The Web’s Inventor Regrets One Small Thing

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/the-webs-inventor-regrets-one-small-thing/

by peter123 • 17 years ago

23 6 17 years ago

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RevRal• 17 years ago

I love it!

I always look at things in terms of man-hours. Forced piracy warnings before watching your DVD? A sin against human progress.

Though this isn't a big infraction, it all adds up.

hristov• 17 years ago

He has a good idea. Specifically, I think the government should put all of its accounting information online. Let us all see exactly how tax dollars are being spent. I bet people will find billions worth of waste.

anamax• 17 years ago

> I bet people will find billions worth of waste.

One man's waste is another man's income....

paulsmith• 17 years ago

He says he regrets the inclusion of the double-slash "//" after "http:", chalking it up as a programming convention at the time.

What was that convention, and where and why was it used, anyone know?

kvs• 17 years ago

Paths: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Path_%28computing%29

Hipponax• 17 years ago

Why do they refer to Sir Tim as "Mr" throughout the article.

The Web’s Inventor Regrets One Small Thing

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