{"id":24943,"date":"2020-12-01T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=24943"},"modified":"2020-12-01T09:45:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T17:45:14","slug":"on-this-day-dec-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/12\/01\/on-this-day-dec-1\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Dec 1"},"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>28<\/strong> posts previously published on December 1st<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/12\/01\/year-50-day-213\/\">Year 50 Day 213<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">It's advent calendar season! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/12\/01\/year-50-day-213\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2021<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/12\/01\/where-is-the-comma-in-god-rest-ye-merry-gentlemen-supposed-to-go\/\">Where Is The Comma In &#8220;God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen&#8221; Supposed To Go?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A capella grammar humor! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/12\/01\/where-is-the-comma-in-god-rest-ye-merry-gentlemen-supposed-to-go\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/12\/01\/on-this-day-dec-1\/\">On This Day: Dec 1<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from December 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/12\/01\/on-this-day-dec-1\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2019<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/01\/14282\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Gordon van Gelder, administrator of the Philip K. Dick Award, is conducting an online auction to raise funds for the award. Lots of books donated by authors and publishers, many (most? all?) signed by the authors. Check it out! &#x1f4da; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/01\/14282\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/01\/14280\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Found on Facebook, original creator unknown, but it sure made me laugh. Welcome to the holiday season! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/01\/14280\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/01\/14277\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da; fifty-seven of 2019: Way Station, by Clifford D. Simak. &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; 1964 Hugo Best Novel Excellent book, mostly quiet and contemplative, as one man struggles with both his and humanity\u2019s place in the galaxy. An introspective and ultimately hopeful piece. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/01\/14277\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/01\/14274\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">First human composting site to open in 2021: This is really neat, but wow, look at that \u201870s sci-fi cult design! Honestly, I think that\u2019s a selling point for me. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/01\/14274\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/01\/14272\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Are good readers more likely to give up on maths?: \u201cNone of this means that we should stop efforts to counter stereotypes about girls\u2019 aptitude for maths and science versus reading. But it does suggest that much of the impact of these stereotypes occurs not at the point at which girls choose a career, but ... <a title=\"\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/01\/14272\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about \">Read more<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/01\/14272\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/12\/01\/20652\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Waiting for my dental appointment. Everyone&#8217;s favorite way to start the day. (336\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/12\/01\/20652\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/12\/01\/white-people-were-crazy-now-theyre-not-as-crazy\/\">Let\u2019s hope America keeps producing nicer white people<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">'\u2026my kids are smart, educated, beautiful, polite children. There have been smart, educated, beautiful, polite black children for hundreds of years. The advantage that my children have is that my children are encountering the nicest white people that America has ever produced. Let\u2019s hope America keeps producing nicer white people.' <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/12\/01\/white-people-were-crazy-now-theyre-not-as-crazy\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2013<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/12\/01\/sounds-from-the-lost-abbey-06\/\">Sounds From the Lost Abbey 06<\/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 sixth of quite a few to come! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/12\/01\/sounds-from-the-lost-abbey-06\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2007<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/12\/01\/first-snowfall-of-the-winter\/\">First Snowfall of the Winter<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">First Snowfall of '07 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/12\/01\/first-snowfall-of-the-winter\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/12\/01\/snow\/\">Snow!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">It's really coming down -- doesn't seem to be sticking yet, but the flakes are huge. Whee! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/12\/01\/snow\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/12\/01\/lost-s02e09-what-kate-did\/\">Lost s02e09: What Kate Did<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Scribbled notes while watching last night's episode of Lost. Spoilers, obviously, so only read further if you want to... <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/12\/01\/lost-s02e09-what-kate-did\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/01\/msn-spaces-reactions\/\">MSN Spaces reactions<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Robert Scoble is collecting reactions to MSN Spaces, including mine. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/01\/msn-spaces-reactions\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/01\/balloon-feather-boat-tomato\/\">Balloon Feather Boat Tomato<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Jason Webley has updated his site with information about his most recent show. He has links up to the photo galleries that Josh and I have posted (nifty!), plus a few other goodies. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/01\/balloon-feather-boat-tomato\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/01\/msn-spaces-launches\/\">MSN Spaces launches<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Microsoft finally makes their long-rumored debut into the weblogging service arena with MSN Spaces. I got curious, and it's free, so I went ahead and signed up to try it out. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/01\/msn-spaces-launches\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/01\/switch-to-voip\/\">Switch to VoIP?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">If I switched over to both OneLink and VoIP, my final cost would be about $6\/month more than what I'm paying now, but the first three months would be cheaper, as you get a 'free three months' for signing up (some of which are offset by the setup costs, but that's expected). All in all, this sounds like a pretty damn good deal to me. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/01\/switch-to-voip\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/01\/world-aids-day\/\">World AIDS Day<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">World AIDS Day, December 1, 2004 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/01\/world-aids-day\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/01\/well-hi-theredick\/\">Well, hi there&#8230;Dick&#8230;<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">According to Yahoo! News, this is a photo of Dick Gephardt's shadow&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/01\/well-hi-theredick\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/01\/my-g5-is-an-insomniac\/\">My G5 is an insomniac<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Issue 1: My G5 appears to be an insomniac. Issue 2: At some point, I lose the ability to choose some of the commands in the Apple menu: 'About This Mac', 'Force Quit...', 'Restart...', 'Shut Down...', and 'Log Out [username]...' are all non-responsive. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/01\/my-g5-is-an-insomniac\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/01\/roy-disney-resigns-from-disney\/\">Roy Disney resigns from Disney<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Roy Disney himself has left the Walt Disney company, and includes a call for Michael Eisner's resignation or retirement in his letter of resignation. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/01\/roy-disney-resigns-from-disney\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/01\/getting-in-googles-good-graces\/\">Getting in Google&#039;s good graces<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I use a number of techniques on my weblog, both in the code and how I create entries, that help Google get the most useful information out of my pages. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/01\/getting-in-googles-good-graces\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/01\/youre-an-ex-dj\/\">You&#039;re an ex-DJ?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I don't think I've ever met an ex-DJ. They're always just 'between clubs' or something. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/01\/youre-an-ex-dj\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>1993<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/1993\/12\/01\/from-usenet-12193-0608-2\/\">[From Usenet: 12.1.93 0608]<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">All I know is that the local Mucusland (Musicland) moved the date in their\r\nlittle book for his new album from October\/November to January.\r\nErgh...starting to get torqued at this!  <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/1993\/12\/01\/from-usenet-12193-0608-2\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/1993\/12\/01\/from-usenet-12193-0608\/\">[From Usenet 12.1.93 0608]<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">According to a DJ at the local college radio station, there was a sampler put out by Hollywood records a while back with a remix (not remake) of Queen's Stone Cold Crazy, remixed by Trent Reznor. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/1993\/12\/01\/from-usenet-12193-0608\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/1993\/12\/01\/from-usenet-12193-0542\/\">[From Usenet 12.1.93 0542]<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Personally, I don't have a whole lot, but...Front by Front is good, best track (imho) being #10, Welcome to Paradise ('Hey poor!  You don't have to be poor anymore! Jesus is here!')  Good sampling. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/1993\/12\/01\/from-usenet-12193-0542\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/1993\/12\/01\/from-usenet-12193-0534\/\">[From Usenet: 12.1.93 0534]<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Good stuff (imho).  New album, while not produced by Reznor, definitely has some of his touch to it...probably picked up some hints while working on the remixes of BLBT(AJF).  Nifty...I like it. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/1993\/12\/01\/from-usenet-12193-0534\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from December 1<\/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-24943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24943","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=24943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24943\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}