by antiaristo » Mon Dec 19, 2005 5:20 pm
<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>In praise of ... Sir Tim Berners-Lee <br><br>Leader<br>Monday December 19, 2005<br>The Guardian <br><br><br>It may seem mundane to others, but to the sleepless fanatics of the world wide web it has been their Princess Diana moment, a catalyst for a worldwide release of affection and emotion. The event? One more person has joined the 23 million others around the world who write blogs or online diaries. The difference is that this one is Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the web itself.<br><br>Sir Tim believes that blogging is a milestone for the creativity he intended for his invention. Characteristically modest, he started his blog, untrumpeted, a week ago. It was only on Friday that it was noticed by another blogger. Since then the news has spread around the internet in the usual word-of-blog way, creating a spontaneous gush of gratitude from hundreds around the world.<br><br>Typical was this comment from gus3: "Dear Sir Timothy/ For helping me with my job/ For helping me with my education/ For helping my mother find her family/ For helping my brother know about the medicines he needs/ And for so much more. With tears in my eyes, I say, 'thank you'." Another observed: "Without you, who are we?" A third said he was a god among men - maybe or just God. Another complained that Sir Tim should have had a dukedom, not just a knighthood.<br><br>It is not given to many to change someone else's life for the better. But Sir Tim has done that many millions of times over without seeking payment. His bequest to the human race is the world wide web itself - not a bad achievement for anyone's CV.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/leaders/story/0,3604,1670273,00.html">www.guardian.co.uk/leader...73,00.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> <p></p><i></i>