{"id":23839,"date":"2020-04-01T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=23839"},"modified":"2020-04-02T11:05:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T18:05:25","slug":"on-this-day-apr-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/04\/01\/on-this-day-apr-1\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Apr 1"},"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>25<\/strong> posts previously published on April 1st<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2025<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/04\/01\/diplomatic-immunity-by-lois-mcmaster-bujold\/\">Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da; 19\/2025: I continue to be impressed with how consistently enjoyable this series is. &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/04\/01\/diplomatic-immunity-by-lois-mcmaster-bujold\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2024<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/04\/01\/year-50-day-335\/\">Year 50 Day 335<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I always take the Monday after con off so that I can rest and recover. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/04\/01\/year-50-day-335\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/04\/01\/norwescon-46-thursday-dance-fandom-mash-with-dj-wudi\/\">Norwescon 46 Thursday Dance: Fandom Mash with DJ W\u00fcdi<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">It\u2019s the Thursday night dance! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/04\/01\/norwescon-46-thursday-dance-fandom-mash-with-dj-wudi\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/04\/01\/a-peek-at-norwescon-through-apple-watch-data\/\">A Peek at Norwescon Through Apple Watch Data<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Here's a little peek at going to (and being rather heavily involved in the production of) Norwescon as recorded by my Apple Watch. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/04\/01\/a-peek-at-norwescon-through-apple-watch-data\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2022<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/04\/01\/%f0%9f%93%9a-the-annals-of-the-heechee-by-frederik-pohl\/\">&#x1f4da; The Annals of the Heechee by Frederik Pohl<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A little action, a lot of interesting playing with AIs and 'machine-stored intelligences', and, again, an unfortunate subplot involving sexualizing young girls. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/04\/01\/%f0%9f%93%9a-the-annals-of-the-heechee-by-frederik-pohl\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/04\/01\/on-this-day-apr-1\/\">On This Day: Apr 1<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from April 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/04\/01\/on-this-day-apr-1\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2019<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/04\/01\/nin-strobe-light-is-out\/\">NIN Strobe Light is Out!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Generally, I'm not much for April Fools on the internet, as much of what's out there is dumb, mean, or some combination of both. This one, though, I'm good with. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/04\/01\/nin-strobe-light-is-out\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2018<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/04\/01\/21763\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A welcome home Easter drink, dinner, and dessert from Prairie. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/04\/01\/21763\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/04\/01\/21766\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sunday at #NWC41: Icky Mouse. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/04\/01\/21766\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/04\/01\/21769\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Forgot to post last night, but this is my annual Saturday night at #NWC41 shirt. Always good for laughs when wandering the parties! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/04\/01\/21769\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2017<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/04\/01\/21044\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">90 minutes and almost five miles on this morning&#8217;s walk (with a quick smooch break midway through). <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/04\/01\/21044\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/04\/01\/19445\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Spring is here, and my version of &#8220;casual Fridays&#8221; means breaking out the kilt. (92\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/04\/01\/19445\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/04\/01\/17592\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Lounging. Like one does at the end of the day, you know. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/04\/01\/17592\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2009<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/04\/01\/why-i-wish-nins-strobe-light-was-real\/\">Why I Wish NIN&#8217;s &#8216;Strobe Light&#8217; Was Real<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">As the day wore on, I started thinking about just why this particular joke appealed to me so much, and why -- as horrid as this may seem to some people -- yes, I wish this one wasn't a hoax. If this were a real album, I'd _gladly_ pay good money to pick it up. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/04\/01\/why-i-wish-nins-strobe-light-was-real\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2006<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/04\/01\/2006-emerald-city-comicon\/\">2006 Emerald City Comicon<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I spent a few hours wandering around this years' Emerald City ComiCon today. Most of the pictures I've posted to Flickr are of the costume contest, but there's quite a few from my wanders through the showcase floor as well. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/04\/01\/2006-emerald-city-comicon\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/04\/01\/sounds-good-to-me\/\">Sounds good to me&#8230;<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Vote Adama for President in 2008 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/04\/01\/sounds-good-to-me\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/04\/01\/best-april-fools-story-evar111\/\">Best. April. Fools. Story. EVAR!!!1!!11!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">With Star Trek: Enterprise hanging by a veritable thread the last two years, a new direction for the show has recently been unveiled that is being hailed both as a triumph of corporate synergy for the Viacom-owned Paramount Pictures, and a way to keep the show on the air. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/04\/01\/best-april-fools-story-evar111\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/04\/01\/boring-area-guide\/\">Boring Area Guide<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Today Boing Boing pointed to the masterfully-done parody of their site, Boring Boring. Reading it in my newsreader, I was treated to the following automatically-generated ad after their post... <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/04\/01\/boring-area-guide\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/04\/01\/congratulations-marc-and-laura\/\">Congratulations Marc and Laura!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Assuming all went as planned, at some point earlier today, my friends Marc and Laura got married. Congratulations, you two! Sorry I can't be there, but my best wishes go out to both of you. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/04\/01\/congratulations-marc-and-laura\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/04\/01\/gothicbut-not-a-goth\/\">Gothic&#8230;but not a Goth<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Ogre's been running a 'Kill Your Idols' week on his journal this week, asking people to take their favorite musician, filmmaker, author, and artist down a few notches. To wrap things up, today's topic was 'your scene', which prompted this brilliant post by chrisbynum that absolutely _nails_ much of why I've never self-identified as 'Goth'. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/04\/01\/gothicbut-not-a-goth\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/04\/01\/april-fools-day\/\">April Fools Day<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I tried coming up with something amusing to post for April Fools Day, but couldn't come up with anything I really liked. So, failing that, I'll just remind everyone to have fun today, and try not to get too suckered. :) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/04\/01\/april-fools-day\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/04\/01\/april-fools\/\">April Fools!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Well, yeah, okay, so it's the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> now. In lieu of actually posting any sort of joke, a few fun April Fool's links&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/04\/01\/april-fools\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/04\/01\/bow-down-before-the-one-you-serve\/\">Bow down before the one you serve<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Well, I conquered the world tonight. Twice actually. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/04\/01\/bow-down-before-the-one-you-serve\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/04\/01\/the-same-way-in-any-country\/\">The same way in any country<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&hellip;voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/04\/01\/the-same-way-in-any-country\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2002<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/04\/01\/bye-bye-andersen\/\">Bye-bye Andersen<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Okay. How's this for an 'April Fools' day post -- I got fired. 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