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Marking 50 Years Since Alan Turing's Death

Posted by timothy on from the actual-tragedy dept.

erroneous writes "Today is the 50th anniversary of the death of Alan Turing: mathematician, code breaker, and computer pioneer. He was today commemorated in his home city of Manchester, UK." Here are stories at the BBC and at The Register.

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  1. Turing Test by daeley · · Score: 5, Funny

    [l337_h4x0r] alan d00d r u 4 real?

    [aturing@thegreatbeyond.net] Yes.

    [l337_h4x0r] u r a b0t.

    [aturing@thegreatbeyond.net] Damnit, for the last time, I am not a bot!

    --
    I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.
  2. 50/50 by fishbert42 · · Score: 4, Funny

    50 years since Turing's death... 50 hours since Reagan's death...

    Coincidence? Well, yeah, probably.

  3. And remember! by Stormie · · Score: 5, Funny

    ..there's no umlaut in Türing!

    1. Re:And remember! by user+no.+590291 · · Score: 4, Funny

      There will be an umlaut in him later!