Collection of letters by Alan Turing found in filing cabinet
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Collection of letters by Alan Turing found in filing cabinet
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#2> I despise America
Sadly it was his own State that killed him in the end.
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#3> I despise America Sadly it was his own State that killed him in the end.
"detest", not "despise". Small thing I know but accuracy is important.
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#4It's rather sad that the only thing a trained journalist can find in 150 letters written by a hero of the first order is “I would not like the journey, and I detest America.” - a remark made once by him.
I'd like these letters to be analysed by people who could make some real sense of them and put them into a decent context. Finding a throwaway remark that many have made on the spur of the moment and headlining it is a bit crass.
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#5It's rather sad that the only thing a trained journalist can find in 150 letters written by a hero of the first order is “I would not like the journey, and I detest America.” - a remark made once by him. I'd like these letters to be analysed by people who could make some real sense of them and put them into a decent context. Finding a throwaway remark that many have made on the spur of the moment and headlining it is…
As someone who thinks America gets wide wide berth for all the pain and suffering it inflicts upon the world, I'm kinda happy to find important historical figures were fellow travelers.
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#6It's rather sad that the only thing a trained journalist can find in 150 letters written by a hero of the first order is “I would not like the journey, and I detest America.” - a remark made once by him. I'd like these letters to be analysed by people who could make some real sense of them and put them into a decent context. Finding a throwaway remark that many have made on the spur of the moment and headlining it is…
You can analyze them if you want: https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/4f6c3f0c-9a70...
This article is written for a general audience, and there's probably not much else of general interest in them if they're mostly about academics.
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#7> I despise America Sadly it was his own State that killed him in the end.
Why is this downvoted? It's true.
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#8It's rather sad that the only thing a trained journalist can find in 150 letters written by a hero of the first order is “I would not like the journey, and I detest America.” - a remark made once by him. I'd like these letters to be analysed by people who could make some real sense of them and put them into a decent context. Finding a throwaway remark that many have made on the spur of the moment and headlining it is…
You can analyze them if you want: https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/4f6c3f0c-9a70... This article is written for a general audience, and there's probably not much else of general interest in them if they're mostly about academics.
this is goddam wonderful, so much better than reading the usual praises around Turing; you get to see who he was talking to and the subject. Makes his passing even more sad.
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#10> I despise America Sadly it was his own State that killed him in the end.
Why is this downvoted? It's true.
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