On This Day: Sep 1

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This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on September 1, 2020). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.

Since I’ll hit 20 years of blogging this November, this year I’m posting a daily list of anything I published on this day in the past.

There are 18 posts previously published on September 1st

  • 2023
    • Year 50 Day 122 Today's post-travel Lego build: A classic yellow New York City taxicab. ➡
  • 2022
  • 2021
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on September 1, 2021). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.📚 30/2021: The Fire and the Rose by David R. George ... Read more ➡
    • Neutral Good Insistence on either lawfulness or rebellion is seen as detriments to or distractions from the greater goal of promoting true kindness in the world. ➡
  • 2020
  • 2018
  • 2016
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on September 1, 2016). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.Rice Krispy treats made with coconut and peanut butter. Yum! (245/366) ➡
  • 2010
  • 2007
    • Offline Time ...it's pretty much safe to assume that we probably won't be reachable via e-mail or phone for the next two weeks, and _certainly_ won't be responding to messages in a timely manner. Not ideal, but that's what it is. ➡
  • 2005
    • Sometimes predictions come true The Federal Emergency Management Agency lists a hurricane strike on New Orleans as one of the most dire threats to the nation, up there with a large earthquake in California or a terrorist attack on New York City. Even the Red Cross no longer opens hurricane shelters in the city, claiming the risk to its workers is too great. ➡
  • 2004
    • Bumbershoot tips A re-post from last year — some rambling from me on how best to approach this upcoming weekend's Bumbershoot festival (which, unfortunately, I'll only be hitting two days of this year, due to my workplace not closing down for Labor Day). ➡
    • Kids’ ideas about sex Sex columnist Dan Savage recently asked his readers to submit letters detailing their childhood misconceptions about sex. The resulting two columns are hilarious… ➡
    • Another one bites the dust Yet another in the ongoing saga of webloggers canned for really stupid reasons. This time, it's Troutgirl, who until recently worked for Friendster. Ontario Empoblog has a good rundown of the situation. ➡
    • What a deal! Y'know, it's really a shame I don't go to Florida State University. Turns out that they're working on setting up a special deal with Apple that would provide free iTunes software to students and allow them to download music for 99 cents per song. ➡
    • Two digits, thousands of votes Issue: Manipulation technique found in the Diebold central tabulator -- 1,000 of these systems are in place, and they count up to two million votes at a time. By entering a 2-digit code in a hidden location, a second set of votes is created. This set of votes can be changed, so that it no longer matches the correct votes. The voting system will then read the totals from the bogus vote set. ➡
  • 2003
    • Bumbershoot '03: Mon, Sep 1 Finally, we made it to the end — day four of Bumbershoot is over and done with. After this post, no more Bumbershoot babbling until sometime next year! ➡
  • 2001