{"id":23788,"date":"2020-03-26T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=23788"},"modified":"2020-03-17T11:19:10","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T18:19:10","slug":"on-this-day-mar-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/03\/26\/on-this-day-mar-26\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Mar 26"},"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>21<\/strong> posts previously published on March 26th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2025<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/03\/26\/polostan-by-neal-stephenson\/\">Polostan by Neal Stephenson<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da; 18\/2025: Basically all setup, but it\u2019s Stephenson\u2019s usual captivating and engrossing setup with his usual digressions and fascinations. &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/03\/26\/polostan-by-neal-stephenson\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2024<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/03\/26\/year-50-day-329\/\">Year 50 Day 329<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">My last day of work before heading off for Norwescon! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/03\/26\/year-50-day-329\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/03\/26\/%f0%9f%93%9a-green-mars-by-kim-stanley-robinson\/\">&#x1f4da; Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Easily as good as the first book, and I\u2019m looking forward to when I get to the next and final book in the trilogy. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/03\/26\/%f0%9f%93%9a-green-mars-by-kim-stanley-robinson\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/03\/26\/%f0%9f%93%9a-allegiance-in-exile-by-david-r-george-iii\/\">&#x1f4da; Allegiance in Exile by David R. George III<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A pretty standard Trek adventure as a framing story, but really more focused on Sulu having to deal with a tragic event. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/03\/26\/%f0%9f%93%9a-allegiance-in-exile-by-david-r-george-iii\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/03\/26\/wa-virus-update\/\">WA Virus Update<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">None of this means we're out of the woods yet. But they're all good signs that we're doing the right things, however frustrating they may be. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/03\/26\/wa-virus-update\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/03\/26\/23819\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Got out of the habit of my weekly Star Trek: Picard mini-reviews, thanks to the coronavirus stress, but just watched the final episode of the season, and I&#8217;m satisfied. Quibbles here and there, sure, but overall, a very good first season, and I&#8217;m looking forward to more. &#x1f596; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/03\/26\/23819\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/03\/26\/on-this-day-mar-26\/\">On This Day: Mar 26<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from March 26 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/03\/26\/on-this-day-mar-26\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2017<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/03\/26\/21017\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Book twenty-two of 2017: Evolution&#8217;s Shore, by Ian McDonald. &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/03\/26\/21017\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/03\/26\/19406\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">My #nwc39 Saturday morning shirt: Icky Mouse! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/03\/26\/19406\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/03\/26\/17580\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">All pensive and moody, apparently. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/03\/26\/17580\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2006<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/03\/26\/close-to-home\/\">Close to Home<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">So...yeah. It appears that the Capitol Hill shooter was a neighbor of mine. The next building over, and I don't recognize him from the picture in the Times article, but still one of my neighbors. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/03\/26\/close-to-home\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/03\/26\/capitol-hill-tragedy\/\">Capitol Hill Tragedy<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">So sad and terrifying. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/03\/26\/capitol-hill-tragedy\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/03\/26\/i-love-cats\/\">I Love Cats<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I love cats. I love to pet their fur. I love to scratch their neck and chins and listen to them purr. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/03\/26\/i-love-cats\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/03\/26\/new-i-robot-trailer-out\/\">New I, Robot trailer out<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">There's a new trailer for the movie I, Robot, based on Isaac Asimov's writing. I've been looking forward to this for a while, but, as with all movie properties based on works that I'm a fan of, there was some definite trepidation. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/03\/26\/new-i-robot-trailer-out\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/26\/an-historic-vs-a-historic\/\">&#039;an historic&#039; vs. &#039;a historic&#039;<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Ever been unsure about the distinction between 'an historic' and 'a historic'? The question came up in a thread here recently and I did some investigating. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/26\/an-historic-vs-a-historic\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/26\/the-truth-we-cant-handle-the-truth\/\">The truth? We can&#039;t handle the truth!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">On February 14, a Florida Appeals court ruled there is absolutely nothing illegal about lying, concealing or distorting information by a major press organization. The ruling basically declares it is technically not against any law, rule, or regulation to deliberately lie or distort the news on a television broadcast. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/26\/the-truth-we-cant-handle-the-truth\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/26\/because-its-important\/\">Because it&#039;s IMPORTANT<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">CNN goes to font size 72 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/26\/because-its-important\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/26\/al-qaeda-type\/\">Al-Qaeda type?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Gary Trudeau has been doing this for <em>years<\/em> and he can still make me laugh with his take on situations. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/26\/al-qaeda-type\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2002<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/03\/26\/this-doesnt-look-good\/\">This doesn&#8217;t look good<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Joe Beradino, CEO of Andersen, just resigned. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/03\/26\/this-doesnt-look-good\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2001<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/03\/26\/relaxation-upgrades-and-furrets\/\">Relaxation, upgrades &#8211; and furrets!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I ended up spending most of the weekend working with my computers. I've been running this webserver off the Public Beta of Mac OS X since the beta was released, and Saturday was (finally) the official release date of the full retail version of OS X. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/03\/26\/relaxation-upgrades-and-furrets\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>1995<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/1995\/03\/26\/from-usenet-32695-1508\/\">[From Usenet: 3.26.95 1508]<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I'd suggest seeing if you have Eudora running when your computer tries to connect. 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