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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 beatgammit »

robk wrote: post #48
oliveshell wrote: post #38

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Are you just speculating, or do you live in the UK? From what I’ve heard, £50 notes are used more rarely than $100 bills are here in the US.

I'd say it's about the same. With 10+ years in each country I see both about as frequently. Maybe 50 quid more often since atms give them out but can't recall a non casino USA atm ever doing hundreds

> can't recall a non casino USA atm ever doing hundreds

I've gotten them before when pulling out a few hundred dollars, but since most ATMs have a limit between $400-800, I guess it makes more sense to just stock them with small bills. I've gotten them before, but if I need more than $100 or so, I'll go into the branch so I can get exactly the denominations I want (e.g. I wanted $100s when I bought my car or for gifts, but I want $1s, $5s, and $10s for baby sitters and tips).

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

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Post by 205guy »

justinator wrote: post #27
toomuchtodo wrote: post #14

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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.

That is a very powerful idea, thank you for posting it.

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

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Post by dymk »

geotus wrote: post #128
jjeaff wrote: post #113

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Getting elected as the first black president in a country founded on the enslavement of black people is a pretty impressive accomplishment in and of itself.

Shouldn’t we be celebrating the voters instead?

Then we should put the guy that hired Turing on the 50 note instead, by that logic

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

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Post by philwelch »

tim333 wrote: post #47
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.

Satoshi Nakamoto? I think Turing was recognised as a great mathematician in his day but still persecuted.

If any legitimate currency were ever transitioned to a cryptocurrency backing, this would be an obvious choice. If not, it wouldn't. Although not knowing who is Satoshi Nakamoto makes it very hard to put his face on a banknote.

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

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Post by PorterDuff »

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.

'Being persecuted' strikes me as a crummy reason to put someone on currency, it's more a sign of the times than a sign of gravitas.

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

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Post by PorterDuff »

splintermax wrote: post #42
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.

I think Obama will most likely be on a note at some point

No offense to Obama, but I expect he'll be merely a Jeopardy question in 100 years. Memorable people tend to come from memorable times.

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

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Post by philwelch »

Stunting wrote: post #124
Throw_Away_5382 wrote: post #94

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> Note that Alan Turing was persecuted for what he was, not for what he did . No, he was prosecuted for having sex with other men. That is something he did. Being homosexual was never illegal.

Hot take from a person too scared to comment from their their main internet handle. People who so badly want to strike a win for their values over human empathy, equality, and compassion have to steer common sense arguments into the arena of pedantic details. They have so routinely gotten their butt kicked in the arenas of empathy, equality, and compassion so often they’re ashamed to say what they feel out loud, even…

> They have so routinely gotten their butt kicked in the arenas of empathy, equality, and compassion

Ah, gloating about "kicking butt", truly the pinnacle of empathy and compassion.

Look, I agree with you, but there's no reason to descend to this guy's level. As old Fred once put it:

> He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.

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

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Post by tempguy9999 »

kinkrtyavimoodh wrote: post #125
michaelmrose wrote: post #97

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Is this an attempt to increase the value of money by inspiring people to burn a lot of it?

It's an attempt to increase the value of the comment by inspiring people to upvote it by playing to the gallery.

Ok, it was just a stupid post. I apologise. Shouldn't have done it.

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

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Post by arcadeparade »

michaelmrose wrote: post #111
kgraves wrote: post #107

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First US President to step foot in North Korea. No other President before him has done that.

Any US president could have presented the Kim family with a photo Op. This is not a meaningful accomplishment.

At the moment you are correct but if things work out with Korea he could be remembered, rightly or wrongly as the person who started a new path.
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