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James Gosling Appointed to the Order of Canada

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the make-the-bad-man-stop dept.

Andrija Ifkovic writes "James Gosling, the creator of Java language and a VP of Sun has been appointed to the Order of Canada. 'The Order of Canada recognizes outstanding lifetime achievement and contributions to society and the country by Canadians from all walks of life.' This is the highest honor Canada can bestow upon its citizens."

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  1. You Oughtta Know by Dogtanian · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    People often accuse Americans of not getting irony. But the best example of not-getting-irony is Alanis Morisette's "Ironic", and she's Canadian.

    And isn't that ironic? Don't you think?
    It's like raaaaaiiiiiiiiaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnn on your wedding day....

    Well, except that rain on your wedding day isn't ironic, but I think that was my point. Anyway, we can blame Canada for that too.

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