Jonathan

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Jonathan is a recurring person in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 2 times across 2 issues between August 25, 2023 and December 12, 2023. The archive places it in contexts such as “Contact: Jonathan”; “What is this? you ask Hans and Jonathan, the caterers”; “concludes Jonathan”. It most often appears alongside Brazil, Israel, Redmond.

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  • Category: People
  • Mention count: 2
  • Issue count: 2
  • First seen: August 25, 2023
  • Last seen: December 12, 2023

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Recovered passages from the original issue text. When the raw archive preserved outbound links inside the source passage, they are listed directly under the quote.

August 25, 2023 · Original source
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND Contact: Jonathan Contact Info: jonpdw[at]gmail[dot]com Time: Saturday, September 16th, 10:30 AM Location: Brunch at the cafe "Sugar at Chelsea Bay" Coordinates: https://plus.codes/4VMP5PHG+H2 Notes: Please RSVP through email so I can book a table beforehand
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA Contact: Jonathan Ray Contact Info: Ray[dot]Jonathan[dot]W[at]gmail[dot]com Time: Sunday, September 24th, 12:00 PM Location: At Little Avalon with an ACX sign Coordinates: https://plus.codes/85864MWX+PJ Notes: We use discord for all meetup announcements and communications: https://discord.gg/9rgzTgeHC8
December 12, 2023 · Original source
“What is this?” you ask Hans and Jonathan, the caterers. “Is this another one of your weird food startup schemes?”
“People say that modern food is addictive,” interrupts Jonathan. “But it really isn’t. It’s shocking how little work people put into optimizing the addictiveness of food. Like, the one thing you learn in every Intro Psychology class . . . “
“ . . . the intermittent reinforcement potato chip!” concludes Jonathan. “Four out of every five are just plain potato slices. But the fifth has more salt and oil than any of the other leading brands.”