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Jim Gray Is Missing
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."
Hans had anything to do with it, do you?
What?
I am not sure this is the place to post such information, but, I saw many of his papers just posted to the CS preprint archive, just a three or four days ago. This may indicate some sort of preparation... Just a thought.
Very impressive. It appears he will be the world's first recipient of both the Turing Award, and the Darwin Award!
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I worked at a tourist bureau a few years ago. An amazingly fit, yet very old (60-ish) guy came in asking about the town. He said he was doing some kind of canoe trip along the rivers, by himself, for hundreds of miles. I congratulated him, shook his hand, and hoped I could do that when I'm that old.
The next day a body was found washed up on the side of the river.
Listen up old people! Your cardiovascular system will age no matter how well you eat and exercise! Accept that fact and quit doing the extreme sports already!
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Looks like I was the only to read it 'Jean Gray' missing at sea.
World!!, be prepared for our new Level 5 Mutant Overlords.
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