Simply Jonathan

I just noticed that the screen shots on the iMacs on Apple’s website have changed to the Leopard background and -dock. That is what I call attention to detail.

It is custom that you can change your name on instant messaging services — many of these go by nickname, so if you change your nickname, as I have done on multiple occasions, it would be fair to be able to do that, on the IM.

But there is an annoying tendency on the MSN Messenger service, at least among Danish teens, to change your name to something non-identifying, such as a quote, a news story or something similar. Remember, folks, these are names. I can live with the fact that you suffix your name with something; I do this myself. (And as we all know, I can’t do anything wrong.) But your entire name? I mean, should I be able to remember you, solely by your email?

They won the election. Damn it.

Hvorfor er det, at man på dansk tager fremmedord til sig, som ikke betyder det samme på originalsproget? Det klassiske eksempel er “flûte” — et ord der betyder “fløjte” på originalsproget (fransk), men som er betegnelsen for det, man på fransk kalder “baguette”.

I counted all my blessings, and I counted only one.

The new dock in Leopard is a little odd, but it’s a little cool that it reflects application windows if they get close enough. Useless, but quite cool. It’s just a shame that it doesn’t reflect the cursor — that would complete it.

God is a concept,
By which we measure our pain

I’m afraid that when people in the future are going to depict type from our time, they will use Comic Sans. Consider this: Comic Sans is awfully popular, and the important thing for typography in a movie isn’t to be pretty, but to be authentic.

I hope this won’t be the case, but I’m scared.