{"id":23770,"date":"2020-03-17T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=23770"},"modified":"2020-03-17T11:16:28","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T18:16:28","slug":"on-this-day-mar-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/03\/17\/on-this-day-mar-17\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Mar 17"},"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>22<\/strong> posts previously published on March 17th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2024<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/03\/17\/year-50-day-320\/\">Year 50 Day 320<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I think I was appropriately presentable for the day. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/03\/17\/year-50-day-320\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2022<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/03\/17\/scaling-back-star-trek\/\">Scaling Back Star Trek<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">One death is a tragedy, millions are a statistic, billions are a plot device. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/03\/17\/scaling-back-star-trek\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/03\/17\/adventurous-eating\/\">Adventurous Eating<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Given the situation, I think all restaurant brunches could be considered adventurous right now. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/03\/17\/adventurous-eating\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/03\/17\/on-this-day-mar-17\/\">On This Day: Mar 17<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from March 17 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/03\/17\/on-this-day-mar-17\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2017<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/03\/17\/21029\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Out at the Merc to get my gothystomp on on a drizzly St. Paddy&#8217;s Day evening! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/03\/17\/21029\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/03\/17\/19382\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Blue skies and low 50s today\u2026quite nice for my afternoon walk. (77\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/03\/17\/19382\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/03\/17\/security\/\">Security<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Here\u2019s what I\u2019m set up with at the moment, in case anyone\u2019s interested. I\u2019m also open to suggestions for other possibilities. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/03\/17\/security\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/03\/17\/17523\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I don&#8217;t have much green in my wardrobe, but I&#8217;ve got some nice bright green Chucks to wear for today! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/03\/17\/17523\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2013<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/03\/17\/difficult-listening-hour-10\/\">Difficult Listening Hour 10<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">One hour and twenty minutes of mashups! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/03\/17\/difficult-listening-hour-10\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2010<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2010\/03\/17\/dark-loyalties\/\">Dark Loyalties<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A couple weeks ago, I posted a survey and asked for respondents from the local Seattle Gothic, or seagoth, community for a research project I was working on for my Law and Justice Research Methods class. For those of you curious about the final results, I've published the entire report. You can watch the presentation, read the report on the site, download the prettier .pdf version, or even download the .pdf version along with all the data files in case you want to do your own number crunching. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2010\/03\/17\/dark-loyalties\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2010\/03\/17\/delicious-march-12th\/\">Links for March 12th through March 17th<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sometime between March 12th and March 17th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! \u2022\u00a0Get Mac-Like Scrolling and Gestures on a Windows Laptop \u2022\u00a0It's not a bargain if you don't need it \u2022\u00a0Norrie First Registered Sexless Person \u2022\u00a0Frommer&rsquo;s Now F&rsquo;Ing Both Freelancers and Photo Enthusiasts! \u2022\u00a0WA Legislature Toughens Cell Phone Driving Law <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2010\/03\/17\/delicious-march-12th\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2009<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/03\/17\/luck-o-the-irish\/\">Luck o&#8217; the Irish<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Indexed: Enjoy this ironic holiday. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/03\/17\/luck-o-the-irish\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2006<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/03\/17\/more-reunions\/\">More Reunions<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I love watching stuff like this go on -- and I'm _very_ willing to put up with the occasional bout of comment spam in return for being able to watch old friends reconnect thanks to Google and some random piece of babble on my site. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/03\/17\/more-reunions\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/03\/17\/vice-versa\/\">Vice Versa<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">'Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution.  You did not place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible.' <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/03\/17\/vice-versa\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/03\/17\/top-o-th-mornin-to-ye\/\">Top o&#8217; th&#8217; mornin&#8217; to ye!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">So hit the pub, hoist a Guinness, do your best (or worst) brogue, wink at a pretty lass -- and if you find that pot o' gold, toss a piece or two my way, would you? ;) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/03\/17\/top-o-th-mornin-to-ye\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/03\/17\/wdivisions\/\">W\u00fcdiVisions<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Since all the recent babbling about cameras (and the lack thereof) has had photography back on my brain recently (not to mention rebuilding my iPhoto library), I've spent the night resurrecting my W&uuml;diVisions photoblog. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/03\/17\/wdivisions\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/03\/17\/more-conservative-hijinks\/\">More conservative hijinks<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Two things pointed out to me in the comments for my last post that, while likely to increase your blood pressure, are worth knowing about: <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/03\/17\/more-conservative-hijinks\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/17\/ack-2\/\">Ack!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">When did it get to be 3 A.M.? I've gotta get to bed... <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/17\/ack-2\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/17\/damn-straight\/\">Damn straight<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&hellip;to ensure that our postwar policies are constructive and humane, based on enduring principles of peace and justice, concerned Americans should continue to speak out. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/17\/damn-straight\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/17\/random-downtime-fixed\/\">Random downtime fixed<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Technically, this is a little less secure, as there is now a direct line between my webserver and the world, with no intervening firewall for protection, but OS X is fairly secure, and I'm willing to take that slight risk if it allows my sites to have better uptime. The Linksys does still protect the PC, however. Somehow I just can't justify leaving a Windows box open to the world, even if I think I've got it locked down. So much for 'trusted computing'. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/17\/random-downtime-fixed\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/17\/the-speech-follows-no-logical-pattern\/\">The speech follows no logical pattern<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The entire situation is reminiscent, as someone pointed out on Atrios, of the old Star Trek episode 'Patterns of Force' (in which) Federation history professor John Gill becomes the drugged leader of a Nazi planet. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/17\/the-speech-follows-no-logical-pattern\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/17\/48-hours\/\">48 hours<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">48 hours for Saddam to step down, or the US goes in with guns blazing. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/17\/48-hours\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from March 17<\/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-23770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23770","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=23770"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23770\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}