anarchotroublemakerism:quasi-normalcy:kvothes:i fucking love alan turing(from “the secret life of bl
anarchotroublemakerism:quasi-normalcy:kvothes:i fucking love alan turing(from “the secret life of bletchley park” by sinclair mckay)Computer scientists, man.[id: photo of a book page, it reads “Alan Turing was initially rather taken with the idea of Home Guard duty, as it was an opportunity to learn how to shoot; and his shot, as it turned out, was much more accurate than a lot of people’s. However, Turing’s interest in this activity waned sharply once his shot had been perfected, and around 1942, when after several years of anxiety, the prospect of a Nazi invasion of Britain had receded, he began to absent himself from practices. The authorities were irritated by Turing’ apparently casual approach, insisting that since he had signed up for Home Guard duties, he was under military law. Turing calmly pointed out to the furious officers in question that he was no such thing, and that he had stated as much on the form that he had signed. One of the questions on the form was: ‘Do you understand that by enrolling in the Home Guard, you place yourself liable to military law?’ Turing had written his answer: ‘No’. Naturally, no one had noticed.” /end id] -- source link