Shame they couldn't hold off the new batch of £5 notes they're currently putting into circulation until next year.
They'd probably do a special coin for 1 year though, the notes don't change very often
Here's a sad little video I took on my phone of the Colossus MK2 rebuild in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziOEFIBZmBk.
I have posted a link to the actual apology document that will be displayed at Bletchley Park here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2767301
In fact, just finally make Cryptonomicon into a movie and I'd be happy.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0157583/
(If you take the tour at Bletchley, they will point out everything they have there that was used in the movie.)
The British Government is Her Majesty's Government as she is the head of state. This means that it was her government that was in power when Alan Turing died and when Gordon Brown issued the apology.
I'll be interested to see her words today when they are released, but I don't feel there's any need for Her Majesty to be directly apologize for Turing's treatment. She should be there to honour the work that was done at Bletchley Park. Her government has already issued the apology necessary.
Related: http://blog.jgc.org/2009/10/reply-from-buckingham-palace.htm...
It pays tribute to two different groups of people: those that worked at Bletchley Park during World War II and those that worked to save Bletchley Park and honour the memory of the work done there.
The story of Bletchley Park is the story of a battle of minds that supported and helped guide the physical battles of World War II. It is the story of one part of the start of the computer revolution. And it is a story of the power of diversity: the people who worked at Bletchley Park were drawn from all walks of life and brought together because of their ability.
