{"id":16456,"date":"2020-01-06T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=16456"},"modified":"2020-01-06T08:34:42","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T16:34:42","slug":"on-this-day-jan-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/06\/on-this-day-jan-6\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Jan 6"},"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 6\u2026<\/p>\n<p>There are <strong>38<\/strong> posts previously published on January 6th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2025<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/01\/06\/my-workspace-for-2025\/\">My Workspace for 2025<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A look at my home office setup, since I actually bothered to straighten it up heading into the new year. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/01\/06\/my-workspace-for-2025\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2024<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/01\/06\/year-50-day-249\/\">Year 50 Day 249<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Out at Seattle\u2019s goth club the Mercury with friends for their Caturday night of musical randomness. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/01\/06\/year-50-day-249\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/01\/06\/museum-of-glass\/\">Museum of Glass<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Another day of wandering around a museum, enjoying the pretty sights, and getting back into practice with my camera. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/01\/06\/museum-of-glass\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/01\/06\/%f0%9f%8e%a5-enola-holmes-2\/\">&#x1f3a5; Enola Holmes 2<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Like the first, it was a cute and entertaining adventure, though not quite as good as the first. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/01\/06\/%f0%9f%8e%a5-enola-holmes-2\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2021<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/01\/06\/25096\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Trump could be removed from office today, if Pence would actually act to uphold the oath he swore to protect this country. I&#8217;m absolutely fine with letting Pence be POTUS46 for the next two weeks, and letting Biden take up the mantle of POTUS47. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/01\/06\/25096\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/01\/06\/25094\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Meet The Black Women Who turned Georgia Blue: &#8220;Yep, it was Stacey. But don\u2019t forget about Ns\u00e9, Helen, Tamieka, Melanie, LaTosha and Deborah.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/01\/06\/25094\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/01\/06\/trifecta-2\/\">Trifecta<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">There's still a lot of work to do. But at least now, we have a good chance of actually being able to get things done. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/01\/06\/trifecta-2\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/06\/23310\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da; two of 2020: Encounter at Farpoint, by David Gerrold &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; A fairly straight adaptation, only a few notable differences from the broadcast episode. As a friend noted, quite amused by the descriptions of men (competence, personality) and women (they\u2019re hot!). &#x1f596; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/06\/23310\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/06\/23307\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">You Can&#8217;t Keep Your Relatives&#8217; Skulls: &#8220;In theory, people get to decide what happens to their body after death. In reality, it is near impossible to get legal permission to display a relative\u2019s skeleton.&#8221; I&#8217;d never considered this before, but now that I have, is it weird that I&#8217;m a little disappointed? ;) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/06\/23307\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/06\/23305\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I&#8217;m going to be (slowly) moving my web presence from michaelhanscom.com to michaelhans.com (because it&#8217;s a clever URL), and suddenly had the amusing urge&#8211;which, to be clear, I would not actually succumb to&#8211;to legally change my last name to \u201cHans.com\u201d, complete with dot. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/06\/23305\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/06\/on-this-day-jan-6\/\">On This Day: Jan 6<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from January 6 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/06\/on-this-day-jan-6\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2019<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/01\/06\/12749\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A quote from N. K. Jemisin\u2019s The Stone Sky, the third in the Broken Earth trilogy. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/01\/06\/12749\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/01\/06\/12746\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">When you want a warm drink in the morning, but the power is out and your apartment only has an electric stove. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/01\/06\/12746\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2017<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/01\/06\/20826\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">One of the earliest photos of my dad I think I&#8217;ve ever seen. Late teens or early 20s, I&#8217;m guessing? Which would put this photo from sometime in the early to mid &#8217;60s. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/01\/06\/20826\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/01\/06\/20829\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Me and my mum! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/01\/06\/20829\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/01\/06\/20832\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">My parents&#8217; nativity cr\u00e8che needed a #tinydinosaur cameo appearance. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/01\/06\/20832\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/01\/06\/20805\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Took the #tinydinosaur for a romp in the snow. Dinosaurs don&#8217;t wear boots, so it was pretty cold on his toes. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/01\/06\/20805\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/01\/06\/19121\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Home, fed, exercised, and relaxing in front of the TV. The usual evening routine. (6\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/01\/06\/19121\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/01\/06\/17229\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Whoever decided to combine the fun and excitement of the first day of classes with the energy, smiles, and cheer of a Monday is so fired. (Okay, it&#8217;s not that bad, but this idea amused me.) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/01\/06\/17229\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2013<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/01\/06\/torimix-v2\/\">ToriMix v2<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Number six in my old collection of mix sessions that I'm putting up for download and podcast. Another 'theme' mix, this is a forty-five minute mix of Tori Amos dance remixes. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/01\/06\/torimix-v2\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/01\/06\/pickpocket-magic\/\">Pickpocket Magic<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">This profile of a professional pickpocket in the New Yorker is fascinating. There's also a video clip of Apollo doing his thing. Amazing. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/01\/06\/pickpocket-magic\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2006<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/01\/06\/weblog-hot-or-not\/\">Weblog Hot or Not?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A little bit of silliness being resurrected after finding an old post -- is my weblog Hot or Not? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/01\/06\/weblog-hot-or-not\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/01\/06\/etymologic\/\">Etymologic<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Here's one for dad: Etymologic. In this etymology game you'll be presented with 10 randomly selected etymology (word origin) or word definition puzzles to solve. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/01\/06\/etymologic\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/01\/06\/portfolio-1-the-berger-partnership\/\">Portfolio 1: The Berger Partnership<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Landscape designers The Berger Partnership are using one of my photos on their website detailing their work on renovating Cal Anderson Park. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/01\/06\/portfolio-1-the-berger-partnership\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/01\/06\/moles-and-trolls-moles-and-trolls\/\">Moles and Trolls, Moles and Trolls!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Snagged from lemurlad -- and as he pointed out, these results shouldn't surprise _anyone_ who knows me. I'm a Real Genius genius! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/01\/06\/moles-and-trolls-moles-and-trolls\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/06\/weekend-project-keyword-search\/\">Weekend Project: Keyword Search<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">While running ideas and vague concepts related to my tag-categorization wishlist of the other day, I figured it was worth poking around in the Movable Type Support Forums, where I found these posts by ishbadiddle -- and while he's calling it something else, that looks to be (nearly) exactly what I've been looking for! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/06\/weekend-project-keyword-search\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/06\/13-free-songs-from-itunes\/\">13 Free Songs from iTunes<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Have an iPod? Want some free music from iTunes? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/06\/13-free-songs-from-itunes\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/06\/its-official-six-apart-acquires-livejournal\/\">It&#8217;s official: Six Apart acquires LiveJournal<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Looks like the rumors were true: Six Apart acquires LiveJournal. Congrats to both Six Apart and LiveJournal &mdash; I'm looking forward to seeing where you all go with this. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/06\/its-official-six-apart-acquires-livejournal\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/06\/itms-updates\/\">iTMS updates<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Along with all the other introductions from this morning's keynote, the iTunes Music Store got a lot of new goodies. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/06\/itms-updates\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/06\/home-early\/\">Home early<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A gallery of pictures of the downtown Seattle area that I took during my quest for a bus to get me to work have been uploaded to the Hanscom family photo gallery. Enjoy! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/06\/home-early\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/06\/at-least-4-inches-so-far\/\">At least 4 inches so far!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I've got about half an hour before my next possible bus (on a different route), so I'm going to head back out and get some more pictures. Expect a fairly large gallery when I get home tonight! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/06\/at-least-4-inches-so-far\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/06\/macworld-sf-2004-keynote\/\">Macworld SF 2004 Keynote<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Macworld SF 2004 Keynote notes, updated live as it happens. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/06\/macworld-sf-2004-keynote\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/06\/seattle-is-closed\/\">Seattle is Closed ;)<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">By my estimation, there's between half an inch and an inch of snow in downtown Seattle right now, and it's coming down strong. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/06\/seattle-is-closed\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/01\/06\/gibson-gets-a-blog\/\">Gibson gets a blog<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Noted sci-fi\/cyberpunk author William Gibson has just started his blog. No RSS feed, though, which means I'll probably forget to check it on a regular basis. Bummer. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/01\/06\/gibson-gets-a-blog\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/01\/06\/searchling\/\">Searchling<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I just stumbled across Searchling, a very cool little mini-application for OS X. When running, it adds a system-wide search field that allows you to search Google, Slashdot, or a few other sites. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/01\/06\/searchling\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/01\/06\/so-many-books-so-little-time\/\">So many books, so little time<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">In a fortuitous bit of serendipity, I just re-discovered a website I'd found a few months ago, but forgotten to bookmark &mdash; All Consuming, which scans recently updated weblogs for Amazon book links, and uses that data to track what books are currently popular in the weblog world. Nifty stuff to explore! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/01\/06\/so-many-books-so-little-time\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/01\/06\/web-writing-style-guide\/\">Web Writing Style Guide<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Popular sites filled with cutting-edge Internet cognoscenti (such as Slashdot and ShackNews) give the lie to this harmful and destructive myth: they are brimming with horrific grammar, atrocious spelling, gratuitous abbreviation and childish, arrogant attitude. To be \"in\" on the net, you must write like a wanker. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/01\/06\/web-writing-style-guide\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>1996<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/1996\/01\/06\/from-usenet-1696-0000\/\">[From Usenet: 1.6.96 0000]<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Okay...just read this last night, so dug up the passage, as I remembered this discussion while I was reading.... 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