{"id":24860,"date":"2020-11-29T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-11-29T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=24860"},"modified":"2020-11-17T15:37:02","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T23:37:02","slug":"on-this-day-nov-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/29\/on-this-day-nov-29\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Nov 29"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since I 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 November 29th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/11\/29\/abbyy-finereader-amazement-and-disappointment\/\">ABBYY FineReader Amazement and Disappointment<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">ABBYY FineReader PDF is a really impressive tool for converting scanned image-only PDFs into searchable, accessible PDFs. Unless you\u2019re on a Mac, where one of the most powerful parts of the program is missing. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/11\/29\/abbyy-finereader-amazement-and-disappointment\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/11\/29\/year-50-day-211\/\">Year 50 Day 211<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Almost, but not quite, done with Thanksgiving leftovers. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/11\/29\/year-50-day-211\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2022<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/11\/29\/%f0%9f%93%9a-sundiver-by-david-brin\/\">&#x1f4da; Sundiver by David Brin<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A fun SF concept that turns into an Agatha Christie-ish mystery, all against a wider background seemingly based off the silly \u201cancient anstronauts\u201d idea. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/11\/29\/%f0%9f%93%9a-sundiver-by-david-brin\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2021<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/11\/29\/25538\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Updated my iOS \u201cBlog This\u201d shortcut (for sending selected text from Safari to Ulysses in Markdown format) to add two fixes: slightly adjusting the output if no text is selected, and expanding relative URLs (my thanks to Memory Alpha for inspiring this fix). <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/11\/29\/25538\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/11\/29\/25535\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I really wish they had done this in First Contact. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/11\/29\/25535\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/29\/difficult-listening-hour-2020-11-28-thanks-give-ing\/\">Difficult Listening Hour 2020.11.28: Thank(s)\/giv(e\/ing)<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Every track has 'thank', 'give', or 'giving' in the title. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/29\/difficult-listening-hour-2020-11-28-thanks-give-ing\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/29\/24936\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">When he was younger, the future was a bright, shiny goal that he couldn&#8217;t wait to get to. Now that he was here, though it all seemed so sadly pedestrian and banal. Even personal transporters and alien coworkers lost their fascination after a few years of everyday encounters. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/29\/24936\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/29\/on-this-day-nov-29\/\">On This Day: Nov 29<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from November 29 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/29\/on-this-day-nov-29\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2019<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/11\/29\/14260\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">\u201cA real ray gun? That\u2019s fantastic!\u201d Excited, he tossed the box aside and examined the weapon. \u201cNo,\u201d his father disagreed, \u201cit\u2019s science fictional. That\u2019s fantastic,\u201d he said, and pointed out the window at the hippogriff seated in their front yard. Microblogvember: fantastic <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/11\/29\/14260\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/11\/29\/14258\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da; fifty-five of 2019: The Man in the High Castle, by Philip K. Dick. &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; 1963 Hugo Best Novel Fascinating partly for the primary alt history, but also for other alternatives and the ruminations on those, an author\u2019s intent, and the characters\u2019 realizations. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/11\/29\/14258\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/11\/29\/14255\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Amazon Alternatives: \u201cWelcome to the most lovingly curated selection of Amazon and Prime alternatives anywhere. We aim to make giving up Amazon easy and to encourage more people to spend their money with businesses that have higher ethical standards.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/11\/29\/14255\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2018<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/11\/29\/linkdump-for-november-14th-through-november-29th\/\">Linkdump for November 14th through November 29th<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">An automatically generated list of links that caught my eye between November 14th and November 29th. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/11\/29\/linkdump-for-november-14th-through-november-29th\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/11\/29\/fighting-authoritarianism\/\">Fighting Authoritarianism<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Important lessons from history to keep in mind over the upcoming years. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/11\/29\/fighting-authoritarianism\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/11\/29\/20658\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I do enjoy it when my fumbling ends up looking like some indie album cover. (334\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/11\/29\/20658\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/11\/29\/20661\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Not my official photo of the day. Just saying hello to my Instagram followers. Some of you I know; some I don&#8217;t. If you want to take a peek at my world beyond Instagram, here&#8217;s where to look! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/11\/29\/20661\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/11\/29\/giving-tuesday\/\">Giving Tuesday<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">For Giving Tuesday, I\u2019m adding two more organizations to my monthly donations. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/11\/29\/giving-tuesday\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2015<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/11\/29\/19082\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">One of my graduation presents for getting through grad school: the #Lego Creator Detective&#8217;s Office (10246). Three stories, with a pool hall and barbershop at street level, detective&#8217;s office and restroom on the second floor, and kitchenette and rooftop water tower on the third floor. Plus lots of fun little hidden &#8220;clues&#8221; and secret areas. ... <a title=\"\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/11\/29\/19082\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about \">Read more<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/11\/29\/19082\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/11\/29\/18538\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Apparently Popular Mechanics idea of what women wear to damp-proof their basement was inspired by Lara Croft. Seems legit. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/11\/29\/18538\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2013<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/11\/29\/sounds-from-the-lost-abbey-04\/\">Sounds From the Lost Abbey 04<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Back in February, I took up a challenge from one of my friends to create a mix based around songs that I'd have played at the Lost Abbey, during the mid- to late-1990s. Here's the fourth of quite a few to come! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/11\/29\/sounds-from-the-lost-abbey-04\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/11\/29\/sounds-from-the-lost-abbey-03\/\">Sounds From the Lost Abbey 03<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Back in February, I took up a challenge from one of my friends to create a mix based around songs that I'd have played at the Lost Abbey, during the mid- to late-1990s. Here's the third of quite a few to come! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/11\/29\/sounds-from-the-lost-abbey-03\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2007<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/11\/29\/wishlistr\/\">Wishlistr<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Flying full-bore into the Season of Greed, I'm playing around with Wishlistr, a clean and simple site for tracking all those little (and, me being me, not-so-little) 'I want' bits that pop up. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/11\/29\/wishlistr\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2006<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/11\/29\/gaiman-webley-and-toasty-tuckuses\/\">Gaiman, Webley, and Toasty Tuckuses<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Nifty randomness of the day: seeing Neil Gaiman quote and promote Jason Webley (by way of someone posting the video to Eleven Saints). <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/11\/29\/gaiman-webley-and-toasty-tuckuses\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/11\/29\/snowy-days\/\">Snowy Days<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The local news is a hoot, from the perspective of an ex-Alaskan -- the first twenty minutes of each broadcast can be boiled down to, 'stay home, it's slippery and you don't know how to drive.' Then, maybe, if there isn't a new front moving in, they might fill us in on some of what's going on in the rest of the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/11\/29\/snowy-days\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/11\/29\/quarrantine\/\">Quarrantine<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Urgh. I have The Ick. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/11\/29\/quarrantine\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2001<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/11\/29\/home-again-home-again-jiggety-jig\/\">Home again, home again, jiggety jig<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Just got done talking with dad...we don't have the final details yet, but it looks like I'll be taking a cab straight from work to the airport on the 21st, be in Anchorage until Christmas day, and fly out of Anchorage to come back on the 25th. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/11\/29\/home-again-home-again-jiggety-jig\/\">&#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 29<\/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-24860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24860","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=24860"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24860\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}