Sheril KirshenbaumDec 28, 2022

Alan Turing was a mathematician & cryptographer who was a leading code-breaker in the team that decrypted Nazi Germany’s Enigma machine during WWII. He inspired modern computing & what became AI.

Instead of being hailed as a genius & hero, Turing was convicted as a homosexual & forced to endure chemical castration. He died by suicide at 41 in 1954.

The British government didn’t apologize until 2009 & Queen Elizabeth II finally pardoned him in 2013. #history #science #HistoryRemix

Show threadFubaroqueDec 28, 2022
@Sheril Remember him each time you answer a Captcha… because that is what the T means, Turing. 🥴
Show threadViking60Feb 12, 2023
@Sheril @fubaroque That’s cool! I didn’t know that. But what do the other letters stand for, if anything?
Show threadFubaroqueFeb 12, 2023
@bandersona1 @Sheril https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAPTCHA
CAPTCHA - Wikipedia

Show threadViking60
@fubaroque @Sheril Thanks for the link. I just thought it was a form of ‘capture’.
Feb 12, 2023 at 6:32pmWeb
Show threadFubaroqueFeb 12, 2023
@bandersona1 @Sheril Well it is a bit contrived, just as they say on the Wikipedia. ;-)