{"id":16502,"date":"2020-01-29T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=16502"},"modified":"2020-01-06T08:36:36","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T16:36:36","slug":"on-this-day-jan-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/29\/on-this-day-jan-29\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Jan 29"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[]'><\/div>\n<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 29\u2026<\/p>\n<p>There are <strong>29<\/strong> posts previously published on January 29th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2025<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/01\/29\/dont-want-to-support-nazis-dont-support-substack\/\">Don&#8217;t want to support Nazis? Don&#8217;t support Substack.<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">If you don't want to support writers of Nazi viewpoints, don't give Substack money through paid subscriptions to anyone who publishes there, and certainly don't publish through them yourself. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/01\/29\/dont-want-to-support-nazis-dont-support-substack\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/01\/29\/answering-the-blog-questions-challenge\/\">Answering the blog questions challenge<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">While I wasn't specifically tagged (I'm not that well known), I saw Matthew Haughey do this, and figured I'd jump in. Nothing like a little narcissistic navel gazing to distract from &lt;waves hands around expressively&gt;, right? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/01\/29\/answering-the-blog-questions-challenge\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2024<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/01\/29\/year-50-day-272\/\">Year 50 Day 272<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Today I reminded myself that we have a treadmill in the basement. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/01\/29\/year-50-day-272\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/01\/29\/difficult-listening-hour-2024-01-28\/\">Difficult Listening Hour 2024.01.28<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The usual unplanned, random selection of whatever seems right in the moment. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/01\/29\/difficult-listening-hour-2024-01-28\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/01\/29\/%f0%9f%93%9a-the-survival-of-molly-southbourne-by-tade-thompson\/\">&#x1f4da; The Survival of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Answers some questions, but raises many more. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/01\/29\/%f0%9f%93%9a-the-survival-of-molly-southbourne-by-tade-thompson\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/01\/29\/%f0%9f%93%9athe-murders-of-molly-southbourne-by-tade-thompson\/\">&#x1f4da; The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Dark, disturbing, and violent, but also fascinating. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/01\/29\/%f0%9f%93%9athe-murders-of-molly-southbourne-by-tade-thompson\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2022<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/01\/29\/happy-birthday\/\">Happy Birthday<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A really unexpected and sweet little thing to have happen to us today. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/01\/29\/happy-birthday\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2021<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/01\/29\/25174\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da; 5\/2021: Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection, Vol. 3 edited by Elizabeth LaPens\u00e9e and Michael Sheyahshe &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; The latest in this series of comic anthologies written and illustrated by indigenous creators drawing upon their cultures to create SF\/F short pieces. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/01\/29\/25174\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/29\/23538\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Bouncing back and forth between watching The Expanse (I\u2019m halfway through season one) and season three of Enterprise, where they\u2019re traveling through the Expanse (no relation) is at times a bit jarring. &#x1f596; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/29\/23538\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/29\/on-this-day-jan-29\/\">On This Day: Jan 29<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from January 29 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/29\/on-this-day-jan-29\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/29\/schoolhouse-rock-2020\/\">Schoolhouse Rock 2020<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">\u2026every time you sit out an election, every time you don\u2019t show up because you think it doesn\u2019t matter, someone else is happy that you didn\u2019t show up, so they can make that decision for you. Vote! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/01\/29\/schoolhouse-rock-2020\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2019<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/01\/29\/13119\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">While I&#8217;m very glad the Klingons look more like Klingons and less like vampires from Buffy the Vampire Slayer this season, I have to admit to being amused that when they gave L&#8217;Rell hair, they entirely reshaped the back of her head. Looks like she lost about 1\/4 of her skull. &#x1f596; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/01\/29\/13119\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/01\/29\/19217\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Book five of 2016: Windswept, by Adam Rakunas. &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; #PKDickAward nominee. #adamrakunas <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/01\/29\/19217\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/01\/29\/19220\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Either &#8220;Yay Friday!&#8221; or there are orange and blue portals just out of frame at the top and bottom of the photo. Your choice! #aperturescience (29\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/01\/29\/19220\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/01\/29\/17362\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Home! And boy, the weather here sure is a far cry from what we&#8217;ve enjoyed during our week in San Diego! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/01\/29\/17362\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/01\/29\/17365\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">On the ground in Seattle. I&#8217;d totally forgotten our airport had a train system between terminals! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/01\/29\/17365\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/01\/29\/17338\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">On our way home, about two hours until departure. Glad we could come, but it will be good to get back to our house. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/01\/29\/17338\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2011<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2011\/01\/29\/twitters-weird-email-search-not-findable-except-that-they-are\/\">Twitter&#8217;s Weird Email Search: Not Findable, Except That They Are<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Is this a bug? A feature? A privacy concern? Or is there something that I'm just not grokking, and this actually makes perfect sense and is how things should work? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2011\/01\/29\/twitters-weird-email-search-not-findable-except-that-they-are\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/29\/blogger-code\/\">Blogger Code<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">B9 d+ t+ k+ s u f+ i o x+ e+ l c-- <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/29\/blogger-code\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/29\/weblog-review\/\">Weblog Review<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">From a suggestion by Doc on the TypePad User Group, I'm submitting my site to The Weblog Review. I have no idea how long it will take them to get around to me, but in the meantime, I'll just hope that they have nice things to say. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/29\/weblog-review\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/29\/microsoft-vs-the-web\/\">Microsoft vs. the web<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">After you install this software update, Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer do not open HTTP or HTTPS sites by using a URL that includes user information. By default, if user information is included in an HTTP or an HTTPS URL, a Web page with the following title appears: Invalid syntax error <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/29\/microsoft-vs-the-web\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/29\/pickled-dragon-found\/\">Pickled Dragon found<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Everyone else is convinced it's a hoax, but just for fun, I think I'll enjoy playing with the idea that this pickled dragon could be real. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/29\/pickled-dragon-found\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/29\/the-dean-scream-in-context\/\">The &#8216;Dean Scream&#8217; &#8211; in context<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">In an unusual media 'mea culpa,' however, Diane Sawyer followed up on her interview with Howard and Judy Dean by taking a look at not just the footage that was broadcast all over the world with a direct-from-the-microphone audio feed, but at footage taken from within the crowd itself. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/29\/the-dean-scream-in-context\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/29\/blasphemy\/\">Blasphemy<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I'm probably the last Mac blogger to mention this, but I just couldn't let it pass by. There are special circles of Hell reserved for people who do this&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/29\/blasphemy\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/29\/fire-2\/\">Fire!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Going to my window, I looked down the four stories to the street and saw fire trucks all over the place -- one heading down the street to the west of our building, another diagonally across the intersection of 8th and Seneca, a Fire Department blazer parked on the lawn of Town Hall, and I could see reflections from another set of emergency lights in the window of the building across the street. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/01\/29\/fire-2\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/01\/29\/which-os-am-i\/\">Which OS am I?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I stay away from a lot of the 'Which [random entity] are you?' tests floating around these days, but this one made me laugh: Which OS are you? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/01\/29\/which-os-am-i\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/01\/29\/does-the-name-janus-ring-a-bell\/\">Does the name Janus ring a bell?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The US intends to shatter Iraq 'physically, emotionally and psychologically' by raining down on its people as many as 800 cruise missiles in two days, and yet, facing its most chronic shortage in oil stocks for 27 years, the US has this month turned to an unlikely source of help - Iraq. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/01\/29\/does-the-name-janus-ring-a-bell\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/01\/29\/commentary-on-the-sotu\/\">Commentary on the SotU<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Some good stuff is starting to pop up around the 'net regarding Bush's State of the Union address last night. Quoted: Scott Rosenberg via Dan Scoble, William Saletan via BackupBrain, Salon news, Demented Kitty, The Raven via Scott Rosenberg, Shelley Powers. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/01\/29\/commentary-on-the-sotu\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2002<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/01\/29\/more-tidbits\/\">More tidbits<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Another collection of links that I stumble across during the day. This is an easy way for me to temporarily 'bookmark' places I can't dive into while at work, but don't want to completely forget about by the time I get home. 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