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Web's inventor gets a knighthood
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Posted on 12/30/2003 7:46:53 PM PST by 4mor3
Web's inventor gets a knighthood
Sir Tim says his invention was 'just another program'
The inventor of the world wide web, Tim Berners-Lee, has been awarded a knighthood for his pioneering work.
Dubbed the "Father of the Web", he came up with a system over 10 years ago to organise, link and browse net pages.
The famously modest man said he was "quite an ordinary person", and although it felt strange, he was "honoured".
Sir Tim was recently reunited with the machine he used to invent the web when he e-mailed 80 schools from the UN's summit on the information society.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: http; hypertextmarkup; internet; notalgore; worldwideweb; www
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posted on
12/30/2003 7:46:54 PM PST
by
4mor3
To: 4mor3
Algore is deeply saddened.
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posted on
12/30/2003 7:47:48 PM PST
by
malakhi
(And the work of righteousness shall be peace.)
To: 4mor3
Sir Albert Gore. Nice ring to it.
3
posted on
12/30/2003 7:48:00 PM PST
by
Glenn
(What were you thinking, Al?)
To: 4mor3
Just wait until Al Gore reads this.
4
posted on
12/30/2003 7:48:08 PM PST
by
Samwise
(There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil.)
To: 4mor3; veronica; Alouette; rmlew; SJackson
Another Jewish genius. He is half Jewish.
5
posted on
12/30/2003 7:48:26 PM PST
by
dennisw
To: dennisw
Al Gore is Jewish?
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posted on
12/30/2003 7:49:54 PM PST
by
Alouette
(Proud parent of an IDF recruit!)
To: dennisw
Another Jewish genius. He is half Jewish.How did you know that?
Oh, nevermind. He was on the taxpayer payroll. I understand now.
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posted on
12/30/2003 7:50:16 PM PST
by
Glenn
(What were you thinking, Al?)
To: dennisw
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posted on
12/30/2003 7:51:12 PM PST
by
drlevy88
To: Glenn
Since you are welfare bum you think Tim Bernes Lee is/was/ the same.
Jesus returns a pickpocket will only see his pockets, nothing of what he says.
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posted on
12/30/2003 7:55:31 PM PST
by
dennisw
To: 4mor3
Am I the ONLY person on the PLANET who has NEVER heard of this brilliant man??? Geesh, I feel REEEEEEEEALLLY stupid!
To: malakhi
"Algore is deeply saddened."
We're so sorry, Uncle Albert
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posted on
12/30/2003 7:58:54 PM PST
by
freedom9
(Which vine did you tie your ass to?)
To: drlevy88
Took my Chevy to the Levy and ..
12
posted on
12/30/2003 7:59:27 PM PST
by
dennisw
To: dennisw
Since you are welfare bum you think Tim Bernes Lee is/was/ the same. You may kiss my ass whenever the notion strikes you, Ace. You glom on to this guy being half-Jewish (what is that?) and dare to call me a welfare bum when I suggest the Internet was developed with Federal tax dollars?
You've crossed a line there.
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posted on
12/30/2003 8:00:07 PM PST
by
Glenn
(What were you thinking, Al?)
To: 4mor3
Sir Al Gore?
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posted on
12/30/2003 8:03:37 PM PST
by
ladyinred
(God Bless our Troops!)
To: Glenn
Remain in light or remain in crapola and sewage. The choice is yours to make every moment of your life. The choice is yours from the minute you wake up. Goodnight, please think about this.
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posted on
12/30/2003 8:05:48 PM PST
by
dennisw
To: Glenn
The internet was nothing more than a bunch of geeks playing around with sending data. It started as a military thing, expanded to the rest of the government.
Then the techno geeks got involved. Then we public took it over. And the geeks the government and those in charge can't stop it now.
They try but too much regulation will kill it. People will let their freedoms of speech get wittled down, they will let their gun rights get run over... but try to take their online shopping and music and porn and they will revolt. Sad but true.
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posted on
12/30/2003 8:06:36 PM PST
by
Michael121
(An old soldier knows truth. Only a Dead Soldier knows peace.)
To: dennisw
Goodnight, please think about this.I'll take that to mean you are going to bed to sleep it off.
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posted on
12/30/2003 8:07:08 PM PST
by
Glenn
(What were you thinking, Al?)
To: dennisw
Another Jewish genius. He is half JewishWhich would make him half "not Jewish" too.
Why didn't you say "Another non-Jewish genius" ,since that is equally true?
Another question, why bring the issue up at all, and why is it germane to the subject of the article?
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posted on
12/30/2003 8:09:04 PM PST
by
WackyKat
To: WackyKat
Another question, why bring the issue up at all, and why is it germane to the subject of the article?Because dennisw is obsessed with Jews. Normally he is spot on. This time, he's out of line.
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posted on
12/30/2003 8:11:04 PM PST
by
Glenn
(What were you thinking, Al?)
To: dennisw; HiTech RedNeck
...the levy was dry; good ole boys a drinkin' whiskey and rye (reminds me... gotta ping hitechredneck) singin' this will be the day that i die... this will be the day that i die
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posted on
12/30/2003 8:14:01 PM PST
by
drlevy88
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