{"id":16454,"date":"2020-01-05T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-01-05T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=16454"},"modified":"2020-01-06T08:34:39","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T16:34:39","slug":"on-this-day-jan-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/05\/on-this-day-jan-5\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Jan 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since I&#8217;ll hit 20 years of blogging this November, this year I&#8217;m posting a daily list of anything I published on this day in the past. Here are my past posts for January 5\u2026<\/p>\n<p>There are <strong>30<\/strong> posts previously published on January 5th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2024<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/01\/05\/year-50-day-248\/\">Year 50 Day 248<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The new main entrance to Highline College is looking much better. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/01\/05\/year-50-day-248\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/01\/05\/%f0%9f%93%9a-a-scanner-darkly-by-philip-k-dick\/\">&#x1f4da; A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Actually quite a bit funnier than I expected it to be. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/01\/05\/%f0%9f%93%9a-a-scanner-darkly-by-philip-k-dick\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2021<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/01\/05\/lots-of-reason-to-laugh\/\">Lots of Reason to Laugh<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Whether it\u2019s war and peace or public relations and gardening, sorting out the truth is a complicated endeavor when it relates to Donald Trump. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/01\/05\/lots-of-reason-to-laugh\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/05\/23267\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da; one of 2020: My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She\u2019s Sorry, by Fredrik Backman. &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; A great first book for the year, this one is wonderful. Touching, heartfelt, and hilarious, and a beautiful blend of real and fantasy worlds. An instant favorite. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/05\/23267\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/05\/on-this-day-jan-5\/\">On This Day: Jan 5<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from January 5 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/05\/on-this-day-jan-5\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2019<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/01\/05\/12743\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">At the DoubleTree SeaTac for today\u2019s Norwescon planning meeting, and Aki Con is here this weekend! Having another con here with people running around in costume feels so much better (home-y) than on weekends when it\u2019s just a \u201cnormal\u201d hotel. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/01\/05\/12743\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/01\/05\/12731\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Book two of 2019: The Obelisk Gate, by N. K. Jemisin. &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; #hugowinner &#x1f4da; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/01\/05\/12731\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/01\/05\/12728\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Trump\u2019s bizarre Rose Garden news conference shows why he\u2019s impossible to negotiate with: Forget impeachment, it\u2019s more and more obvious that the 25th Amendment should be under serious consideration. This man has no business holding the office of President. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/01\/05\/12728\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/01\/05\/19124\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Icicles! (5\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/01\/05\/19124\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/01\/05\/19127\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">This well-hung snowman appeared in front of my building today. The students are back in town! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/01\/05\/19127\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2015<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/01\/05\/18613\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Santa or eyeball? This time of year the candy bowl on my desk is always an amusing mix of leftover Halloween and Christmas candy. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/01\/05\/18613\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/01\/05\/17202\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Mmmmm: Pork chops with baked apples, green beans, and sweet potato. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/01\/05\/17202\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/01\/05\/17205\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Prepping for the zombie apocalypse? Or cooking up meth? Either way, looks creepy. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/01\/05\/17205\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/01\/05\/17208\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Another morning walk, this time along the John Wayne Memorial Trail down the Iron Horse State Park. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/01\/05\/17208\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2013<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/01\/05\/blurry-boundaries\/\">Blurry Boundaries<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Honestly, I'm not entirely sure just where the boundary between 'acceptable' and 'unacceptable' violence lies for me. I like my horror creepy and\/or with a good dose of humor mixed in. Today's trend towards ultra-violent torture porn just makes me feel ill. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/01\/05\/blurry-boundaries\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/01\/05\/a-fine-days-mix\/\">A Fine Day&#8217;s Mix<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The fifth of my old collection of mix sessions that I'm posting. This one is another 'theme' idea I had, and depending on how much you like the base song, could be either enjoyable or excruciating. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/01\/05\/a-fine-days-mix\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/01\/05\/free-islamist-sf-anthology-ebook\/\">Free Islamist SF anthology eBook<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A Mosque Among The Stars was the first anthology that dealt with the subject of Muslim characters and\/or Islamic themes and Science Fiction. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/01\/05\/free-islamist-sf-anthology-ebook\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2008<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/01\/05\/better-buy\/\">Better Buy<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I may not ever get to a point of just stopping by to browse, or remotely look forward to having to dive into Best Buy...but at least at the moment, I don't feel the need to actively avoid the store or it's sales droids when I do stop in. And, for Best Buy, that's saying a _lot_. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/01\/05\/better-buy\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/05\/timeline-meme\/\">Timeline Meme<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I guess it's a good day for picking up on memes &mdash; this one comes from Mike: the Timeline Meme. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/05\/timeline-meme\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/05\/de-lurker-day\/\">De-Lurker Day<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Well, the day's actually almost over, but I just now found about about this thanks to Carla saying hi &mdash; today's been declared De-Lurker day! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/05\/de-lurker-day\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/05\/veronica-moser-type-key-spammer\/\">Veronica Moser, Type Key Spammer<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">While there's a fair amount of chatter today about spammers shifting tactics away from comments and towards Trackback, I ran into a different approach &mdash; my first TypeKey authenticated spammer. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/05\/veronica-moser-type-key-spammer\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/05\/on-ebonics\/\">On Ebonics<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">As someone who's long had an (entirely unschooled) interest in language and linguistics, much of what's in here is absolutely fascinating. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/05\/on-ebonics\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/05\/hover-support-in-ie\/\">:hover support in IE!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Hot damn &mdash; someone figured out how to hack :hover support into Internet Explorer! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/05\/hover-support-in-ie\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/05\/i-used-to-be-a-dj-gigs-music-theater\/\">I used to be a DJ \/ Gig&#8217;s Music Theater<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I finally got tired of letting my old domain sit inactive, and have resurrected djwudi.com as a monument (however small) to my years as a club DJ, along with a 1998 archive of the Gig's Music Theater website. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/05\/i-used-to-be-a-dj-gigs-music-theater\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/05\/how-to-screw-your-employees\/\">How to screw your employees<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A proposed Labor Department rule suggests ways employers can avoid paying overtime to some of the 1.3 million low-income workers who would become eligible this year. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/05\/how-to-screw-your-employees\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/05\/macworld-keynote-tomorrow\/\">Macworld keynote tomorrow<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">This week is the Macworld expo in San Francisco, and Jim has a good roundup of the current rumors posted. As Lane pointed out, I'll certainly be keeping up with the news during tomorrow's keynote. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/05\/macworld-keynote-tomorrow\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/05\/sympathy-for-the-devil-remixes\/\">Sympathy for the Devil remixes<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sympathy for the Devil has been one of my favorite songs for years, and I've collected quite a few versions over the years. I'm sure I don't have all of the various versions out there yet, but so far I've managed to dig up&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/05\/sympathy-for-the-devil-remixes\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/01\/05\/fine-tuning\/\">Fine tuning<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Site adjustments: sidebar reorganization, and bringing back the book reviews. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/01\/05\/fine-tuning\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2001<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/01\/05\/babies-are-so-darn-cute\/\">Babies are so darn cute<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Miranda had a beautiful little girl on Christmas Eve, and she just sent me a picture of the little munchkin! She's a cutie! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/01\/05\/babies-are-so-darn-cute\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/01\/05\/high-fidelity-imposters-dream-of-hallmark\/\">High Fidelity Imposters Dream of Hallmark<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I'd actually managed to go through a couple release days without anything catching my eye enough to spend money on &mdash; miracles never cease, eh? After work today I had to go by Suncoast to figure out when I work this weekend, and discovered that I had a paycheck waiting for me. Rock on&hellip;but funny, I didn't have it when I walked out. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/01\/05\/high-fidelity-imposters-dream-of-hallmark\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from January 5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2040],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16454\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}