Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing

2013-12-28 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 28/12/2013 04:16, Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Sat, 28 Dec 2013 07:30:34 +1100, Tim Delaney wrote: On 28 December 2013 04:34, Mark Lawrence wrote: Personally, I think that people ought to throw a party celebrating Turing's rehabilitation, and do it right outside the Russian Embassy. Any

Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing

2013-12-27 Thread Tim Delaney
On 28 December 2013 15:16, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > I don't care about the Olympians. Their presence in Russia is voluntary, > and so long as they keep it in their pants for a few weeks (or at least > don't get caught) they get to go home again a few weeks later. Have a > thought for those who do

Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing

2013-12-27 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Sat, 28 Dec 2013 07:30:34 +1100, Tim Delaney wrote: > On 28 December 2013 04:34, Mark Lawrence > wrote: > > >>> Personally, I think that people ought to throw a party celebrating >>> Turing's rehabilitation, and do it right outside the Russian Embassy. >>> >>> >> Any particular reason for th

Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing

2013-12-27 Thread Tim Delaney
On 28 December 2013 04:34, Mark Lawrence wrote: > >> Personally, I think that people ought to throw a party celebrating >> Turing's rehabilitation, and do it right outside the Russian Embassy. >> >> > Any particular reason for the restriction to Russian Embassy? I suspect it's in reference to t

Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing

2013-12-27 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 24/12/2013 05:07, Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Tue, 24 Dec 2013 00:32:31 +, Mark Lawrence wrote: Maybe of interest to some of you http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25495315 While I'm happy for Alan Turing, may he rest in peace, I think the thousands of other homosexuals who have been p

Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing

2013-12-25 Thread Chris Angelico
On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 11:20 AM, Roy Smith wrote: > In article <52bb64d7$0$29973$c3e8da3$54964...@news.astraweb.com>, > Steven D'Aprano wrote: > >> Tim Johnson wrote: >> >> > I'm not sure if you have a cause or if you want an argument. >> >> I thought we were having a conversation. >> >> Not ev

Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing

2013-12-25 Thread Roy Smith
In article <52bb64d7$0$29973$c3e8da3$54964...@news.astraweb.com>, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > Tim Johnson wrote: > > > I'm not sure if you have a cause or if you want an argument. > > I thought we were having a conversation. > > Not every exchange of messages on the internet is best understood a

Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing

2013-12-25 Thread Steven D'Aprano
Tim Johnson wrote: > I'm not sure if you have a cause or if you want an argument. I thought we were having a conversation. Not every exchange of messages on the internet is best understood as a dispute between opposing views. Apologies if you thought I was arguing with you. I thought I was just

Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing

2013-12-25 Thread Tim Johnson
* Steven D'Aprano [131224 16:19]: > Tim Johnson wrote: > > > * Steven D'Aprano [131224 07:05]: > >> On Tue, 24 Dec 2013 00:32:31 +, Mark Lawrence wrote: > >> > >> > Maybe of interest to some of you > >> > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25495315 > >> > >> While I'm happy for Alan Turi

Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing

2013-12-24 Thread Steven D'Aprano
Tim Johnson wrote: > * Steven D'Aprano [131224 07:05]: >> On Tue, 24 Dec 2013 00:32:31 +, Mark Lawrence wrote: >> >> > Maybe of interest to some of you >> > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25495315 >> >> While I'm happy for Alan Turing, may he rest in peace, I think the >> thousands of

Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing

2013-12-24 Thread Tim Johnson
* Steven D'Aprano [131224 07:05]: > On Tue, 24 Dec 2013 00:32:31 +, Mark Lawrence wrote: > > > Maybe of interest to some of you > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25495315 > > While I'm happy for Alan Turing, may he rest in peace, I think the > thousands of other homosexuals who have

Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing

2013-12-24 Thread Peter Otten
Mark Lawrence wrote: > Maybe of interest to some of you > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25495315 I think they got mixed up who'd have to pardon whom. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing

2013-12-23 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Tue, 24 Dec 2013 00:32:31 +, Mark Lawrence wrote: > Maybe of interest to some of you > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25495315 While I'm happy for Alan Turing, may he rest in peace, I think the thousands of other homosexuals who have been prosecuted for something which shouldn't be

Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing

2013-12-23 Thread Tim Johnson
* Mark Lawrence [131223 15:39]: > Maybe of interest to some of you > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25495315 I note the following """ "Dr Alan Turing was an exceptional man with a brilliant mind," said Mr Grayling. He said the research Turing carried out during the war at Blet

[OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing

2013-12-23 Thread Mark Lawrence
Maybe of interest to some of you http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25495315 -- My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask what you can do for our language. Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list