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Looking At Turing

Posted by Hemos on from the down-memory-lane dept.

Jim Jones has written in with the first of a series that explores the history of Mr. Alan Turing, and his connection with digital computing.

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  1. I want a story cache by Kong+the+Medium · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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  2. what a way to sneak in the fundies by eclectric · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I was wondering if anyone else noticed that comment thrown from left field. I thought the fundy christian god said that computers were bad (no offense intented towards christians that aren't fundies).

  3. Alan Turing, Eleanor Roosevelt and Abraham Lincon by SimHacker · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Turing wasn't the only historically signifigant homosexual in history.

    Eleanor Roosevelt certainly had a compassionate attitude about homosexuality: she was the first known bisexual First Lady.

    I wonder if Hillary Clinton ever flirted with Eleanor Roosevelt's ghost in the Lincoln bedroom. That would be appropriate, because Lincoln was the first known gay president. Ever wonder where the Log Cabin Republicans got their name? Walt Whitman (who had a serious crush on Lincoln) wrote a poetic tribute to Lincoln, "O Captain! My Captain!", in his book "Leaves of Grass" which Bill Clinton gave as a gift Monica Lewinsky. Steamy romantic stuff!)

    From An 'Outing' of Historical Proportions by Cliff Arnesen:

    On March 9, 1933, Eleanor wrote from the White House to Lorena: "My Pictures are nearly all up & I have you in my sitting room where I can look at you most of my waking hours! I can't kiss you [in person] so I kiss your picture good night and good morning,"

    And, on December 5, 1933, Lorena wrote to Eleanor: " Most clearly I remember your eyes, with a kind of teasing smile in them, and the feeling of that soft spot just northeast of the corner of your mouth against my lips."

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  4. Re:I'm just curious by treke · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Exactly the same thing as a single turing machine.

  5. Oh my god... by PsiPsiStar · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ... They killed Turing!
    Those Bastards!

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  6. No story by Animats · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Wait for the next installment. "Turing, the Early Years" just isn't that interesting.