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Tim Berners-Lee awarded the British Order of Merit

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the accolades-and-acolytes dept.

MarsBar writes "The BBC is reporting that Sir Tim Berners-Lee has been awarded The Order of Merit, a royal award granted directly by the Queen. Previous recipients have included Florence Nightingale, Sir Winston Churchill, Bertrand Russell, Graham Greene, Sir Edward Elgar, Mother Teresa and Margaret Thatcher."

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  1. Meanwhile in other news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Steve Ballmer was awarded the Iron Cross which he immediately threw across the room when he learned that Himmler was considering migrating the Reich's infrastructure to GNU/Linux.

  2. previous recipients.... by silver · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Previous recipients have included Florence Nightingale, Sir Winston Churchill, Bertrand Russell, Graham Greene, Sir Edward Elgar, Mother Teresa and Margaret Thatcher."

    Damn, talk about the odd one out!

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