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Tim Berners-Lee Redefines Humility

By Hank Campbell in Science 2.0
June 13, 2014
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Submitted by Hank on Fri, 06/13/2014 - 05:22
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In an Internet world where everyone is told they have to shamelessly promote and Buzzfeed and Upworthy "What I Saw Next Made Me Cry" titles are the norm, it is weird to see something like this, the self-chosen bio for the man who basically invented the World Wide Web. And that makes it even more awesome:

And I thought my job title slightly understated my actual role... pic.twitter.com/GyLbBWbxqR

— Matthew Salter (@MSalt69) June 11, 2014

Yes, indeed. That is being humble

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