Dec
2
CNET editor missing
Filed under technical, news at 6:50 pm | Leave a Comment
My eyes just happened to catch a headline on the Drudge Report yesterday evening about a missing CNET editor. James Kim is a senior editor for digital media at CNET. Apparently he and his family were going on a trip over Thanksgiving, and disappeared while driving through a bad snow storm in Oregon. It looks like the story is starting to get some national attention.
A while back TiVo formed a partnership with CNET so that TiVo owners with a networked TiVo could have CNET shows automatically downloaded once a week. It’s usually a 30 minute show about various technical gadgets and toys. I don’t care about everything they review, but I usually watch each show, skipping to the gadgets that look interesting to me. I first became aware of Kim on this show as he usually makes an appearance to talk about portable media players, which I’ve been researching for some time.
I’ve been surprised at how frequently I’ve been wanting to go back and check for updates on the story. It’s interesting how you can feel like you know someone you’ve never met, just by watching them on TV and reading their writing online. I pray the whole family is found safe and sound.
Update: After the rescue of the mom and 2 daughters on Monday, there was renewed hope for finding James Kim as well. He set off on foot on Saturday in search of help. Tragically, he did not survive and was found today. Many amazing details are emerging, including reports from the helicopter pilot hired by relatives that say it was James’ foot prints in the snow that led the rescuers to the car where his wife and daughters were stranded. A truly sad story.
Dec
2
hard at work: part 2
Filed under work at 11:04 am | Leave a Comment
As you may recall, I’m in the process of getting situated at work. I figured you’d want to know about a flurry of activity in the last couple weeks, getting me ever-so-close to up and running. Here’s where we’re at:
* On the 69th business day (relative to the initial request for my stuff, months before my actual start date) I received my computer equipment! Well, there isn’t a monitor yet, but that’s been purchased and is rumored to already be on campus. The cables to connect the monitor were on a separate order, due to arrive several days later.
* Two days later brought me a network login. Woo-hoo! Just don’t ask how many calls I had to make to the help desk to figure out how to use it. Ahem. The way I see it, it’s good to become familiar with the help desk system.
* Two more days later I received an email address. Uh oh– I can no longer hide.
Next up: they are installing and configuring the computers so I can use them. (It was torture having them sitting in my cube, but not being able to power them up.)
People continue to be very welcoming, and the work thus far has been fun. Now I just need to figure out the commute …