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Umbrelletiquette 

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Very cute site, although I’m not too fond of the idea of this entire-site-in-images-with-no-alternative-text concept. Particularly the no-alternative-text part.

Inconsistencies in English Spelling 

Wonderful, charming film. I will resist the obvious pun, but it really is well done.

(Via Kottke)

Ulrik Laursen: Brøndby ikke København 

(This post is in Danish)

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Dette er bare så ubeskriveligt dumt at jeg slet ikke kan sætte ord på. (Selvom jeg forsøgt en del på bold.snak.)

Abekat: Snegl og Skildpadde 

(This post is in Danish)

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Hyggelig og sjov. Vældig godt eksempel på nogle af MSN Messengers fuldstændigt åndssvage emoticons.

Empty Toast 

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Cynical, certainly, although it does put some of the idiocy into perspective. (Via Kottke.)

Top 25 Most Modern Libraries 

I checked it out for the hell of it, and because I worked at a library for a couple of years. That one didn’t make it to the list, but much to my surprise, the Black Diamond did.

I have never actually been at the library, since there’s no real reason, but it might be a project for the summer to visit it.

(Via Kottke.)

Tarantino's Mind 

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Very interesting. I had discovered some of these — the Vega-relation was obvious, and I believe I had discovered the thing about the police officer, but there were quite a few of them that I had never thought about.

It’s a well-executed and nicely filmed film, too. Gorgeous images in the start, and it generally has a nice feel to it.

(Via Daring Fireball.)

Font Conference 

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I don’t get why Comic Sans is the superhero — when has that ever saved anything?

Sean Tevis for State Representative 

Really a wonderful idea, and he sounds like a quite clever chap. And $8.34 isn’t exactly much money.

Kurt Vonnegut on Writing Style 

No matter what your first language, you should treasure it all your life. If it happens to not be standard English, and if it shows itself when your write standard English, the result is usually delightful, like a very pretty girl with one eye that is green and one that is blue.

I beg to differ, seeing that I personally try to write as British as possible, but it’s sound advice. Embrace your differences.

This is Simply Jonathan, a blog written by Jonathan Holst. It's mostly about technical topics (and mainly the Web at that), but an occasional post on clothing, sports, and general personal life topics can be found.

Jonathan Holst is a programmer, language enthusiast, sports fan, and appreciator of good design, living in Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe. He is also someone pretentious enough to call himself the 'author' of a blog. And talk about himself in the third person.