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It is the the duty of a Webmaster to allocate URIs which you will be able to stand by in 2 years, in 20 years, in 200 years.

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Tim Berners-Lee
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: June 8
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London
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Legend has it that every new technology is first used for something related to sex or pornography. That seems to be the way of humankind.
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We need diversity of thought in the world to face the new challenges.
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