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Rest in peace, James.
You will be missed. I first knew of James from TechTV, when I was an intern there. I worked primarily on the web site, but I still knew of him. I was a TechTV fan first, and an intern second, and believe me when I say that I was quite a fan of James after... »
James Kim is missing
[Update 3: "Following confirmed sightings last Saturday night of missing CNET editor James Kim... »
Come watch me be totally petrified!
If you don’t know already, I’ll be on a panel at Webzine 2005 called “Leveling the Playing Field: Journalism Online” where I’ll yibber yabber about this perilous profession I’ve somehow stumbled into. I’ll also probably chime in on this thing called “blogging.” But most likely I’ll rely on the other panelists to take the... »
Joel needs your help, to help Katrina victims
Joel Johnson, ex-editor of Gizmodo, needs your help. He’s heading to Houston and then going to the Astrodome to try to help the Katrina victims by setting up some essential wireless communications. This includes setting up a low-power FM radio station for public service announcements. Friend and co-metblogger Jake Appelbaum will be part of... »
South Asia earthquake horror
I got home late Christmas Day, only to read about the horrifying news of the Indonesian earthquake and the aftershocks that affected the rest of South Asia. As a Malaysian, I was especially shocked to hear about Malaysian casualties, as Malaysia has been known to be relatively safe from natural disasters. Turns out the... »