Missing computer scientist prompts massive response that could aid future efforts.

Jim Gray, a renowned computer scientist and head of eScience at Microsoft, is still missing at sea off San Francisco, California, nine days after contact was lost with his 40-foot yacht. The official coastguard search has stopped, but an army of volunteers from across the tech industry have refused to give up hope of finding him, and have mounted their own gigantic high-tech search and rescue operation.

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Missing computer scientist prompts massive response that could aid future efforts.

Jim Gray, a renowned computer scientist and head of eScience at Microsoft, is still missing at sea off San Francisco, California, nine days after contact was lost with his 40-foot yacht. The official coastguard search has stopped, but an army of volunteers from across the tech industry have refused to give up hope of finding him, and have mounted their own gigantic high-tech search and rescue operation.

Read the story here.