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Rigby5 said:
"Obviously Alan Turing was a superior individual so should have been awarded instead of punished." R5 #1,259
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Please do not misinterpret this post of mine as in any way disparaging the benefit of cracking the Nazi Enigma machine. BUT

the Allies obtained blueprints for Enigma from a patent office.

Some accounts of Turing's contribution was that to operate Enigma correctly, the multiple selection levers on the machine had to be given non-zero settings.

The account I encountered reported that Turing tried the machine with all the selectors as base, or zero setting.
That account reported that this was the machine setting the Nazis initially used.

How the history unfolds from there, I'm not sure.

And Turing may indeed have been incandescently brilliant. But in this case a young teenager might have made the same discovery, out of curiosity or sloth.
 
sear said:
Please do not misinterpret this post of mine as in any way disparaging the benefit of cracking the Nazi Enigma machine. BUT

the Allies obtained blueprints for Enigma from a patent office.

Some accounts of Turing's contribution was that to operate Enigma correctly, the multiple selection levers on the machine had to be given non-zero settings.

The account I encountered reported that Turing tried the machine with all the selectors as base, or zero setting.
That account reported that this was the machine setting the Nazis initially used.

How the history unfolds from there, I'm not sure.

And Turing may indeed have been incandescently brilliant. But in this case a young teenager might have made the same discovery, out of curiosity or sloth.
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Although I have heard of the Enigma Machine and Turing's part in over riding it, I actually do not care that much about it.
What I like Alan Turing for was his creating of the actual first ever, general computer.
He also created the first computer programming languages.

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Alan Turing's contributions to computer science are foundational and have shaped the field in numerous ways. His work on the Turing Machine laid the groundwork for modern computers and computability theory. Turing's concept of the Turing Machine is an abstract machine that can perform any computation that can be performed by a Turing-complete automaton, making it a cornerstone of theoretical computer science.

Turing's codebreaking techniques during World War II were crucial in breaking Nazi communication encryptions, which were a significant challenge to the Allies. His work at Bletchley Park was instrumental in the Allies' victory in the Battle of the Atlantic and other engagements.

Turing's programming system for the Ferranti Mark I, the first marketable electronic digital computer, was a significant step in the development of electronic computers.
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Turing's concept of the Turing Test has been a source of inspiration and debate for decades, fueling advancements in natural language processing, machine learning, and cognitive computing.

Turing's work on mathematical biology and his predictions on oscillating chemical reactions have also contributed to the understanding of biological processes.
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Turing's impact on society extends beyond technology, as he was a pioneering LGBT rights activist who fought against discrimination and paved the way for a more inclusive future.
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Turing's work on cryptographic standards has been a significant part of the evolution of information security and cryptography.
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The U.S. Department of Education is reportedly investigating a Maine school district over a complaint about a transgender member of one school’s co-ed cheerleading team.

A U.S. Department of Education spokesperson said that the complaint against Regional School Unit 19, one of two Maine school districts under investigation, alleges that the district “allowed a male student to use female facilities and join the girls’ cheerleading squad.”

But RSU 19 superintendent Michael Hammer told the paper that the cheerleading squad in question is a co-ed team.

“Boys can join, girls can join. No one lost a place on the team because a transgender student joined,” Hammer said. (Hammer did not address allegations that the district “allowed a male student to use female facilities.”)

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The issue would appear to be whether or not trans individuals exist. After all, the team is co-ed so regardless of whether you accept her as a girl or insist she's a boy she should be able to join.
 
Shiftless2 said:
"Genetics is far more complicated than that meme suggests." S2 #1,266
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Thanks S2, indeed so. BUT !!
Let's not miss the broader point here. Disagreeing with any organization that buys its ink by the gallon (if you'll pardon the journalistic anachronism) is a daunting task.
Anyone can oversimplify as FOX has done in #1,265.

The result: it's chum for the sharks, bias confirmation for genetic bigots.
"My mind is made up, don't confuse me with the facts."
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Being wrong is hardly a benefit in public policy debate. BUT !!
Being right is not sufficient on its own.
 
sear said:
Anyone can oversimplify as FOX has done in #1,265.
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Unfortunately I don't think Fox has oversimplified (at least as they understand it). In their work humans are divided into two buckets: XX=male and XY=female and they completely ignore anything that doesn't fit into their narrow worldview.
 
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