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 2008

Build-a-muppet

11 November 2008, 10:44 PM CET +0100

Wow. We should really look into this. (Yes, I am joking, but it’s a neat idea nonetheless.)

(Via Daring Fireball.)

Chelsea, Why Do You Fall for It?

11 November 2008, 7:52 PM CET +0100

Sensationalist journalism is a plague.

Finding the Easter Eggs

14 October 2008, 3:15 PM CEST +0200

I recently quit a lynx instance. Or, that is, at first I decided to quit, but then remembered something else I needed to do — so when it prompted me with an ‘Are you sure?’–message, I pressed n. To this, lynx happily replied: “Excellent!!!”, complete with three exclamation marks. Cute little thing.

Steal [that] Comic

13 October 2008, 6:42 PM CEST +0200

Pure brilliance. Munroe has spoiled us for a long time on xkcd, but this really is marvellous, although I believe it’s been seen before. But it’s just that simple, it’s good.

The Streets Synger Dansk Danish

12 October 2008, 7:21 PM CEST +0200

Det er en gammel nyhed, men eftersom jeg købte “Everything is Borrowed” i går, er min interesse blevet fornyet. Og Mike Skinners danske udtale er yderst imponerende, selvom han ikke synger så meget.

Being Horrible at That One Thing

7 October 2008, 8:01 PM CEST +0200

Writing certainly isn’t what Rand is horrible at. Might be the one thing I’m horrible at. (Although I can come up with others, if pressed.)

Transmit Used by (former) Porn Star

1 October 2008, 10:28 AM CEST +0200

The guys at Panic have really hit the big times — in the newest edition of YOYOmag, former Danish porn star Kira Eggers reveals having purchased a Transmit licence.

(I never thought I’d have to do this, but I feel I have to put up some sort of disclaimer: while I don’t technically [nor in any other way, really] work for YOYOmag, it is a magazine published by my employer, Print2People. They didn’t endorse this writing, however.)

Fiction Rule of Thumb

1 October 2008, 9:45 AM CEST +0200

An obvious exception would be The Lord of the Rings, which is almost entirely made up of words the author invented.

The Clash - the Guns of Brixton

23 September 2008, 5:31 PM CEST +0200

When they kick at your front door,
How are you going to come?
With your hands on your head,
Or on the trigger of your gun?

A Modest Proposal

15 September 2008, 6:43 PM CEST +0200

Zeldman’s proposal is obviously a pipe dream, but a good one none the less.