Alan Turing Installation in Birmingham

The Midlands Arts Centre in Birmingham is looking for ideas for "allotment plots" - spaces for plot holders to show visual art. Each plot is 3.3mx 1.9m. Harshad Mistry is putting forward a proposal to create an installation that explains the geniu...

Is the law is an ass? Hmmmm

I'm not sure if it is because I got kicked in the head whilst trying to learn to scuba dive this afternoon, probably this would have really pissed me off anyway...but I really don't understand this situation. Why has Paul Chambers been prosecuted ...

Untitled

Well what a week. I think I did more in the last week in terms of having great chats with really interesting people than I've ever done in my life. Last Friday I was asked by The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to talk about social media in ...

What was the first language that you programmed in?

The first program that I wrote was in BASIC. I wrote a program to simulate chaos theory. Sounds a bit too complicated for a first program. I think I still have a printout in my loft, perhaps I'll get it down and have a look. Be interesting to see ...

The goto Foundation

I've an exciting announcement! I'm setting up a non-profit organisation to promote computer science :) I've been interested in and excited about computer science since I first studied it at Southwark College in 1989. Taking a degree in computing s...

A day with #SVC2UK at Bletchley Park and Oxford University

Last Sunday I had the absolute honour and privilege to spend the day with some of Silicon Valley's finest entrepreneurs. You may remember that I approached Megan Smith, Google VP last year at NESTA when she was speaking as part of the #SVC2UK 2010...

Computer Pioneer – Mr Thomas Flowers – The Times 1977

Many thanks to Brian Randell from Newcastle University for sending me these fabulous documents: an article in The Times edition from 1977 announcing Tommy Flower's receiving the DSc from Newcastle University and the Public Orator's speech from the...

Software Sue

I haven't done a Wordle for ages...here's one from today :))

Britain’s Greatest Codebreaker

Make sure you watch 'Britain's Greatest Codebreaker' on Channel 4 at 9pm tonight: and if you enjoy it read Alan Hodges remarkable biography of Turing. Then, if you want know even more and you are free on 19th January 2012 come to BCS Central Londo...