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Alan Turing to be the face of new £50 note

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Re: Alan Turing to be the face of new £50 note

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Post by Zenbit_UX »

barrkel wrote: post #10

Perhaps the continuing decline in the currency's value will give us an opportunity to see £50 notes more frequently. I don't think I've seen one more than twice in the past 12 years, and I get cash out less and less frequently.

You might be living in a bubble, fifty quid is much less than $100 and I see those notes all the time.

Getting currency exchanged before a trip? They give huge bills.

Buying a used phone or furniture from Craigslist? Are you going to pay with 100 twenties?

New ATMs even ask you the breakdown of bill sizes you are want.

Re: Alan Turing to be the face of new £50 note

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Post by Retric »

toomuchtodo wrote: post #14
johnchristopher wrote: post #6

These announcements always make me ponder about the people we'll put on bank notes or erect statues in honour of in 50 years and are alive and persecuted today but not recognized by society.

Aubrey de Grey. The future will look back at today like we were savages for not innovating faster to cure aging. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey_de_Grey

Beware people telling you things you want to hear.

Aubrey de Grey is most likely going to be remembered like the guy saying machine vision is a weekend project before any serious research took place.

Re: Alan Turing to be the face of new £50 note

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Post by Athas »

It's good that Turing gets put on a banknote - and about time.

However, the concept art in that article is really ugly. I'm not that familiar with British banknotes - are they usually that messy looking? Every piece of text is in a different font, and it seems pretty vulgar to have a quote on the note at all. There's even drop shadows! It honestly looks like something I'd put together in Corel Draw in the mid-2000s.

Re: Alan Turing to be the face of new £50 note

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Post by toomuchtodo »

Retric wrote: post #22
toomuchtodo wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Aubrey de Grey. The future will look back at today like we were savages for not innovating faster to cure aging. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey_de_Grey

Beware people telling you things you want to hear. Aubrey de Grey is most likely going to be remembered like the guy saying machine vision is a weekend project before any serious research took place.

66 years from Kitty Hawk to landing on the Moon. Progress must start somewhere, and encouraging is more helpful than pessimism.

Even if I don’t live forever, maybe my kids will. That will meet my success criteria.

Re: Alan Turing to be the face of new £50 note

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Post by justinator »

Athas wrote: post #23

It's good that Turing gets put on a banknote - and about time. However, the concept art in that article is really ugly. I'm not that familiar with British banknotes - are they usually that messy looking? Every piece of text is in a different font, and it seems pretty vulgar to have a quote on the note at all. There's even drop shadows! It honestly looks like something I'd put together in Corel Draw in the mid-2000s.

Anti counterfeiting measures, perchance?

Re: Alan Turing to be the face of new £50 note

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Post by justinator »

toomuchtodo wrote: post #24
Retric wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Beware people telling you things you want to hear. Aubrey de Grey is most likely going to be remembered like the guy saying machine vision is a weekend project before any serious research took place.

66 years from Kitty Hawk to landing on the Moon. Progress must start somewhere, and encouraging is more helpful than pessimism. Even if I don’t live forever, maybe my kids will. That will meet my success criteria.

Been almost 50 years since we went to the Moon. So.

Re: Alan Turing to be the face of new £50 note

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Post by justinator »

toomuchtodo wrote: post #14
johnchristopher wrote: post #6

These announcements always make me ponder about the people we'll put on bank notes or erect statues in honour of in 50 years and are alive and persecuted today but not recognized by society.

Aubrey de Grey. The future will look back at today like we were savages for not innovating faster to cure aging. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey_de_Grey

Age isn't really a disease. The "cure" is to not waste your life.

Re: Alan Turing to be the face of new £50 note

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Post by toomuchtodo »

justinator wrote: post #26
toomuchtodo wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

66 years from Kitty Hawk to landing on the Moon. Progress must start somewhere, and encouraging is more helpful than pessimism. Even if I don’t live forever, maybe my kids will. That will meet my success criteria.

Been almost 50 years since we went to the Moon. So.

“If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men and women to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.”

Re: Alan Turing to be the face of new £50 note

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Post by paublyrne »

toomuchtodo wrote: post #24
Retric wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Beware people telling you things you want to hear. Aubrey de Grey is most likely going to be remembered like the guy saying machine vision is a weekend project before any serious research took place.

66 years from Kitty Hawk to landing on the Moon. Progress must start somewhere, and encouraging is more helpful than pessimism. Even if I don’t live forever, maybe my kids will. That will meet my success criteria.

Would you want that for them? The idea of immortal humans is extremely unappealing to me.
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