{"id":23917,"date":"2020-04-18T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=23917"},"modified":"2020-04-20T08:40:17","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T15:40:17","slug":"on-this-day-apr-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/04\/18\/on-this-day-apr-18\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Apr 18"},"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 18th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2024<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/04\/18\/year-50-day-352\/\">Year 50 Day 352<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Got to spend some time tabling for the Access Services department today. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/04\/18\/year-50-day-352\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2021<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/04\/18\/difficult-listening-hour-2021-04-17-its-about-time\/\">Difficult Listening Hour 2021.04.17: It&#8217;s About Time!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I'm finally back, and it's about time! As in, every track has 'time' in the title. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/04\/18\/difficult-listening-hour-2021-04-17-its-about-time\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/04\/18\/on-this-day-apr-18\/\">On This Day: Apr 18<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from April 18 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/04\/18\/on-this-day-apr-18\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2018<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/04\/18\/linkdump-for-april-15th-through-april-18th\/\">Linkdump for April 15th through April 18th<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">An automatically generated list of links that caught my eye between April 15th and April 18th. \u2022\u00a0Freshly Remember'd: Kirk Drift \u2022\u00a0Discovery Needs to Put Section 31 Down and Back Away Slowly \u2022\u00a0&lsquo;Star Trek: Discovery&rsquo; USS Enterprise Design Change Clarified As Creative Decision, Not A Legal One \u2022\u00a0Woman Who Shared Philadelphia Starbucks Arrest Video Tells Her Story \u2022\u00a0Star Trek: Discovery's Version of the Enterprise Had to Be Modified for Legal Reasons <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/04\/18\/linkdump-for-april-15th-through-april-18th\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/04\/18\/12071\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">This video is technologically fascinating, and sociologically terrifying. &#8220;It may sound basic, but how we move forward in an age of information is going to be the difference between whether we survive or we become some kind of fucked-up dystopia.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/04\/18\/12071\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2017<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/04\/18\/norwescon-40-wrap-up\/\">Norwescon 40 Wrap-Up<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">So, that's a brief overview of my weekend. To all of you I got to see, I'm glad we crossed paths, however briefly, and I hope we get to do so again before too long (but if not, then at least next year at Norwescon 41). <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/04\/18\/norwescon-40-wrap-up\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/04\/18\/19481\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Today was a good day for reading in the park during lunch. (109\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/04\/18\/19481\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/04\/18\/17667\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Napped and ready for Friday night at #nwc37! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/04\/18\/17667\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/04\/18\/17670\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Got my #emplannister Awkward Family Photo taken at #nwc37! @empmuseum <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/04\/18\/17670\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/04\/18\/17643\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Good morning #nwc37! Awake (mostly), showered (entirely), and ready to go! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/04\/18\/17643\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2009<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/04\/18\/the-end-of-empathy\/\">The End of Empathy<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">What's the point of all this? Well, aside from the obvious conclusion of Jason's piece -- 'In summary, how we treat each other does matter. It matters because, without empathy, our lives are shallow, self-centered and meaningless.' -- I'm really not sure. I do believe, though, that this is a real problem. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/04\/18\/the-end-of-empathy\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2008<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/04\/18\/music-iq\/\">Music IQ<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">You are a music evangelist: the person in your network of friends who always has the coolest new song, the one whose iPod gets picked to DJ every party. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/04\/18\/music-iq\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2007<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/04\/18\/edward-scissorhands-in-seattle\/\">Edward Scissorhands in Seattle<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Anyone want a deal on tickets to the touring production of _Edward Scissorhands_, the 'magical new stage adaption of the classic Tim Burton film' presented as a 'musical 'play without words'' (which I must admit, sounds a _lot_ like something called 'ballet' to me, but who am I to question these things)? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/04\/18\/edward-scissorhands-in-seattle\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2006<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/04\/18\/northgate-carnival\/\">Northgate Carnival<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">There's a little carnival in the parking lot south of the Northgate Mall right now. Not sure why it's there, but we went down to wander around for a few minutes a couple days ago. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/04\/18\/northgate-carnival\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/04\/18\/pop\/\">Pop!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">There's a sound effect in the song I'm listening to right now that sounds nearly _exactly_ like the 'pop' noise iChat makes when I get a new message from someone I'm not currently in a conversation with and a new window pops on screen. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/04\/18\/pop\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/04\/18\/flickr-goodies\/\">Flickr Goodies<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Back when it was formally announced that Flickr was being bought by Yahoo!, they mentioned that those of us who'd already paid for Pro accounts would be getting super mega bonuses as a reward. Word finally came out today on just what those bonuses are... <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/04\/18\/flickr-goodies\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/04\/18\/photos-arboretum-international-fountain\/\">Photos: Arboretum, International Fountain<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I've just uploaded two small photo albums to my section of the family photo gallery with some of the better shots from my first weekend playing with the camera that Rick lent me: eleven shots of children playing in the Seattle Center's International Fountain, and thirteen shots from wandering around the Seattle Arboretum. Enjoy! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/04\/18\/photos-arboretum-international-fountain\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/04\/18\/honda-accord-ad\/\">Honda Accord ad<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">This new ad for the Honda Accord (QuickTime required) is a definite must-see. It's just grabbed a spot as my third-favorite commercial of all time. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/04\/18\/honda-accord-ad\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/04\/18\/meme-proposal-yaamr\/\">Meme proposal: YAAMR<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A proposal for the 'net community at large, and for Microsoft, in an effort to make complaints about\/criticisms of Microsoft and its software easier to collect and analyze, with the intent of letting any concerned party at Microsoft sift through them at will for subjects relevant to their area of expertise. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/04\/18\/meme-proposal-yaamr\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/04\/18\/but-what-about-the-little-guy\/\">But what about the little guy?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The fundamental problem itself is still unsolved &mdash; Windows is often a royal pain in the ass to deal with. Most of us have to deal with it on our own, though, and common experiences like Scott's are going to keep happening, and Microsoft is going to continue to be perceived by many people as a lumbering, unstoppable behemoth of a company that can't actually write decent software, but doesn't seem to care because they've got such a lockhold on the industry. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/04\/18\/but-what-about-the-little-guy\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/04\/18\/propaganda-at-its-finest\/\">Propaganda at its finest<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">How heroic is it, really, when US forces storm into an unguarded hospital, terrorize the staff and patients, and handcuff four doctors and two patients &mdash; one of whom was paralyzed and on an IV drip &mdash; before leaving with Private Lynch? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/04\/18\/propaganda-at-its-finest\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2002<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/04\/18\/i-wanna-go\/\">I wanna go!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">This may surprise some of my friends, as I'm not generally known as much of a country listener (you can thank\/blame [depeding on your preference] many of the women in my life for that little quirk), but there's a show at the Gorge that I really wish I could afford. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/04\/18\/i-wanna-go\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2001<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/04\/18\/by-the-way\/\">By the way&#8230;<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">But then, this is Alaska, and the music scene up here is really easy to compartmentalize. For grins and giggles, I'll do just that. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/04\/18\/by-the-way\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>1996<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/1996\/04\/18\/from-the-archives-41896-1419\/\">[From the archives: 4.18.96 1419]<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Last night (well, actually a week or two ago, but I just investigated it last night) one of the Woodys told me about the Made with Macintosh campaign promoting websights using Macintosh compters in their design, so I joined the campaign and added the logo to the bottom of my main page. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/1996\/04\/18\/from-the-archives-41896-1419\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/1996\/04\/18\/from-the-archives-41896-0249\/\">[From the archives: 4.18.96 0249]<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Okay. Back into the swing of things. 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