Unfortunately, after frantic searching, CNET Editor James Kim has been found deceased less than a mile from his family's car where they were stranded. I would like to express my utmost condolences to his family and friends. I never had the pleasure of meeting James personally, but I know through watching James on TechTV and later CNET of how much of a family man he was. Whenever he would test a camera or a printer, it would always be a picture of his wife or kids. He would always talk about the recent developments in their lives. When I heard that he and his family were missing, it just about killed me. I just can't believe that he is no longer with us. If any of you out there would like to donate anything to help his family, please visit: JamesAndKati.com
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Linkage: virtualnes.com (vNES)
Quoted from LOL: The Life of Leo blog post (since he writes so much more eloquently than I do.)
"I just received this disturbing news. If any of you knows anything please help...
CNET editor and former Fresh Gear contributor and Lab analyst James Kim has been missing since Saturday. ANY word, especially from people in the Oregon area is appreciated. The information is all below from the official investigation by the SFPD.
Missing Family Includes: James, Kati, Penelope (age 4.5) and Sabine (6 months). Last name is Kim
Overview: The Kim Family left San Francisco on November 17th on a road trip to the Pacific Northwest. They had Thanksgiving in Seattle with family and then drove to Portland. They were last seen by their friends in Portland whom they had brunch with on Saturday, November 25. According to their friends, their plans were to drive out to the town of Gold Beach on the Oregon Coast and then make their way back to San Francisco. James was expected back at work on Tuesday, November 28th. When no one had heard from him by Wednesday morning employees at the Kims' two stores and his colleagues at CNET began to make phone calls to his family and friends to inquire of his whereabouts. Presently, the SFPD is investigating the case."
If you know anything about James' whereabouts, you can contact the SFPD by calling 415-558-5508 during normal business hours and 415-553-1071 after hours."
Update: Crave is reporting that they are driving 2005 silver Saab station wagon with the personalized California license plate "DOESF", and Portland police can be contacted at Portland police can be reached at 503-823-4000. the SFPD missing persons report can be found at SFgov.org.
Update #3: Kati and daughters have been found alive! They have been taken to a hospital in Grants Pass, and are all in healthy condition. The search continues for James, however. He went to find help for his family two days ago.
Again, please call if you know anything about their disappearances. The phone numbers are:
- SFPD during normal business hours 415-558-5508
- SFPD after hours 415-553-1071
- Portland Police 503-823-4000
Well, now that my Turkey Day vacation is over, it's time to get back to
blogging! Well, I had a chance to mess around with the xbox 360, and I
am now convinced that hard media is dead. Since you can download HD
content from the internet using "points", to get content at reasonably
priced rates, I see almost no need for hard media. Soon, when the
entire library is online, you will be able to get anything on demand! Since it will be on demand, what will be the point of going to Blockbuster or ordering from Netflix? If your girlfriend wants to see Finding Neverland tonight, just download it! I predict that within five years, hard media will be dead.
Alright, I missed doing the Free File Friday, so here's a Free File... Monday! How many times have you tried to begin writing something and then someone IM's you, or you end up going on digg? Well, it happens all the time to me (ooh, shiny object....) What was I saying? Oh, yeah, I get distracted easily. So, these are perfect programs. They allow you to block out your entire computer with just a black screen and green text (reminiscent of the early-80s; see picture.) And, as always, they are free!
Download:
Linkadink: Boing Boing
Well, looks like hell has frozen over again... the New York Times is throwing out Web 3.0! Apparently, we feel the compelling need to give the internet version numbers when something changes a tad. This time, they expect the Intarweb to suggest your next vacation, or what book you should read. I'm sorry, I thought they did this already! They just have to be given a little back-end input. Just look at Blogthings.com. If they're actually talking about true AI, I am still skeptical. Computers are not humans; they don't have reasoning abilities. All they're going to be doing is a laundry list of if-then statements, which is what Blogthings does (to a certain extent)! But, no, we need to create an entire new term for this! Can we please wait until it is something really new and innovative?
Linky: New York Times
