{"id":24075,"date":"2020-05-23T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-05-23T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=24075"},"modified":"2020-05-15T09:46:29","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T16:46:29","slug":"on-this-day-may-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/05\/23\/on-this-day-may-23\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: May 23"},"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>28<\/strong> posts previously published on May 23rd<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2025<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/05\/23\/cryoburn-by-lois-mcmaster-bujold\/\">Cryoburn by Lois McMaster Bujold<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da; 28\/2025: &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;: More good Vorkosigan adventure as Miles heads off to investigate cryogenic companies and ends up in more trouble than he expected. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/05\/23\/cryoburn-by-lois-mcmaster-bujold\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/05\/23\/year-50-day-21\/\">Year 50 Day 21<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I've read enough William S. Burroughs to recognize those symptoms! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/05\/23\/year-50-day-21\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/05\/23\/24118\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da; twenty-five of 2020: Star Trek S.C.E.: Foundations by Dayton Ward &amp; Kevin Dillmore &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; A Trek \u201cexpanded universe\u201d novel; three short stories and a framing story, all of Scotty\u2019s interactions with the early S.C.E. and tying into TOS episodes. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/05\/23\/24118\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/05\/23\/difficult-listening-hour-2020-05-23-bombtime\/\">Difficult Listening Hour 2020.05.23: Bombtime!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I've apparently fallen into the habit of doing some sort of themed set every third week. This week started when I realized how many songs I had with 'bomb' in the title. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/05\/23\/difficult-listening-hour-2020-05-23-bombtime\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/05\/23\/on-this-day-may-23\/\">On This Day: May 23<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from May 23 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/05\/23\/on-this-day-may-23\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/05\/23\/19635\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Not a bad day at all for a Monday. Here&#8217;s hoping that&#8217;s the start of a trend. (144\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/05\/23\/19635\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2015<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/05\/23\/18736\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Dessert! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/05\/23\/18736\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/05\/23\/17797\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Funny little dollar store eyeball ring. Too small for my fingers, but amusing. Looks like a friendly little alien to me. :) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/05\/23\/17797\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/05\/23\/17800\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Hard at work at Law and Justice! Except that I actually sit at a computer all day, and never need to touch the law books. But still. It works for today&#8217;s picture. :) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/05\/23\/17800\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/05\/23\/17803\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Fun Feet Friday: Darth Vader socks! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/05\/23\/17803\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2010<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2010\/05\/23\/delicious-may-21st\/\">Links for May 21st through May 23rd<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sometime between May 21st and May 23rd, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! \u2022\u00a0After Keeping Us Waiting for a Century, Mark Twain Will Finally Reveal All \u2022\u00a0Cripple Crab Crutch \u2022\u00a0The Swinger \u2022\u00a010 Days in a Carry-on \u2022\u00a0The Pirate Bay | Cracked.com <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2010\/05\/23\/delicious-may-21st\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2006<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/23\/the-perils-of-being-blogged\/\">The Perils of Being Blogged<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Must make this quick.... Out in the [doctor's] waiting room- I am typing away on blog and then zoom to your site to see what's new, when guy next to me goes- 'That's the numbnut from Microsoft- right??' <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/23\/the-perils-of-being-blogged\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/23\/up-up-and-away\/\">Up, Up and Away&#8230;<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A 'time panorama]' -- seven shots combined into a single panoramic image capturing this kitesurfer's jump. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/23\/up-up-and-away\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/05\/23\/episode-iii-pros-and-cons\/\">Episode III: Pros and Cons<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Mike messaged me on iChat this evening after getting back from watching Star Wars Episode III. Our conversation ended up touching on most, if not all, of the points I've had wandering around in my head and was planning on using for a more in-depth review than the one I gave previously. So, with his permission, I'm reposting our conversation here. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/05\/23\/episode-iii-pros-and-cons\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/05\/23\/love-battle\/\">Love Battle<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Ideologies and slogans are going to be battling it out in the Seattle area next month. In the (far) right corner: Love Won Out, a 'national campaign to treat homosexuality as preventable.' In the left corner: Love Welcomes All, a counter-conference organized by PFLAG. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/05\/23\/love-battle\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/05\/23\/local-innuendo\/\">Local Innuendo<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Headline from a story in today's Seattle PI: University of Washington among top-endowed colleges <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/05\/23\/local-innuendo\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/05\/23\/2005-sci-fifantasy-films\/\">2005 Sci-Fi\/Fantasy Films<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Dori's got a very handy list of this year's Sci-Fi and Fantasy films that are likely to be potential Hugo Award nominees. Some I've seen, most I've heard of, but there were a few listed that I didn't know about -- including a new Terry Gilliam film! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/05\/23\/2005-sci-fifantasy-films\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/05\/23\/apple-and-intel\/\">Apple and Intel<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">There's a lot of rumbling in the Mac world today thanks to a Wall Street Journal article reporting rumors of Apple talking to Intel about using their chips. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/05\/23\/apple-and-intel\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/05\/23\/recap\/\">Recap<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Still alive, still here, just haven't been very talkative. Quick weekend recap, though... <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/05\/23\/recap\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/05\/23\/im-so-glad-i-dont-drive\/\">I&#8217;m so glad I don&#8217;t drive<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Gas really does cost an arm and a leg these days. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/05\/23\/im-so-glad-i-dont-drive\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/05\/23\/draft-targeted-to-resume-in-spring-2005\/\">Draft targeted to resume in spring 2005<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">There have been rumors about this for a while now, but it's been looking more and more likely all the time, and now the first major steps have been set in motion. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/05\/23\/draft-targeted-to-resume-in-spring-2005\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/05\/23\/shrek-2\/\">Shrek 2<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">We also saw Shrek 2, which was a far more enjoyable experience than Troy. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/05\/23\/shrek-2\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/05\/23\/troy\/\">Troy<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Prairie and I saw Troy this weekend. That wasn't <em>supposed<\/em> to be a comedy, was it? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/05\/23\/troy\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/23\/can-we-clone-sen-byrd\/\">Can we clone Sen. Byrd?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Another excellent speech from Sen. Byrd. Can we <em>please<\/em> get more politicians like this man in office? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/23\/can-we-clone-sen-byrd\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/23\/us-takes-control-of-space\/\">US takes control of space<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The nation's largest intelligence agency by budget and in control of all U.S. spy satellites, NRO is talking openly with the U.S. Air Force Space Command about actively denying the use of space for intelligence purposes to any other nation at any time &mdash; not just adversaries, but even longtime allies, according to NRO director Peter Teets. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/23\/us-takes-control-of-space\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/23\/sars-from-space\/\">SARS from space?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Here's an interesting theory: could SARS have come to us from outer space? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/23\/sars-from-space\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/23\/starring-howard-dean\/\">Starring Howard Dean<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">'Cool idea!' 'Ick &mdash; Windows only (sigh).' 'Oh, wait &mdash; Quicktime videos too!' <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/23\/starring-howard-dean\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>1996<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/1996\/05\/23\/from-usenet-52396-2300\/\">[From Usenet: 5.23.96 2300]<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Was wondering if anyone had attempted an install of NetBSD on a mac...? --and-- Anyone attempted a firewall system like this...? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/1996\/05\/23\/from-usenet-52396-2300\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from May 23<\/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-24075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24075","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=24075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24075\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}