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Bletchley Park Facing Financial Ruin

Posted by kdawson on from the save-turing's-hut dept.

biscuitfever11 writes "Bletchley Park, the home of Station X, Britain's secret code-breaking base during World War II, is barely scraping by financially, as shown in these images compiled by ZDNet this week. The site has undergone major redevelopment as an act of remembrance for the Allied efforts to break the German Enigma code, but now its future is clouded — among others, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation turned them down for financial assistance (since it doesn't have to do with the Internet). Its director estimates that Bletchley Park's funds will be exhausted in three years. Hungry land developers are circling. This is an insightful look at what's happened to Bletchley Park these days and the pain it's going through."

3 of 234 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Upstairs boarder by Vectronic · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Nah, when he's in the bathroom, he's taking a shit, pissing, or picking his nose, which is universal and doesnt matter what country you are from...

  2. Re:Upstairs boarder by WinPimp2K · · Score: 0, Redundant

    whoosh!
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    You either believe in rational thought or you don't
  3. Bilinda aren't the right people by simong · · Score: 0, Redundant

    They should have approached Nathan Myhrvold. He's got a Difference Engine now, I bet he'd love a Colossus.