{"id":23487,"date":"2020-02-12T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=23487"},"modified":"2020-01-25T10:56:10","modified_gmt":"2020-01-25T18:56:10","slug":"on-this-day-feb-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/02\/12\/on-this-day-feb-12\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Feb 12"},"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.<\/p>\n<p>There are <strong>26<\/strong> posts previously published on February 12th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2024<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/02\/12\/%f0%9f%93%9a-crisis-on-vulcan-by-brad-and-barbara-strickland\/\">&#x1f4da; Crisis on Vulcan by Brad and Barbara Strickland<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A short YA book set in Spock\u2019s teenage years. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/02\/12\/%f0%9f%93%9a-crisis-on-vulcan-by-brad-and-barbara-strickland\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/02\/12\/year-50-day-286\/\">Year 50 Day 286<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Just lounging around between the end of the workday and dinner. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/02\/12\/year-50-day-286\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2021<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/02\/12\/25198\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da; 7\/2021: Bone Silence by Alastair Reynolds &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; #PKDickAward nominee 1\/6 A satisfying end to the Revenger trilogy. Not all questions answered, but those most central to the main adventure are. If the \u201chigh seas adventure in space\u201d conceit works for you, it\u2019s a good series. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/02\/12\/25198\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/02\/12\/picard-theory-probably-wrong-%f0%9f%96%96\/\">Picard Theory (Probably Wrong) &#x1f596;<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Spoilers for episodes two and three of _Picard_ follow, but probably not for anything beyond that, because I'm usually wrong about these things. :) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/02\/12\/picard-theory-probably-wrong-%f0%9f%96%96\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/02\/12\/23597\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Someone Built a Distraction-Free Cellphone With a Working Old-School Rotary Dial: &#8220;Haupt\u2019s creation seems like it was brought to Earth from a parallel dimension where mobile phones took an entirely different evolutionary route, and where technologies like touchscreens never came to fruition.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/02\/12\/23597\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/02\/12\/on-this-day-feb-12\/\">On This Day: Feb 12<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from February 12 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/02\/12\/on-this-day-feb-12\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2019<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/02\/12\/13186\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Bed used in hotel honeymoon suite for 15 years then discarded in a parking lot, rescued by an antiques dealer, and initially believed to be Victorian, turns out to be Henry VII\u2019s marriage bed. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/02\/12\/13186\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/02\/12\/13184\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Book fifteen of 2019: The Book of Merlyn, by T.H. White. &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; &#x1f4da; A curious coda to TOaFK, mostly serving as an argument against humankind\u2019s warlike tendencies. Not critical to finish Arthur\u2019s story, IMHO. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/02\/12\/13184\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/02\/12\/19256\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Kicking off this long weekend with the latest Bond flick. Doo doo, doo dooooooo\u2026 (43\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/02\/12\/19256\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/02\/12\/17398\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Turned into a gorgeous day, 48 degrees and snow melting off everywhere, and the sun is even above the hills at 5PM! Are we sure it&#8217;s not spring yet? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/02\/12\/17398\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2010<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2010\/02\/12\/delicious-february-3rd\/\">Links for February 3rd through February 12th<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sometime between February 3rd and February 12th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! \u2022\u00a0Now You Can Facebook Chat Through iChat \u2022\u00a0How to Create a Google Buzz Desktop App \u2022\u00a0Deckle Edge in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction \u2022 Pepsi Skips Super Bowl TV Advertising for Social Media \u2022 Confused by the 'Lost' Premiere? Never Fear! Damon and Carlton Explain a Few Things About the Start of Season 6 (SPOILERS AHEAD) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2010\/02\/12\/delicious-february-3rd\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2009<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/02\/12\/good-twitter-marketing-is-communication\/\">Good Twitter Marketing is Communication<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The single most important aspect to marketing successfully on Twitter is having a real person behind the account. Many companies seem to see Twitter as little more than an RSS reader for people who don't grok RSS readers, and that's a rather sad outlook. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/02\/12\/good-twitter-marketing-is-communication\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/02\/12\/delicious-february-11th\/\">Links for February 11th through February 12th<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sometime between February 11th and February 12th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! \u2022\u00a0Darwin Survives as the Fittest \u2022\u00a0Evolution and Facebook's &quot;25 Random Things About Me&quot; Craze. \u2022\u00a0Czar Struck: Obama&rsquo;s Brilliant Pick for Drug Czar \u2022\u00a015 Companies That Might Not Survive 2009 \u2022\u00a0Surprising Stories Behind 20 Muppet Characters <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/02\/12\/delicious-february-11th\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2007<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/02\/12\/which-super-villain-am-i\/\">Which Super Villain am I?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Which super villain am I? 'You fear the persecution of those that are different or underprivileged so much that you are willing to fight and hurt others for your cause.' <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/02\/12\/which-super-villain-am-i\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/02\/12\/wanted-one-apology-from-the-seattle-pi\/\">Wanted: One Apology from the Seattle PI<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The PI's public vilification of the crane operator was a slimy, sleazy way to grab eyeballs and sell papers at the expense of his reputation. Trial and conviction should be handled in the courts, not in the headlines. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/02\/12\/wanted-one-apology-from-the-seattle-pi\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/02\/12\/atom-feed-now-available\/\">Atom feed now available<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Seeing as how an Atom-enabled beta of NetNewsWire just hit the 'net, I took a few moments to get an Atom newsfeed up and running for Eclecticism. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/02\/12\/atom-feed-now-available\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/02\/12\/biggest-breakup-of-the-year\/\">Biggest breakup of the year<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I'm talking a breakup of real importance here &mdash; one that will be inspiring headlines in all the rags, sending the talk-show hosts into a flurry, and prompting a whole slew of rabid fan sites lamenting the passing of such a long-adored perfect couple. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/02\/12\/biggest-breakup-of-the-year\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/02\/12\/the-grey-album\/\">The Grey Album<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Vocal tracks from Jay-Z's 'The Black Album' + samples from The Beatle's 'The White Album' = Danger Mouse's 'The Grey Album'. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/02\/12\/the-grey-album\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/02\/12\/good-advice\/\">Good advice<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Kids, this is all the shit I had to learn the hard way. Now that I&#8217;m retired it&#8217;s time to pass it on, so you won&#8217;t have to suffer the same indignities I did. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/02\/12\/good-advice\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/02\/12\/patriot-ii-raising-ire\/\">Patriot II raising ire<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Finally, some good movement happening on the polictical front &mdash; a very welcome change from last week's ranting and raving. It seems that the recently-leaked 'Patriot II' draft, in addition to getting attention in the blogging world, is also raising eyebrows on Capitol Hill. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/02\/12\/patriot-ii-raising-ire\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/02\/12\/recommend-me\/\">Recommend me?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Actually, I'm not out to be a boyfriend right now &mdash; pretty happy staying single for the foreseeable future &mdash; but I can think of plenty of times when I wouldn't have minded getting a recommendation on greatboyfriends.com! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/02\/12\/recommend-me\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/02\/12\/awww-how-sweet\/\">Awww &#8211; how sweet!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Just a little 'W&uuml;di love' from me to my readers, in honor of the coming Valentine's Day. Yeah, even I can get a little mushy from time to time. Who knew? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/02\/12\/awww-how-sweet\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2002<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/02\/12\/television-is\/\">Television is&#8230;<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Theater is life. Cinema is art. Television is furniture. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/02\/12\/television-is\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2001<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/02\/12\/if-what-is-this-if\/\">If? What is this if?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">If I were a lesbian, she would make me go straight! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/02\/12\/if-what-is-this-if\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/02\/12\/hannibal\/\">Hannibal<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I just don't think the script gave much to work with, and I can say that I definitely agree with both Jonathan Demme and Jodi Foster's decisions to pass up on returning to this film. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/02\/12\/hannibal\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>1994<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/1994\/02\/12\/from-usenet-21294-0400\/\">[From Usenet: 2.12.94 0400]<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I got a shirt a while back only because I thought it was great (person with bird's head mask holding a naked woman upside down by a knife through the foot, says 'Some have to dance, some have to kill' on the back), and someone recently told me it was a Psychic TV shirt. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/1994\/02\/12\/from-usenet-21294-0400\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from February 12<\/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-23487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23487","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=23487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23487\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}