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Author Topic: Great Google Doodle for Alan Turing  (Read 293 times)
Lady Chrystal
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« on: June 23, 2012, 09:40:53 am »

Google homepage today is a simple binary counter to celebrate Alan Turing's centenary.
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« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2012, 09:44:51 am »

Also, interesting article on investigations into his alleged suicide...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18561092
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« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2012, 01:39:35 pm »

I did like that doodle... it was a pretty fun 5 minute puzzle!
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« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2012, 06:44:25 pm »

Google homepage today is a simple binary counter to celebrate Alan Turing's centenary.


Actually, that's the tape in a Turing machine, Turing's hypothetical universal programmable computing machine.
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« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2012, 07:34:34 pm »

True. I was hoping the descrfiptiont would make it less scary to people who didn't know what that was, though.  Wink

He's long been a hero of mine and it's good to see him finally get some recognition.
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« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2012, 08:17:48 pm »

Oh cool, I just posted about him yesterday in the queer gear, I didn't realize it was his birthday, that's nice.
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« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2012, 08:19:13 pm »

Ooh, thanks for that.

#off to queer gear to have a look#
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« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2012, 08:25:06 pm »

It's just a facebook picture Smiley
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« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2012, 11:14:51 pm »

Interesting, nonetheless. Always pleased to see him being shown in a positive light. If only he'd been treated that way when he was alive.
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« Reply #9 on: June 25, 2012, 06:18:20 am »

Sadly if he'd been treated respectfully it's likely he wouldn't have been murdured in the first place.
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« Reply #10 on: June 25, 2012, 07:26:26 am »

Also in honour of Alan Turing is today's Unspeakable Vault (of Doom!)
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« Reply #11 on: June 25, 2012, 07:49:10 am »

Cool cartoon!

Thanks, von Corax.
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« Reply #12 on: June 25, 2012, 09:56:53 am »

Interestingly enough, my notes tell me I found UVoD from a link someone else posted here on BG.
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