Terence Eden’s Blog 2014-09-29 Tim Berners-Lee and the Freedom of The City https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2014/09/tim-berners-lee-and-the-freedom-of-the-city/ Originally written in 2014 - but lost somehow. Last week, I had the privilege of being invited into the Guildhall to watch Tim Berners-Lee receive the Honorary Freedom of the City. I was one of a dozen bloggers and tweeters asked to live tweet the ceremony. As The City moves into the digital era, it is beginning to modernise and so this was the first ceremony open to bloggers and the first to be live broadcast on the web. I got a pretty good seat for the ceremony :-) [Image: ] Terence Eden is on Mastodon@edent[Image: Twitter] Sure an honour & privilege to see @timberners_lee talk today #WorldWideThanks pic.x.com/udryt2nlh0[Image: ] ❤️ 2💬 1🔁 013:38 - Wed 24 September 2014 The ceremony was full of the pomp and circumstance you'd expect. [Image: ] Terence Eden is on Mastodon@edent[Image: Twitter] Fun fact, geeks are *always* the least well dressed in any room 😉#WorldWideThanks pic.x.com/1cecwssfrl[Image: ] ❤️ 1💬 2🔁 013:45 - Wed 24 September 2014 Horse-hair wigs, a golden mace, ceremonial chains - the full works. [Image: ] Terence Eden is on Mastodon@edent[Image: Twitter] Wish I got to play dress-up at work...Maybe the industry needs "Court Attire Fridays"?#WorldWideThanks pic.x.com/d8wpoqjicr[Image: ] ❤️ 1💬 0🔁 013:37 - Wed 24 September 2014 The ceremony was fairly short, about 30 minutes, mostly taken up with Sir Tim's speech. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XIUaOyaAds 2024: The video is dead, but you can read a transcript of his speech. TimBL, as he's known, gave a power talk about how spying on citizens is even more insidious than outright censorship. Why network neutrality must be a cornerstone of any future Internet development. And the overwhelming needs for these rights to be codified in a "Digital Magna Carta." A passionate and compelling argument - for more information, visit The Web We Want. Thanks to the City for inviting me, and to Sir Tim for these inspiring words: The Internet needs to be open so the web can serve humanity - and so that humanity can thrive. Tim Berners-Lee You can see contemporary tweets at https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=%23worldwidethanks%20since%3A2014-09-23%20until%3A2014-09-25&src=typd [Image: ] Terence Eden is on Mastodon@edent[Image: Twitter] Here to see @timberners_lee get Freedom of The City #WorldWideThanks (@ Guildhall) swarmapp.com/edent/checkin/… pic.x.com/jdt4nfuh3a[Image: ] ❤️ 2💬 0🔁 011:01 - Wed 24 September 2014 [Image: ] Terence Eden is on Mastodon@edent[Image: Twitter] This the first time an Honorary Freedom of The City has been livestreamed & live tweeted - youtube.com/watch?v=SDsnwf…#WorldWideThanks❤️ 0💬 1🔁 011:19 - Wed 24 September 2014 [Image: ] Terence Eden is on Mastodon@edent[Image: Twitter] This is what all the hipsters will be wearing next year #WorldWideThanks pic.x.com/yjkapcuril[Image: ] ❤️ 1💬 0🔁 011:24 - Wed 24 September 2014 [Image: ] Terence Eden is on Mastodon@edent[Image: Twitter] A delightful mix of pageantry & technology for @timberners_lee #WorldWideThanks pic.x.com/t9wl0yukgh[Image: ] ❤️ 1💬 0🔁 011:32 - Wed 24 September 2014 [Image: ] Terence Eden is on Mastodon@edent[Image: Twitter] #WorldWideThanks the motion is carried unanimously. No jokers rise to oppose - which is just as well :-)❤️ 0💬 0🔁 011:33 - Wed 24 September 2014 [Image: ] Terence Eden is on Mastodon@edent[Image: Twitter] .@timberners_lee joins the ranks of the Astronomer Royal and other notable inventors #WorldWideThanks❤️ 2💬 0🔁 011:35 - Wed 24 September 2014 [Image: ] Terence Eden is on Mastodon@edent[Image: Twitter] I'll hazard a guess & say Sir Tim is probably used to people conflating the Web & the Internet. #WorldWideThanks pic.x.com/jef09a7ncx[Image: ] ❤️ 1💬 0🔁 011:37 - Wed 24 September 2014 [Image: ] Terence Eden is on Mastodon@edent[Image: Twitter] "It's great to play a hometown gig!" @timberners_lee #WorldWideThanks pic.x.com/8a9glxx075[Image: ] ❤️ 2💬 0🔁 011:43 - Wed 24 September 2014 [Image: ] Terence Eden is on Mastodon@edent[Image: Twitter] .@timberners_lee talks about London's tradition of free speech & Coffee Houses.Openness is the seat of English Liberty#WorldWideThanks❤️ 1💬 0🔁 011:45 - Wed 24 September 2014 [Image: ] Terence Eden is on Mastodon@edent[Image: Twitter] Coffee houses are now used as places to access the Internet. Keeps the tradition alive of dissent & communication.#WorldWideThanks❤️ 0💬 1🔁 011:46 - Wed 24 September 2014 [Image: ] Terence Eden is on Mastodon@edent[Image: Twitter] Sir Tim talks about the Hanseatic League - forerunner of rules to ensure freedom en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanseatic…#WorldWideThanks❤️ 0💬 0🔁 011:47 - Wed 24 September 2014 [Image: ] Terence Eden is on Mastodon@edent[Image: Twitter] Postal service operates without discrimination; fundamental infrastructure. Tim makes strong argument for #NetNeutrality#WorldWideThanks❤️ 0💬 2🔁 011:49 - Wed 24 September 2014 [Image: ] Terence Eden is on Mastodon@edent[Image: Twitter] Passionate arguments for #NetNeutrality from @timberners_leeNeeds local rules for global systems.#WorldWideThanks pic.x.com/jwbzi29qzh[Image: ] ❤️ 2💬 0🔁 011:52 - Wed 24 September 2014 [Image: ] Terence Eden is on Mastodon@edent[Image: Twitter] Monitoring is more insidious than outright censorship. #WorldWideThanks pic.x.com/f2imxptei6[Image: ] ❤️ 1💬 0🔁 011:54 - Wed 24 September 2014 [Image: ] Terence Eden is on Mastodon@edent[Image: Twitter] "The Internet needs to be open so the web can serve humanity - and so that humanity can thrive" - @timberners_lee#WorldWideThanks❤️ 0💬 0🔁 011:57 - Wed 24 September 2014 [Image: ] Terence Eden is on Mastodon@edent[Image: Twitter] Wish I got to play dress-up at work...Maybe the industry needs "Court Attire Fridays"?#WorldWideThanks pic.x.com/d8wpoqjicr[Image: ] ❤️ 1💬 0🔁 013:37 - Wed 24 September 2014 [Image: ] Terence Eden is on Mastodon@edent[Image: Twitter] Sure an honour & privilege to see @timberners_lee talk today #WorldWideThanks pic.x.com/udryt2nlh0[Image: ] ❤️ 2💬 1🔁 013:38 - Wed 24 September 2014 ------------------------------ ␃␄