - Bokardo

21 November 2007, 5:14 PM CET +0100

Embrace the web… just do it, damn it.

George Orwell: 12 Writing Tips

20 November 2007, 10:29 PM CET +0100

Queen - Put Out the Fire

20 November 2007, 10:14 PM CET +0100

You need a bullet like a hole in the head.

ACME Pundit Saws | the Macalope: an Apple Blog - CNET Blogs

20 November 2007, 10:11 PM CET +0100

The Scobble quote sold it… The content is pretty decent, but his writing is terrible.