Over Thanksgiving 2006, James Kim, a CNET editor, disappeared along with his wife, Kati, and their two young daughters in the snowy Oregon wilderness. Kati and her two children survived; James did not. She recently recounted her experience for the first time to 20/20, detailing the family’s encounter with bears and how they burned their car’s tyres in hopes of sending smoke signals to rescuers. Watch the clips here. [ABC News]
A train from Baltimore to Philadelphia stalled on the tracks for ten hours last night. With doors locked and electricity waning, passengers cried and fought for emergency rations. A local news reporter happened to be on board, and tweeted it. More »
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It’s a tough call for a nerd lost in the wilderness: Use your mobile phone battery to start a fire and survive the night, or play another game of Brickbreaker. At least with this guide you’ll have the option of survival. More »
A more masculine bracelet you will not find: Survival Straps are tightly braided, 20-foot lengths of parachute cord that can support 250 kilos.
CNET has a story on the suitability of the major PC manufacturers’ lines to survival in these tough economic times. There will be fewer people shopping for new PCs, and more notably, fewer businesses, and these manufacturers will have to make solid strategic moves to make it out (relatively) unscathed. So out of the top five PC makers, who’s got what it takes?
