{"id":24718,"date":"2020-11-06T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=24718"},"modified":"2020-10-30T16:16:48","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T23:16:48","slug":"on-this-day-nov-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/06\/on-this-day-nov-6\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Nov 6"},"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>22<\/strong> posts previously published on November 6th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2025<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/11\/06\/affinity-by-canva-accessible-pdf-output-test\/\">Affinity by Canva Accessible PDF Output Test<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Canva\/Affinity is making improvements, but Affinity in its current state is definitely _not_ ready to be a replacement for Adobe InDesign. But I'm happy to see the progress they've made, and really hope they keep improving their accessible output capabilities! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/11\/06\/affinity-by-canva-accessible-pdf-output-test\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2024<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/11\/06\/fuck\/\">Fuck<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Well, that happened. This country is well and truly fucked. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/11\/06\/fuck\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/11\/06\/year-50-day-188\/\">Year 50 Day 188<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Have you voted yet? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/11\/06\/year-50-day-188\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2021<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/11\/06\/25492\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da; 42\/2021: My Brother&#8217;s Keeper: Republic by Michael Jan Friedman &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; &#x1f596;&#x1f3fb; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/11\/06\/25492\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/06\/24795\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da; forty-four of 2020: Gulliver\u2019s Fugitives by Keith Sharee #startrek #tng This was a weird one. Fahrenheit 451 plus technobabble plus mythology plus pieces that felt tacked on. Felt like the author had several ideas, couldn\u2019t pick one, and tried to get \u2018em all in. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/06\/24795\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/06\/24770\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The signals were clear, and after much checking, it was agreed that they were likely not natural and of probable alien origin, but the source was puzzling: an apparently empty point exactly 758 feet above the geometric center of Tilly Anderson\u2019s house in Atkins, Arkansas. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/06\/24770\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/06\/on-this-day-nov-6\/\">On This Day: Nov 6<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from November 6 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/06\/on-this-day-nov-6\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2019<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/11\/06\/modern-problems-with-the-staircase-grading-method\/\">Modern Problems With the Staircase Grading Method<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">One of Prairie\u2019s classes turns in papers tomorrow, and as she\u2019s dealing with a cold, she said she wasn\u2019t looking forward to having to grade while her head is all foggy. So I suggested using the \u201cstaircase method\u201d (for those who aren\u2019t teachers, this involves tossing the papers down the staircase: the further down the ... <a title=\"Modern Problems With the Staircase Grading Method\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/11\/06\/modern-problems-with-the-staircase-grading-method\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Modern Problems With the Staircase Grading Method\">Read more<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/11\/06\/modern-problems-with-the-staircase-grading-method\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/11\/06\/13542\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">It&#8217;s not the scarecrow itself that\u2019s bothersome. Okay, we don&#8217;t know who put it up, and it&#8217;s a bit disquieting that it&#8217;s dressed in our child&#8217;s old clothes. But it&#8217;s the slowly oozing goo that constantly drips off of the stick fingers that really gets me. Microblogvember: stick <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/11\/06\/13542\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/11\/06\/13540\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Good news: My Norwegian Blu-ray Edition Monty Python box set from Network arrived! Bad news: As gorgeous as the box is, the internal structure didn\u2019t hold up through international shipping. Still, it\u2019s the content that counts, and I\u2019m looking forward to watching these! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/11\/06\/13540\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/11\/06\/20532\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Closing out the weekend watching Netflix with Prairie, who is finally back home! (311\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/11\/06\/20532\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2010<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2010\/11\/06\/html5-audio-safari-extension\/\">HTML5 Audio Safari Extension<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Comes in very handy when combined with John Gruber's suggestions for running your Mac Flash-free. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2010\/11\/06\/html5-audio-safari-extension\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2009<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/11\/06\/windows-7-digital-river-headaches\/\">Windows 7 + Digital River = Headaches<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Microsoft's partnership with Digital River for electronic distribution of Windows 7 is a customer service nightmare. For the record: as of November 6th, 2009, **Digital River's customer service phone number is (952) 253-1234**. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/11\/06\/windows-7-digital-river-headaches\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2008<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/11\/06\/principles-in-campaigning\/\">Principles in Campaigning<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">John McCain's concession speech was by far his best of the campaign. He was, convincing, generous, and passionate. It brought to mind Hillary Clinton's concession speech last summer, which was also widely heralded as her best. What is it with these politicians that [they] can only give a good speech after they have lost? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/11\/06\/principles-in-campaigning\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2007<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/11\/06\/overspecialization\/\">Overspecialization?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">With all the different specialized blogging, pseudo-blogging, or linking websites and services available these days, I'm starting to lose track of how I'm 'supposed' to do this one-to-many online communication thing. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/11\/06\/overspecialization\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2006<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/11\/06\/bowed-but-not-broken\/\">Bowed but not Broken<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">So, there we are. Some small amount of actual content. It had to happen at _some_ point, right? ;) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/11\/06\/bowed-but-not-broken\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/11\/06\/panexa-acidachrome-promanganate\/\">Panexa (Acidachrome Promanganate)<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Panexa. Ask your doctor for a reason to take it. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/11\/06\/panexa-acidachrome-promanganate\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/11\/06\/alien-quadrilogy\/\">Alien Quadrilogy<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Just in case any Alien\/Aliens\/Alien<sup>3<\/sup>\/Alien Resurrection fans happen to stop by here who <em>haven't<\/em> heard about this yet&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/11\/06\/alien-quadrilogy\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/11\/06\/more-on-the-unintended-consequences-of-blogging\/\">More on the unintended consequences of blogging<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">It seems I'm not the only person in the blogosphere who's recently faced surprising consequences due to the content of their weblog. Shelley Powers, aka Burningbird, had a rather interesting conversation with the IRS this morning&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/11\/06\/more-on-the-unintended-consequences-of-blogging\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/11\/06\/twenty-thousand-percent\/\">Twenty thousand percent?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Alexa lists me as showing a 20,000% jump in site traffic. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/11\/06\/twenty-thousand-percent\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/11\/06\/fun-with-piercings\/\">Fun with piercings<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">He then unwrapped the straw, brought it up to his face, and slid the straw into the hole in his tongue until his tongue was halfway along the length of the straw. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/11\/06\/fun-with-piercings\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2002<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/11\/06\/bipolar\/\">Bipolar<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Your mother is so bipolar, she can circumnavigate the earth without leaving her wheelchair! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/11\/06\/bipolar\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from November 6<\/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-24718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24718","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=24718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24718\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}