Thursday, December 07, 2006

Quote of the Day: Michelle Quinn

"The best of technology couldn't find James Kim in time.

"It hurts. Our personal technology makes us feel all knowing, invincible, able to navigate the world beyond the limits of our immediate knowledge and surroundings. We can sit in San Jose and find the coolest spot to spend the night on the Oregon coast or the best sushi place in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. We see a traffic accident on 880 and dial up the CHP.

"But in the end, despite our iPods and Blackberries, we are really just ticking clocks that wind down without food, water, shelter."

- Michelle Quinn, in a Mercury News article entitled "Kim's Death Underscores Limits of Technology."


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