{"id":25010,"date":"2020-12-17T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=25010"},"modified":"2020-12-18T08:17:45","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T16:17:45","slug":"on-this-day-dec-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/12\/17\/on-this-day-dec-17\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Dec 17"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[]'><\/div>\n<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>18<\/strong> posts previously published on December 17th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/12\/17\/year-50-day-229\/\">Year 50 Day 229<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I can no longer claim to be an insensitive mutant. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/12\/17\/year-50-day-229\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2021<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/12\/17\/how-to-pronounce-omicron-the-star-trek-way\/\">How to Pronounce &#8220;Omicron&#8221; the Star Trek Way<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Well, this clears it right up. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/12\/17\/how-to-pronounce-omicron-the-star-trek-way\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/12\/17\/25006\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f596; Discovery S03E10: I\u2019m glad that\u2019s wrapped up. As pretty as the Mirror Universe is, torture is one of my least favorite plot devices, and that just dragged on and on. Those two episodes could have been one. But at least Carl was a fun treat! Now back to the plot, please? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/12\/17\/25006\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/12\/17\/on-this-day-dec-17\/\">On This Day: Dec 17<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from December 17 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/12\/17\/on-this-day-dec-17\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2019<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/17\/pro-impeachment-rally\/\">Pro-Impeachment Rally<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">What do we want? Impeachment! When do we want it? A few years ago, quite frankly, but I\u2019ll be satisfied with now. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/17\/pro-impeachment-rally\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/17\/impeach-and-withhold\/\">Impeach and Withhold<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I really hope Pelosi and the House Democrats have the fortitude to do this: Impeach and Withhold. The key here is that there is no requirement that the House immediately send the articles of impeachment to the Senate. This is Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s final card to play. So here is a modest proposal: the House ... <a title=\"Impeach and Withhold\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/17\/impeach-and-withhold\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Impeach and Withhold\">Read more<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/17\/impeach-and-withhold\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/12\/17\/20739\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Apparently I was feeling a little Steve Jobs-ian with today&#8217;s wardrobe choice. (352\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/12\/17\/20739\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2015<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/12\/17\/19100\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">At least Alaskans know how to clear our cars off. None of this lazy foolishness that I see all over the place here, that leaves both headlights, the rear windshield, and half the front windshield covered, with piles of loose snow on the roof poised to blow back onto the person driving immediately behind. #notthatimopinionatedaboutthesethings ... <a title=\"\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/12\/17\/19100\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about \">Read more<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/12\/17\/19100\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/12\/17\/19073\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">So much pretty snow! That I have to brush off the car. #grumble #leftAlaskabecauseofthis #winterbelongsontheothersideofawindow <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/12\/17\/19073\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/12\/17\/so-very-slow\/\">So. Very. S\u2026l\u2026o\u2026w\u2026.<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">At what point does the hassle of rebuilding stop outweighing the annoyance of a slow website? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/12\/17\/so-very-slow\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2008<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/12\/17\/delicious-december-16th\/\">Links for December 16th through December 17th<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sometime between December 16th and December 17th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/12\/17\/delicious-december-16th\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/17\/some-slight-design-tweaks\/\">Some slight design tweaks<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I've done a little light fiddling with the design here in order to clean up some details that had been bugging me. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/17\/some-slight-design-tweaks\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/17\/safari-111-v1001\/\">Safari 1.1.1 (v100.1)<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The single most exciting improvement for me in Safari v100.1 is that we finally have tooltip support for title elements! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/17\/safari-111-v1001\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/17\/linkdump\/\">Linkdump<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I'm generally not a huge fan of 'linkdump' posts, but if I want to get these posted before having to run to my bus&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/17\/linkdump\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2002<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/12\/17\/goodbye-gore-hello\/\">Goodbye Gore, hello&#8230;<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Now that Al Gore has decided to step out of the ring for the next presidential race, the field looks pretty wide open. I don't really know much about any of the other potential Democratic candidates, so it was nice to see a quick rundown on the current possibilities. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/12\/17\/goodbye-gore-hello\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/12\/17\/im-karl-barth\/\">I&#8217;m Karl Barth<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">We reject the false doctrine that the church could have permission to hand over the form of its message and of its order to whatever it itself might wish or to the vicissitudes of the prevailing ideological and political convictions of the day. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/12\/17\/im-karl-barth\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2001<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/12\/17\/six-months-in-seattle\/\">Six months in Seattle!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I think it's official -- I've managed to duck the Hellraiser chains that drag so many people back to Alaska when they try to leave. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/12\/17\/six-months-in-seattle\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2000<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2000\/12\/17\/mulder-scully-carey-grant-and-max-schreck\/\">Mulder, Scully, Carey Grant, and Max Schreck<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Just thought I'd put up a quick note of the new movies I picked up this week&hellip;I may start doing this from time to time as I add to my already extensive collection. 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