Alan Turing Pardoned

[anteros_lmc]

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[mylodon]

Turing believes machines thinkTuring lies with menTherefore machines do not think

I've always found that so chilling.

My boy. I'll raise a glass to him later...

[eglantine_br]

Found out late last night. Daughter was happening through. I said 'Have you ever heard of Alan Turing?' Face wrinkle, she shook her head.

I have a ten sentence explaination. Her reaction:

"This was what-- like 1950?" (Picture teen girl uptalk.)
"They did this because he was GAY?-- That's F-ed up."

She left the room. Firm grasp of the situation there.

And I thought, of course, of that picture of the little guy in the sailor suit. Who could look at that child and do a hateful thing to him?

[charliecochrane]

And look at your pic and my icon. He hasn't changed!

[donnaimmaculata]

Is it me or does "pardoned" sound like he did something wrong but they are magnanimous enough to let it go after all this time? You pardon a criminal; can you pardon an innocent person?

[stevie_carroll]

Hopefully they'll eventually so the same for all the rest.