{"id":16458,"date":"2020-01-07T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=16458"},"modified":"2020-01-06T08:34:47","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T16:34:47","slug":"on-this-day-jan-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/07\/on-this-day-jan-7\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Jan 7"},"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 7\u2026<\/p>\n<p>There are <strong>35<\/strong> posts previously published on January 7th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2025<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/01\/07\/clarkesworld-issue-219-edited-by-neil-clarke\/\">Clarkesworld Issue 219 edited by Neil Clarke<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da;: &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;: Favorites by Shari Paul, Sameem Siddiqui, and Celia Corral-V\u00e1squez. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/01\/07\/clarkesworld-issue-219-edited-by-neil-clarke\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2024<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/01\/07\/year-50-day-250\/\">Year 50 Day 250<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Post-club days are now for lazing around. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/01\/07\/year-50-day-250\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/01\/07\/%f0%9f%8e%a5-65\/\">&#x1f3a5; 65<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Weirdest _Princess Bride_ remake ever. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/01\/07\/%f0%9f%8e%a5-65\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/01\/07\/%f0%9f%93%9a-clarkesworld-issue-207-edited-by-neil-clarke-2\/\">&#x1f4da; Clarkesworld Issue 208 edited by Neil Clarke<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Favorites this month from Chi Hui and Marie Vibbert. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/01\/07\/%f0%9f%93%9a-clarkesworld-issue-207-edited-by-neil-clarke-2\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/01\/07\/nick-cage-is-a-trekkie\/\">Nic Cage is a Trekkie<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">'I'm not in the _Star Wars_ family, I'm in the _Star Trek_ family.' <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/01\/07\/nick-cage-is-a-trekkie\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2021<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/01\/07\/itv-on-the-trump-insurrection\/\">ITV on the Trump Insurrection<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A good seven-minute overview of yesterday's events in Washington, D.C. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/01\/07\/itv-on-the-trump-insurrection\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/01\/07\/25101\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">20 Macs for 2020: Now that this is done, I&#8217;m bookmarking it so I can come back and read through the full thing. Eventually. Someday. :) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/01\/07\/25101\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/01\/07\/25099\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">This shirt seemed particularly important today. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/01\/07\/25099\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/07\/23314\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">It\u2019s Got a Great Beat, and You Can File a Lawsuit to It: &#8220;Originality is a con: Pop music history is the history of near overlap. Ideas rarely emerge in complete isolation. In studios around the world, performers, producers and songwriters are all trying to innovate just one step beyond where music currently is, working ... <a title=\"\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/07\/23314\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about \">Read more<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/07\/23314\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/07\/23312\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Defining the decade: ten years of Apple on one page: &#8220;Apple had to graduate through the passing of its founder, juggle relationships with an ever-expanding list of consumer and professional market segments, and adapt to the public attention and scrunity that only comes along as a consequence of being the biggest company in the world.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/07\/23312\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/07\/on-this-day-jan-7\/\">On This Day: Jan 7<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from January 7 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/07\/on-this-day-jan-7\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2018<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/01\/07\/21513\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Chucks of the day (56\/56): bright all-pink waterproofed low-tops. These will be great for Jan. 20th! #chucks #converse <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/01\/07\/21513\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2017<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/01\/07\/20844\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Selfie with moose! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/01\/07\/20844\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/01\/07\/20847\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Time to start heading home. I&#8217;ll put up a fuller post later, but thanks to all of you who made it to my dad&#8217;s service today. It was very appreciated. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/01\/07\/20847\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/01\/07\/20820\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Book three of 2017: Attack the Geek, by Michael R. Underwood. &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/01\/07\/20820\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/01\/07\/20823\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Pretty Alaskan sunrise over the Chugach range\u2026at 10-o-freaking-clock in the morning! Gotta appreciate those five hours of sunlight we&#8217;ll get today! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/01\/07\/20823\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/01\/07\/19118\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Another workday done. Taken on my way to coax Prairie out of her office. It didn&#8217;t take much coaxing. :) (7\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/01\/07\/19118\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2015<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/01\/07\/default-human-being\/\">Default Human Being<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">We need to realize that our concept of the 'default human being' is highly dependent upon our own culture and ingrained biases. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/01\/07\/default-human-being\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/01\/07\/17223\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Snow! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/01\/07\/17223\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/01\/07\/17226\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">These two just would not stop squabbling. Had to banish them to opposite sides of the desk. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/01\/07\/17226\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2013<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/01\/07\/where-time-becomes-a-loop\/\">Where Time Becomes A Loop<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Number seven from my old collection of mixes that I'm re-posting. We're moving back into longer sessions again, with this one coming in at just under an hour. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/01\/07\/where-time-becomes-a-loop\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2010<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2010\/01\/07\/delicious-january-5th\/\">Links for January 5th through January 7th<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sometime between January 5th and January 7th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! \u2022\u00a0The Online 78 Rpm Discographical Project \u2022 Best Buy Optimization Is a Big Stupid Annoying Waste of Money \u2022 Word of the Year 2009: Distracted Driving \u2022 The Science of Success \u2022 The Darwin Awards <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2010\/01\/07\/delicious-january-5th\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2008<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/01\/07\/pre-seattle-days\/\">Pre-Seattle Days<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Those who follow me on Flickr will have noticed this already, but I've been spending some time digging through my old archive CDs and uploading a bunch of old photos from years (and digital cameras) past. At this point, I've made it through all my digital photos up to the last few days before I bailed out of Anchorage and migrated south to Seattle. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/01\/07\/pre-seattle-days\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/07\/gallimaufry-3\/\">Gallimaufry 3<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Third verse, same as the first&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/07\/gallimaufry-3\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/07\/netflix-and-best-buy\/\">Netflix and Best Buy?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Interesting &mdash; Netflix' header navigation tab graphics have changed (less rounded and all gold tones now), and there's a Best Buy logo next to the Netflix logo up top. There's nothing in their Press Releases section about partnering with Best Buy&hellip;is this something that's been announced at CES? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/07\/netflix-and-best-buy\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/07\/this-garageband-is-a-hit\/\">This GarageBand is a hit<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">You look at an application like GarageBand -- you can't get that on another platform at any price. People will buy Macs on the basis of GarageBand. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/07\/this-garageband-is-a-hit\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/07\/firsts\/\">Firsts<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">For how many of you was your first sexual experience consensual? For how many of you was your first penetrative sexual experience consensual? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/07\/firsts\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/07\/zeugma\/\">Zeugma<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Cool word of the day: zeugma. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/07\/zeugma\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/07\/even-if-itwhat\/\">Even if it&#8230;what?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">This little $20 app is a must-have, even if it weren't made by Microsoft. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/07\/even-if-itwhat\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/07\/works-for-me\/\">Works for me!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Republicans for Voldemort <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/07\/works-for-me\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/07\/this-town-is-a-mess\/\">This town is a mess<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I won't be surprsied at all if today turns out to have more accidents, simply because since it's not snowing, people will think that they can drive normally. Conditions like this certainly don't make for safe driving, though, and it's my bet that quite a few people will be figuring that out over the course of the day. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/07\/this-town-is-a-mess\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/01\/07\/revamping-the-archives\/\">Revamping the Archives<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">My archives finally approach something resembling user-friendliness. What I did and why I did it. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/01\/07\/revamping-the-archives\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/01\/07\/more-on-safari\/\">More on Safari<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">In order to give it something of a workout, I went ahead and set Safari to be my default web browser. Mark Pilgrim has a good rundown of current CSS bugs that he's uncovered in Safari so far (thankfully, though, it renders djwudi.com just fine). Amusingly enough, I may have just found one more while I was reading his post. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/01\/07\/more-on-safari\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/01\/07\/thoughts-on-the-keynote\/\">Thoughts on the keynote<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Just a couple quick thoughts I had regarding some of the news from Steve Jobs' keynote speech today at MacWorld. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/01\/07\/thoughts-on-the-keynote\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/01\/07\/macworld-expo-03-keynote\/\">MacWorld Expo &#039;03 Keynote<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Summary of Steve Jobs' keynote address at MacWorld San Francisco. 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