The Man Who Made the UK Say “I’m Sorry for What We Did to Turing.”

I am sure you meant well but it is totally off topic and adds nothing to this discussion. It sounds like a terrible thing to happen but this is not the place to discuss it.

Re: The Man Who Made the UK Say “I’m Sorry for What We Did to Turing.”

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Post by microtonal » Sat, Nov 15, 2014, 7:25 PM UTC

mseepgood wrote: post #5

I've read his name before, but I don't know where. Edit: ah, he's a gopher

More than that, he is one of the more prolific commenters/submitters here :).

Re: The Man Who Made the UK Say “I’m Sorry for What We Did to Turing.”

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Nov 15, 2014, 7:33 PM UTC

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Re: The Man Who Made the UK Say “I’m Sorry for What We Did to Turing.”

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Post by jacorreia » Sat, Nov 15, 2014, 7:43 PM UTC

I'm sure may of you are aware of Alan Turing and Oscar Wilde's prosecution for gross indecency (and if you're not you most definitely should!), but you should all also learn about the similar prosecution against Roger Casement. He was the father of human-rights investigations and made a huge impact with his investigations of human-rights abuses in Peru and the Congo. Mario Vargas Llosa (Nobel prize-winner for Literature) wrote a book detailing his life called The Dream of the Celts. Highly recommended.

Re: The Man Who Made the UK Say “I’m Sorry for What We Did to Turing.”

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Post by LeoPanthera » Sat, Nov 15, 2014, 7:59 PM UTC

I always liked the speculation that the original Apple logo (the rainbow one) was a reference to Turing. He (allegedly) killed himself by taking a single bite out of a cyanide-laced apple, and the rainbow stripes are a reference to his homosexuality.

As far as I can tell, the idea is almost entirely without merit - but it's a nice idea.