{"id":23517,"date":"2020-02-27T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=23517"},"modified":"2020-01-25T10:59:38","modified_gmt":"2020-01-25T18:59:38","slug":"on-this-day-feb-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/02\/27\/on-this-day-feb-27\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Feb 27"},"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.<\/p>\n<p>There are <strong>26<\/strong> posts previously published on February 27th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2024<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/02\/27\/%f0%9f%93%9a-red-mars-by-kim-stanley-robinson\/\">&#x1f4da; Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Fascinating from start to end; very much looking forward to continuing through the trilogy. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/02\/27\/%f0%9f%93%9a-red-mars-by-kim-stanley-robinson\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/02\/27\/year-50-day-301\/\">Year 50 Day 301<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I actually went to work today! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/02\/27\/year-50-day-301\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/02\/27\/23703\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Star Trek: Picard S01E06: Much better than last week. Borg cube action that isn\u2019t just squicky siblings, Soji hits a point of no return, and Picard comes face to face with parts of his past, good and bad. But who gave the Romulans a Lament Configuration? ;) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/02\/27\/23703\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/02\/27\/23701\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Was the Democratic Nomination Rigged? A Reexamination of the Clinton-Sanders Presidential Race by Anthony J. Gaughan: &#8220;This article makes three central points. First, it contends that the overwhelming weight of evidence makes clear the 2016 Democratic nomination process was not rigged in favor of Hillary Clinton. Second, this article argues that the Democratic Party rules ... <a title=\"\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/02\/27\/23701\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about \">Read more<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/02\/27\/23701\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/02\/27\/on-bernie-bros\/\">On Bernie Bros<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Perfect, superhuman leaders do not exist in life. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/02\/27\/on-bernie-bros\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/02\/27\/23697\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Running A Con, Conference Or Festival In The Age Of A Burgeoning Pandemic!: &#8220;Get ahead of this now. Do not make us e-mail\u00a0you to ask\u00a0you\u00a0what\u2019s up. This isn\u2019t about causing panic \u2014 it\u2019s about undercutting it. It\u2019s about reassuring us that you have this in your mind, with plans forming.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/02\/27\/23697\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/02\/27\/coronavirus-dont-panic\/\">Coronavirus: Don&#8217;t Panic!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Liberally adapted from a Washington Post article, a list of best practices for dealing with the coronavirus. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/02\/27\/coronavirus-dont-panic\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/02\/27\/on-this-day-feb-27\/\">On This Day: Feb 27<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from February 27 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/02\/27\/on-this-day-feb-27\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2019<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/02\/27\/website-not-blogging-ennui\/\">Website (not blogging) Ennui<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">In the end, this isn't much more than a bit of whinging and trying to figure out what exactly I'm looking for. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/02\/27\/website-not-blogging-ennui\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2018<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/02\/27\/21589\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">So this bust of Mad Magazine\u2019s Alfred E. Neuman is something I brought home from Alaska after Dad died. He had it on his desk for years, and now I have it near mine. I got curious (after watching a little Antiques Roadshow) and did some Googling to see what I could find out about ... <a title=\"\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/02\/27\/21589\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about \">Read more<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/02\/27\/21589\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/02\/27\/19326\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I&#8217;m sportsing! With the sports and the running and the I have no idea what&#8217;s going on! We&#8217;re out cheering on one of Prairie&#8217;s students at today&#8217;s #CWU vs. #OSU rugby match. Go Wildcats! Sports that ball! Woo! #CWUpride (58\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/02\/27\/19326\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2015<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/02\/27\/18655\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Live long and prosper. _&#92;\/\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/02\/27\/18655\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/02\/27\/17466\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I guess I can jump on the #throwbackthursday bandwagon too! Here&#8217;s me at around two, looking at a Playboy centerfold with my mom. One of my favorite childhood pictures. :) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/02\/27\/17466\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2009<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/02\/27\/delicious-february-25th\/\">Links for February 25th through February 27th<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sometime between February 25th and February 27th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! \u2022\u00a0The Whedonite's Dilemma \u2022\u00a0New Frontiers Sweepstakes \u2022\u00a0Young 'Slumdog' Stars Back in Mumbai Slums \u2022\u00a0Yoda Is a Muppet \u2022\u00a0Mermaid Dream Comes True Thanks to Weta <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/02\/27\/delicious-february-25th\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2007<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/02\/27\/greg-pattillo-inspector-gadget-axel-f-on-flute-with-beatboxing\/\">Greg Pattillo: Inspector Gadget + Axel F on Flute with Beatboxing<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Incredible beatbox\/flute performance from YouTube. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/02\/27\/greg-pattillo-inspector-gadget-axel-f-on-flute-with-beatboxing\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2006<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/02\/27\/bsg-on-the-itms-followup\/\">BSG on the iTMS followup<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Just a quick followup to my post comparing Battlestar Galactica downloads via Bittorrent and via the iTMS: according to MacRumors, recent BSG episodes are appearing in an uncropped widescreen ratio. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/02\/27\/bsg-on-the-itms-followup\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/02\/27\/battlestar-galactica-season-1done\/\">Battlestar Galactica Season 1&#8230;done!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Up until this week, I never got the whole thing with people downloading and watching shows on their computer. I've got such a low opinion of the majority of TV shows that I just couldn't see spending the time and resources on such a project. Then I got bit by the Battlestar bug. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/02\/27\/battlestar-galactica-season-1done\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/02\/27\/halle-berry-wins-razzieand-respect\/\">Halle Berry wins Razzie&#8230;and respect<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Halle Berry staged an Oscar-worthy parody of her Academy Awards meltdown at last night's 25th annual Razzie awards in Los Angeles. Breaking with tradition, the Catwoman star showed up in person to collect her award as the worst actress of 2004. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/02\/27\/halle-berry-wins-razzieand-respect\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/02\/27\/just-stop-talking\/\">Just stop talking<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Many years ago, I went to a summer camp in which one of the activities was horseback riding. This ended up being a less-than-successful experience for me, though, as as soon as I got up in the saddle the horse reared up, dumping me rather unceremoniously on the ground as I slid off the saddle and over the horse's rear end. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/02\/27\/just-stop-talking\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/02\/27\/mt-blogroll\/\">MT-Blogroll<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I've just updated and revised my blogroll over to the right. Instead of relying on an external service to manage my blogroll, I'm now using a new plugin from Arvind Satyanarayan called MT-Blogroll that implements blogroll management directly into the MT interface. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/02\/27\/mt-blogroll\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/02\/27\/nickels-sims-quit-yappin-and-start-doin\/\">Nickels, Sims: Quit yappin&#8217; and start doin&#8217;!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">When I wrote out the list of cities supporting equal marriage rights, it was a little disappointing to not have Seattle in that list, too. Living in the area of Seattle I do, it always seemed to me that Seattle would be a natural for supporting this kind of movement. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/02\/27\/nickels-sims-quit-yappin-and-start-doin\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/02\/27\/dive-dive-dive\/\">Dive! Dive! Dive!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">NASA has had its day. It's given us technological marvels from cell phones to SETI screensavers. But we're not mining the moon. We're not terraforming Mars. And we're certainly not finding any aliens. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/02\/27\/dive-dive-dive\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2002<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/02\/27\/enterprise-fusion\/\">Enterprise: Fusion<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Finally...after 16 episodes of interesting but non-typical behavior (as far as we know) from the Vulcans shown on Enterprise, we finally get a show exploring a bit more about Vulcan culture...albeit in an unusual fashion. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/02\/27\/enterprise-fusion\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/02\/27\/no-more-splash-page\/\">No more splash page<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I just nuked the splash page for my site, so now this page should be the first thing you see. I'd been tossing it over in my head for a while, as it really didn't serve a purpose other than making it just a little harder to get to the actual content of my site. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/02\/27\/no-more-splash-page\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/02\/27\/cross-platform-30\/\">Cross-platform 3.0<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Just wanted to let you know that you should revise your opinion about OmniWeb. The latest sneaky peek versions have much improved CSS support. The attached screenshot shows your page using the latest sneaky peek version 49 released today. While it's not perfect, you'll surely agree that it's a huge step forward. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/02\/27\/cross-platform-30\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/02\/27\/enterprise-parody-season\/\">Enterprise parody season<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">THE TROUBLE WITH TROUSERS: The Enterprise discovers the planet of the Geramines, descendants of radical feminists who fled Earth after the Phallus Wars. As the inhabitants will only speak to women, T'Pol beams down to make First Contact. 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