eng v. us

[eviljoker7075]

Hey which country do you think has given the most to the internet? Here's a start,
England: nothing
US: Bill Gates (that's is a major down point)

What do you think Pyro?

[iniquity101]

well there was one guy who recieved some honour from the queen this year for services to the internet...cant find out who or why right now

where are you from eviljoker7075 ?

[eviljoker7075]

Well, I don't like to say exactly where I'm from, but here's a little clue: RULE BRITANNIA!!!

[clairec666]

:D Totally agreed, Rule Britannia! If you were watching 'Little Britain' on BBC2 last night, I think that sums up why we are by far the superior nation.

[eviljoker7075]

Actually I missed it, what happened?

[iniquity101]

i have to agree with clairec666

the guy i was talking about earlyer (http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=477114)

Tim Berners-Lee, the publicity-shy physicist who invented the world wide web, has been awarded a knighthood.

there we go...thats one for england

[eviljoker7075]

So it's all down to a brit that we are communicating like this?

[iniquity101]

"Without his creation, there would be no "www" computer addresses, and the internet might still be the exclusive domain of a handful of computer experts."

so it says

[eviljoker7075]

What a jooly decent guy!

[iniquity101]

having said that, we are forgeting a very nice american man, who was quoted in saying:

"I invented the internet".
- Al Gore, former U.S. Vice President

hmmm

[Dr Norman]

I think that any of you out there who don't realise just how superior we actually are hsould visit the following:
http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~springbk/empire.htm

And your right without Sir TBL we still be in the dark ages.

[clairec666]

I only have one thing to say...................

"But I'm the only gay in the village!"

:D

[Khalid Ali]

If you guys want to run chat sessions in these forums,we have a policy to start such threads on friday night ,just for the weekend, during rest of the week we intend to and request all members to keep these forums strictly to the web development issues.

Thanks

[Dr Norman]

I suppose you can't help it if your not British.
Does anyone know of a Java applet that makes one appear to come from these Angel Isles?
Othe than that role on the weekend.

[clairec666]

Just to make this conversation a little more web-relation.............

Why do HTML tage have to be USA-spelling dominated?
Center? Color? Incorrect language!

[DaveSW]

I don't know, but my English teacher sure hates it...

[Paul Jr]

Originally posted by clairec666
Just to make this conversation a little more web-relation.............

Why do HTML tage have to be USA-spelling dominated?
Center? Color? Incorrect language!
'Cause the U.S. rules ;).

[eviljoker7075]

Okay Brits, lets show those yanks some proper spellin!

Ye settlers can nay be greater than we, since it is us who ye spawned from, so all yer inventions and stuff count as nothing because ye were originally from ye olde England!

England: 2
America : 0

[pyro]

This thead is getting incredibly off topic (though it started pretty well OT, I guess...) Save it for Friday-Sunday. :)

[Robert Wellock]

The reason color was used is because it takes up less space and was easier to spell and http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/ talks are really good to listen to when you are on T-1.

[eviljoker7075]

Okay so that explains one thing, what about all the others?

[Compguy Pete]

pyro said save it till friday...

I'll sound off then!

till friday this thread is closed.