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<h1>H&aring;kon Wium Lie</h1>

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<P>[In April 1999 I joined <A HREF="http://www.opera.com">Opera Software</A> to make sure there's more than one browser on the Web. You can find more informatition about me from my <A HREF="http://people.opera.com/howcome/">home page</A> at Opera and you can email me at <A HREF="mailto:howcome@opera.com">howcome@opera.com</A>]

<P STYLE="clear: right">I work for the guy who invented the Web. His
name is <A HREF="http://www.w3.org/people/Berners-Lee/">Tim</A>. He's
now the director of the <A HREF="http://www.w3.org">World Wide Web
Consortium</A> which is hosted by <A
HREF="http://web.mit.edu/">MIT</A> and <A
HREF="http://www.inria.fr/">INRIA</A>. I'm based at the INRIA site in
southern France, but often telecommute to work. I spend most of
my time developing and promoting <A HREF="/Style/">style
sheets</A>. Style sheets describe how documents are presented on
screens, in print, or perhaps how they are pronounced. In 1994 I <A
HREF="p/cascade.html">proposed</A> the concept of <A
HREF="http://www.w3.org/Style/css">Cascading Style Sheets</A> which
are now, some years later, implemented by major browsers. You can
read about it in a <A HREF="http://www.awl.com/css">book</A> I
co-authored. I'm interested in the functional, esthetic and political
aspects of the Web -- in particular how Web documents are authored and
presented. I'm a graduate of the <A
HREF="http://www.media.mit.edu">MIT Media Lab</A> which <A
HREF="http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/3.11/nicholas_pr.html">did
not invent the Web</A>. My claim to fame is that I'm mentioned in <A
HREF="http://www.dsiegel.com/diary/nov.16.95.html">David Siegel's
diary</A>.

<P>Off work, I spend time with my kids. We all like to <A
HREF="paint">paint</A>. Other interests include pipe organs. I plan to
build one myself, and I'm looking for a <A HREF="o/">pipe organ
kit</A>.

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Among the composers I enjoy the most is
<A HREF="http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Music/Genres/Classical/Composers/Romantic/Bruckner__Anton__1824_1896_/">Anton
Bruckner</A> (try his 9th symphony, 2nd movement!) and Carl Nielsen
(try his 5th symphony -- or visit his <A
HREF="http://www.danops.dk/carl_nielsen_museum.html">museum</A>!).

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<H2>Documentaries</H2>

<P>If you see me with a visual recording instrument, a Web documentary is next:

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<LI>If you're into hypertext history, you'll appreciate this <A HREF="d/9706-tokyo/trt">scene</A>.

<LI>The <A HREF="d/9707-vestland">97 holiday pictures</A>.

<LI>In July 96, I had <A HREF="d/9607-grsp/">great fun</A> at a student reunion.

<LI>Some <A HREF="d/9607-vika/">holiday pictures!</A>. The ultimate Web content.

<LI>My friends, Paddy and Christine <A HREF="d/9602-McChang/">got married</A> on Feb 29, 1996.

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<H2>Publications</H2>

<P>See <A HREF="publications.html">separate list</A>.

<H2>P&aring; norsk (If you read Norwegian)</H2>

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<LI>Kronikk i Aftenposten: <A
HREF="http://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kronikker/d67104.htm">Internett uten tellerskritt"</A>

<LI>Et lite parkeringsessay: <A HREF="d/9709-nydalen/">Skrilting i Nydalen</A>

<LI>Et teknologisk, kritisk, norsk blikk p&aring; VR anno 1992: <A HREF="p/ideer-er-billige">Id&eacute;er er billige - syntetiske virkeligheter p&aring; norsk</A>

<LI>Denne debatten kommer hvert &aring;r: <A HREF="p/pirater/">Hvem er programvarepirater?</A>

<LI>Trist sak fra 1990: <A HREF="p/apple/">"Den f&oslash;rste spr&oslash;yta var gratis..."</A>

<LI>En gedigen nettdugnad: <A HREF="NorgesLoWWWer.html">Norske loWWWer</A>

<LI>Om konflikten mellom tekst og bilder p&aring; webben: <A HREF="p/webben/">Bildemedia p&aring; Webben</A>
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<H2>Places & times</H2>

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<LI>84-86: <A HREF="http://www.hiof.no/">&Oslash;stfold College</A>

<LI>86-87: <A HREF="http://www.westga.edu/">West Georgia College</A>, B.Sc Computer Science. Newt Gingrich has <A HREF="http://www.hotwired.com/wired/3.08/special/newt_knew.html">written a quite interestingly</A> about West Georgia College.

<LI>87-88: <A HREF="http://www.external.hrp.no/">OECD Halden Reactor Project</A>. Their <A HREF="http://www.hrp.no/">real webserver</A> is still afraid of the net. But you can <A HREF="http://www.external.hrp.no/picasso/team/tord/TAk.html">Meet Tord Aker&aelig;k</A>.

<LI>88-89: <A HREF="http://www.nta.no">Norwegian Telecom Research</A>

<LI>89-91: <A HREF="http://www.media.mit.edu">MIT Media Lab</A>, Electronic Publishing group. M.S. Visual Studies. Thesis title: <A HREF="TEB/www/hwl_th_1.html">"The Electronic Broadsheet -- all the news that fits the display"</A>

<LI>91-94: Research scientist at <A HREF="http://www.nta.no">Norwegian Telecom Research</A>, multimedia group. Check out <A HREF="http://www.nta.no/telektronikk/4.93">Telektronikk 4.93</A>

<LI>94-95: Scientific Associate at <A HREF="http://www.cern.ch/">CERN</A>, the birthplace of the web.

<LI>95->: <A HREF="http://www.w3.org">W3C</A>/<A HREF="http://www.inria.fr/">INRIA</A>, Sophia Antipolis

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<H2>Contact information</H2>

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  Email: howcome@w3.org

  Phone:
    office, Oslo:                  +47 22582803
    office, Sophia-Antipolis:      +33 492387771
    home, Oslo:                    +47 22546836
    mobile phone (intermittently)  +47 90192217

  Fax:
    office, Oslo:                  +47 22184456

  Postal address:
    H&aring;kon Lie
    P.O. box 465 Sk&oslash;yen
    0212 Oslo
    Norway
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