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Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing

From Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing
Date 2013-12-27 17:34 +0000
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On 24/12/2013 05:07, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Dec 2013 00:32:31 +0000, 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 a crime in the first place might be a bit peeved that
> he is singled out for a pardon.
>
> 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?

-- 
My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask 
what you can do for our language.

Mark Lawrence

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[OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-24 00:32 +0000
  Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-24 05:07 +0000
    Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing Tim Johnson <tim@akwebsoft.com> - 2013-12-24 11:51 -0900
      Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-25 11:57 +1100
        Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing Tim Johnson <tim@akwebsoft.com> - 2013-12-25 07:50 -0900
          Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-26 10:05 +1100
            Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-25 19:20 -0500
              Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-26 11:32 +1100
    Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-27 17:34 +0000
    Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing Tim Delaney <timothy.c.delaney@gmail.com> - 2013-12-28 07:30 +1100
      Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-28 04:16 +0000
        Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing Tim Delaney <timothy.c.delaney@gmail.com> - 2013-12-28 17:13 +1100
        Re: [OT]Royal pardon for codebreaker Turing Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-28 08:05 +0000

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