Jolly good. I signed the petition, and in doing so realised that I should probably apologise for all the times I've implied that Peter Boughton would have trouble passing a Turing test.
Sorry Alan.
Poignant and fitting.
Possibly too little, far too late, but at least it's recognition. Something more substantial should be put up to mark him though, not just for his contribution to the war effort but to computing as a whole.
Here's to the Turing Erection.
I know that there's a statue in Manchester. But I was thinking of something closer to civilisation. Or, failing that, in the centre of London where people will actually see it. And prominent. Westminster or Trafalgar Square.
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Ooph, no-you-damned-nothern-hating-bastards-we-invented-the-steam-jenny-we-did-nononononono. *shakes jowls side to side very quickly* NO.
Actually, where was Mr. Turing from?
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He was conceived in India and was brought up in London. Ergo, the statue(s) should be there.