Sir Tim
News Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the Web, has been awarded a knighthood in the New Year honours list. The knighthood is recognition that this dream has been realised. Responding to the honour, Sir Tim said it was an acknowledgement that the Net was...
[December 31, 2003, 10:10]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback As for the Honours (Honoury Knighthood - Bill Gates), think of it as 4th prize in a beauty contest. He will not be able to take a seat in the house of commons, or house of Lords (thank god), but can have a "Sir" put in front of his name (as opposed...
[March 3, 2005, 10:29]
Rake To Succeed Bland At BT Helm
News Rake, who acquired his knighthood in the most recent New Year Honours List, will succeed Sir Christopher Bland as head of the incumbent British telco in September. BT has named Sir Michael Rake, the current chairman of accountancy giant KPMG, as...
[February 19, 2007, 15:33]
BT Chief Steps Down
News He is well-placed to accept a governmental role, having been honoured in three countries including the UK, where he has received an honorary knighthood for services to communications. Verwaayen has also been awarded a Chevalier de la Legion d...
[April 8, 2008, 17:06]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback Bill Gates is every bit as deserving of knighthood as Tim Berners-Lee, Harold Evans, and other "noble" people who came before Bill. Thus Bill Gates is no less deserving of knighthood. Tim Berners Lee, oh excuse me, Sir Timothy, having world wide...
[March 2, 2005, 19:08]
Unix Users Up In Arms At Bill Gates' Knighthood
Talkback David Hallowell also claims : "Charles' comments are not anti Microsoft for the sake of being anti Microsoft, he's just stating that Bill Gates is not worthy of a knighthood, which based on his track record is a fair comment"
[January 27, 2004, 23:04]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog A knighthood apiece. So, farewell then, Sir Iain Vallance. Sir Christopher Bland, chairman of the BBC. At 62, Sir Christopher may best be thought of as a company doctor on a grand scale, coming in to fix the most pressing financial mayhem but not...
[April 27, 2001, 17:51]
Berners-Lee Wins €1m Prize
News Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has received some cash to go with the glory of this year's award of a knighthood. He is the first recipient of the €1m Millennium Technology Prize awarded by the Finnish Technology Award Foundation, which is the...
[June 21, 2004, 16:10]
Here Today, Gong Tomorrow For 'Sir' Bill Gates
News Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is set to receive an honorary knighthood from the Queen, in recognition of his services to global enterprise. However, unless he renounces his American citizenship he won't be able to refer to himself as "Sir Bill...
[January 26, 2004, 8:35]
Unix Users Up In Arms At Bill Gates' Knighthood
Talkback When I first came to Britian, the BBC computer (based on the Acorn computer) and Sir Clive Sinclair's Sinclair Computer were the leading PC's in Britain. adebayo omo-dare asserts that : "one would say that indications of Microsoft's basic...
[January 29, 2004, 19:22]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback If 90% of the readers knew the truth behind Sir Gates backstabbing philanthropy then they would have one less reason to kiss his @$$! 90% of this talkback was "Bill Gates might be a bastard but he helps with his money.He helps with AIDS.
[March 3, 2005, 16:57]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback Whilst I am not denigrating the causes he supports, most individuals and companies would prefer to make their own choices for charitable donations rather than Sir Robin of Redmond ".donated millions to charity.
[March 3, 2005, 12:50]
Gongs For Geeks
Leader A knighthood makes sense, as did the £1m award last year from the Finnish Technology Award Foundation. The news this week that the creator of the Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, blew away all contenders to be named the Great Briton of 2004 surprised even...
[January 28, 2005, 12:35]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback Thank goodness Bill is American, we do not need to call him Sir.
[March 5, 2005, 15:52]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback I think Sir William should be given more honours - how about making him Sheriff of Nottingham? Somebody wrote: No, I say. He would rather prefer being the Governor of Munich or Bergen :-) !
[March 3, 2005, 19:56]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback I think Sir William should be given more honours - how about making him Sheriff of Nottingham?
[March 3, 2005, 13:54]
Here Today, Gong Tomorrow For 'Sir' Bill Gates
Talkback I was delighted to read that Tim Berners-Lee was to receive a knighthood in the New Year's Honours list. My reaction to the announcement that Bill Gates will too was the polar opposite. There's no doubt that his influence has been immense but at...
[January 26, 2004, 9:19]
