September 16, 2002

Soapy volcanoes?

Any longtime General Hospital fans out there? Here's an update on young Tommy Baldwin's post-soap career. And as a public service, if you're an amateur volcanologist or a potential Big Island tourist, you can find the daily USGS info about Kilauea over on my home page.

The wiretap court of appeals will make its opinion public. That's the judiciary, though; the White House is still refusing to allow Powell and Rumsfeld to testify publicly before the joint House-Senate intelligence committee investigating the failure to predict the attacks.

I find articles about archiving and preserving digital material of interest, probably in part because I'm the son of a librarian, but also because I think it's going to be a huge problem. For example, you know the JPEG images you've captured with your nifty new digicam? Guess what? They are already being superceded by a new format called JPEG 2000. Anyway, I noticed this one from MIT, and was reading along when I suddenly recognized, prominently mentioned, the name of a high school classmate. Now that's an odd experience.

Posted by Linkmeister at September 16, 2002 04:33 PM
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Huh. Last time I saw a classmate's name, was in the local paper (back in Riverside), in the 'shame pages.' You know, where they list the men who've been caught soliciting the services of hookers. Eek.

Posted by: Jen at September 16, 2002 05:14 PM

I'm a little further from h.s. than you, too! ;)

Posted by: Linkmeister at September 16, 2002 08:54 PM

Um...yeah, but it's not like I graduated yesterday. My 20 year reunion is next year. Argh. No. Must not think about that!

Posted by: Jen at September 16, 2002 11:22 PM

Okay, here is a non-lurking moment: I'M a big GH FAN! :o)

Posted by: JeanNINE at September 17, 2002 05:12 PM

Thanks for the General Hospital Memory Lane visit!
I haven't gone to my HS Reunion since '83 and that was enough.

Posted by: toxiclabrat at September 18, 2002 02:12 PM