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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. NO! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    GODDAMNIT! I just can't take it anymore!!! I just can't take it anymore! I can't relate to anybody! Everyone seems to hate me! Every day I'm singled out for something to go wrong! Nothing I do will fix it! I just want to end it all!!!!!!! I CAN'T TAKE IT

  2. Not exactly great company... by sethstorm · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...and Margaret Thatcher.
    I thought that took work in a positive direction, not a negative one. Scargill, maybe, but nothing a Reagan adherent is worthy of having.

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