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That's Sir Tim to You

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the peer-to-peer-networking dept.

andrew_j_w writes "British born creator of the web Tim Berners-Lee has finally received his Knighthood from the Queen. It's nice to a pioneer, who certainly not a household name, get such a high honour from the establishment. Hopefully more people will now recognise the great work he did!"

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  1. The real test of a knight by Qinopio · · Score: 5, Funny

    But will he say "ni!"?

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    1. Re:The real test of a knight by daeley · · Score: 5, Funny

      More likely:

      Queen Elizabeth: What manner of man are you that can summon up information with pictures and hyperlinks?

      Programmer: I...am a programmer.

      Queen Elizabeth: By what name are you known?

      Programmer: There are some who call me...Tim?

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  2. From The Article... by Cavio · · Score: 5, Funny

    "He is now working on an idea called the "semantic web", which is about giving more meaning to what is on the web."

    I guess Slashdot might be described as anti-semantic.

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  3. Sir Tim by Eravau · · Score: 5, Funny
    So is he now part of the Knights of the Round <TABLE>?
    1. Re:Sir Tim by Darth+McBride · · Score: 5, Funny
      I believe that would be:

      <TABLE class="Round">
      <KNIGHT>
      Sir Tim
      </KNIGHT>
      </TABLE>