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World Technology Awards 2001

Posted by michael on from the hair-of-the-dog-that-bit-you dept.

struanr writes: "Nature has published the winners and finalists of the World Technology Awards, which are run by the World Technology Network. "These are about those individuals whose work today will, in our opinion, create the greatest "ripple effects" in the future... in both expected and unexpected ways." There are some big names chosen here, and some glaring omissions."

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  1. LOL by Frums · · Score: 2, Funny

    FINANCE

    Winner: Mr Thomas Weisel, Founder and Chairman, Thomas Weisel Partners, USA.

    I love it when a guy who is basically named "Weasel" wins a finance award. It reminds me way to much of the old law firm saw, "Dewie, Cheayum, & Howe"

    -Frums

  2. Congrats to the winners by cscx · · Score: 1, Funny

    For the Media & Journalism area, I have to congratulate Mr. Markoff, Dr. Astvatsaturian, Mr. Bader, Mr. Brockman, and Mr. Schrage; however... I do issue a stern warning to them. Be aware of the stiff competition next year, as I hear Slashdot's very own Jon Katz is quite a contender for championed journalistic accomplishments. Yes, Katz' very own way of writing about technology is well-known, and there shoud be a day where he finally gets recognized for his skills. To the execs of VA Software, Inc. I implore you: Please give Mr. Katz the full support he deserves to become contender for next year.

    1. Re:Congrats to the winners by Brento · · Score: 4, Funny

      To the execs of VA Software, Inc. I implore you: Please give Mr. Katz the full support he deserves to become contender for next year.

      I agree completely - instead of hiding his talent between moronic technical news posts, please give this man the soapbox he deserves. A man of Jon Katz's talents should have nothing less than his own web site, where he can publish more stories, more often, without having to compete with Slashdot's stories. And furthermore, this new site should have a complete lock on Katz's work, so that no other site can publish it. That's a moneymaker right there, VA, and the entire Slashdot community would stand up and applaud such a fine measure.

      (Now let's see how many people moderate me down as a troll before they figure out what the real message is...)

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      What's your damage, Heather?
  3. Sideshow Bob? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Am I the only one who noticed the amusing similarity between Entrepreneurship finalist #4 (Mr. Robert Terwilliger) and Sideshow Bob (Mr. Bob Terwilliger). Is Bob getting into business now?