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The Power of TechnologyWhen I woke up Saturday morning, I was all set to check some email, schedule a few newsletters, and get on with my weekend. Imagine my surprise when I saw this headline on C|Net about one of their editors. Apparently he and his family went on a car trip though the Northwest, leaving San Francisco just before Thanksgiving. They are now missing, and a search is underway for them and their car.
That's a sad story, and I hope they are ok, but more it's an amazing use of publication power by the owners of C|Net. And it's a gesture that I'd hope other companies would do something similar to look out for their employees. The story has pictures of the Kims (including the one above), multiple notes about a tip line and even their car license plate.
It's bad weather up there, with quite a bit of it also making it's way down to Colorado this past week and snow coming down as I write this. It's not a great time to be out stuck somewhere and it reminds me of just how powerful Mother Nature can be. Just like the respect I give the ocean from a boyhood of boating and water sports, I've come to very much respect the power of weather in the rural areas of my country.
I don't mean to be depressing this morning, but it was one of those things that really caught my eye. C|Net, a company using advertising and getting millions of page views, giving up a premium piece of space on the front page of their site and in their news section to help the search for one of their employees. And it might help with so many people connected to the Internet and the popularity of C|Net for holiday shopping and technical gadgets.
So I thought I add my little bit of press here and if anyone reads this up in the Northwest US, be on the look out for The Kims and their silver SAAB, license "DOESF"
And I hope the holidays are safe, and enjoyable, for everyone.
Steve Jones
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I saw it as well this weekend. I think my first thoughts matched yours about them posting the message, but as I thought about it more - should we expect any less, from any company, in this kind of situation? I'll grant CNet has more media exposure by far than most, but it would ge a good thing for any company to do, you never who will see what. Should we be surprised when a company does the right thing?
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Absolutely right...it's a sad statement indeed if we start showing surprise when people/companies do the only thing that should be done under the circumstances....
ps:It does look like a gloomy outcome for this unfortunate family though..didn't realize until reading it that the Saturday in question was that of the thanksgiving weekend..
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This episode is testament to the relative value companies (and people) place on human life. For this one "good" example, there are certainly many "poor" examples.
Take care,
Bert
"Speculations? I know nothing about speculations. I'm resting on certainties. I know that my Redeemer lives, and because He lives, I shall live also." - Michael Faraday
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so sad. best wishes and hopes to the Kims and their loved ones.
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Sad that such things do happen. It was consoling of you to
touch up on non-SQL humane issues. Hope the Kims get back safe.
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Oh this is such wonderful news...just heard that the mother and kids have been found and are well....the husband went to get help and they're still looking for him.....I sincerely hope that this family gets its happy ending to what must've surely been a nightmare experience....
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Yes, happy news!
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Let this be a lesson to the green horns of the world. Get lost?...stay put! If he had, he'd already be found.
Take care,
Bert
"Speculations? I know nothing about speculations. I'm resting on certainties. I know that my Redeemer lives, and because He lives, I shall live also." - Michael Faraday
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AWESOME!!!
GOD IS GREAT!!!Yep Power of technology is great, and kudos to CNet!
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Updates here: http://news.com.com/Searchers+believe+they+are+nearing+missing+CNET+editor/2100-1028_3-6141107.html?tag=nefd.lede
and why you should carry a cell phone: http://news.com.com/2100-1039-6140794.html
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So that's the end to this story - it seemed like a miracle when the mother and kids were found alive and in good condition - somehow it felt that it would extend to James Kim as well but guess his Time had come...
Guess there's something to be said for karma...
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There will be the armchair analysts who say he did the wrong thing leaving the car.....but he had two options:
1. stay with the car and his family
2. leave and try to get help
No one knew where they were as they had made wrong turns. They had used all their gas and burned the car tires for warmth. All they had left was body warmth, time was running out. They didn't know anyone had reported them missing. He took a chance and lost.
What would you have done and remember - you don't know that you've been reported missing.
-SQLBill
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Yes - you don't know that you've been reported missing...but if there's one thing that family could've been (almost) sure of it's just that one fact - that friends and family would've mobilised SAR operations...then again - they had absolutely no way of knowing so for sure...
To me the karmic factor plays in because the family was found just 1 day after Kim finally decided to go for help...
As for armchair analysts - the heck with them! They're almost as annoying as the really miffed "tax payer" who was upset that cnet was devoting so much time to Kim & family when there was other news out there that was more noteworthy....
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I agree it was a terrible choice to have to make. I think he tried to wait it out but at some point, time works against you and no man wants to watch his family die.
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