It's our data, let's 'av it!

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Amiga500 replied

12 June 2009, 15:56
Originally posted by bogeyman View Post

He also invented HTML. Quite a key development, that.

And he used a NeXT workstation to develop it, the OS NeXTstep was what later became Mac OS X for all those luddites that claim they hate Macs
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bogeyman replied

12 June 2009, 15:38
Originally posted by VectraMan View Post

I think deciding to put "www" at the start of webserver addresses is about the only part of it he did invent.

He also invented HTML. Quite a key development, that.
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VectraMan replied

12 June 2009, 15:31
Originally posted by Amiga500 View Post

Who said he invented the Internet? I only saw the WWW mentioned.

I think deciding to put "www" at the start of webserver addresses is about the only part of it he did invent.
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pzz76077 replied

12 June 2009, 15:25
Originally posted by Sysman View Post

First Alan Sugar, now Tim Berners Lee.

Celebrity Government™ anyone?

Put them all on a desert island and let em fight it out. Who would you spend 38pence (from BT landlines, calls from mobiles may be more) to vote off??

PZZ
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threaded replied

12 June 2009, 15:17
It's only a series of tubes after all.
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Doggy Styles replied

12 June 2009, 13:14
Sir Tim refused to be specific about which items of data he would help make public, but said he was interested in suggestions from bloggers about what they would like to see.

So that's the end of that then.
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Sysman replied

12 June 2009, 13:08
Originally posted by ace00 View Post

He didn't invent the internet.
But I'm glad he got the job.
I think sometimes a pathetic, desperate government is the best kind.

Nah, that was Al Gore, wannit?
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Sysman replied

12 June 2009, 13:06
First Alan Sugar, now Tim Berners Lee.

Celebrity Government™ anyone?
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Amiga500 replied

12 June 2009, 13:02
Originally posted by ace00 View Post

He didn't invent the internet.
But I'm glad he got the job.
I think sometimes a pathetic, desperate government is the best kind.

Who said he invented the Internet? I only saw the WWW mentioned.
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ace00 replied

12 June 2009, 12:57
He didn't invent the internet.
But I'm glad he got the job.
I think sometimes a pathetic, desperate government is the best kind.
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Menelaus replied

12 June 2009, 12:52
Originally posted by TheRefactornator View Post

Sir Timbo is appointed by Gordo:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8096273.stm

What's the concensus? Will it work? Can Sir Tim actually create a working web page or is this just destined to be binned as another lip service IT project failure from nu lab?

WHS+1

(more's the pity).

Given the governments history with data protection (e.g., do as we say, not as we do) I'll believe it when I see it.
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TheRefactornator started a topic It's our data, let's 'av it!

12 June 2009, 12:26
It's our data, let's 'av it!

Sir Timbo is appointed by Gordo:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8096273.stm

What's the concensus? Will it work? Can Sir Tim actually create a working web page or is this just destined to be binned as another lip service IT project failure from nu lab?
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