The Web’s Inventor Regrets One Small Thing (bits.blogs.nytimes.com)

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.

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.

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?

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