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Jim Gray Is Missing

Posted by kdawson on from the red-sky-at-night dept.

K-Man writes "Jim Gray, Turing Award winner and developer of many fundamental database technologies, was reported missing at sea after a short solo sailing trip to the Farallon Islands off San Francisco. Gray is manager of Microsoft's eScience group. The Coast Guard is searching for his vessel over 4,000 square miles of ocean, and there have been no distress calls or signals of any kind. Gray is 63 and a sailor with 10 years' experience."

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  1. MOD PARENT FUNNY! by Virak · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why can't I ever have mod points when I see a *really* good comment?

  2. Re:Mirror of SFGate News by Rearden82 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Between James Kim and this poor guy, I think it's a pretty clear sign that geeks and outdoor activities don't mix. As if that wasn't obvious enough already.

    I'll never forget the time I tried to pitch a tent. Long story short, it was mostly supported by a rope attached to a tree and a bunch of rocks around the perimeter.

  3. Re:The plot thickens! by thpht · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    not dolphins - killer whales http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/ 01/30/BAGGTNR5FK1.DTL