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Submission + - Computer pioneer and codebreaker Alan Turing to appear on UK money (bbc.com) 1

Submitted by sandbagger
sandbagger writes: Alan Turing is celebrated for his code-cracking work that proved vital to the Allies in World War Two. The £50 note will be the last of the Bank of England collection to switch from paper to polymer when it enters circulation by the end of 2021.

"Alan Turing was an outstanding mathematician whose work has had an enormous impact on how we live today," said Bank of England governor Mark Carney. "As the father of computer science and artificial intelligence, as well as a war hero, Alan Turing's contributions were far ranging and path breaking. Turing is a giant on whose shoulders so many now stand."

In 2013, he was given a posthumous royal pardon for his 1952 conviction for gross indecency following which he was chemically castrated. He eventually committed suicide.

Submission + - A Feud Between Japan, South Korea Is Threatening Global Supplies of Memory Chips (cnn.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: South Korea has warned that an escalating trade dispute with Japan could hurt the global tech industry. President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday that Japan's decision to restrict exports to South Korea of materials used in memory chips are a "blow to the economy" and threaten to disrupt global supplies. Japan announced earlier this month that companies would need a government license to export three materials to South Korea. The materials — fluorinated polyamides, photoresists and hydrogen fluoride — are used to make memory chips and smartphones.

The export controls are a massive headache for South Korean firms Samsung and SK Hynix, who between them control over 63% of the global memory chip market, according to the latest figures from the Korea International Trade Association. South Korean firms sourced 94% of fluorinated polyamides, 92% of photoresists and about 44% of hydrogen fluoride from Japan In the first quarter of this year, data from the association showed. Samsung, the world's biggest seller of smartphones, said in a statement to CNN Business that it was "assessing the current situation and reviewing a number of measures to minimize the impact on our production."

Comment Re: Surprised it wasn't already a requirement (Score 1) 227

by JBallz (#56567222) Attached to: Placing Election Ads On Google Will Require a Government ID
The New York Times quoting the President's statement is hardly a defense of the President. It also doesn't qualify as a fact supporting massive election fraud.

Further in the article you link:
"In fact, no state has uncovered significant evidence to support the president’s claim, and election officials, including many Republicans, have strongly rejected it."

Comment Re:Wrong. Classroom PLUS Khan (Score 1) 575

by JBallz (#40765339) Attached to: Khan Academy: the Teachers Strike Back
My wife is actually testing this approach with some of her classes. She records herself giving the lectures and makes them available to students to watch as homework. It makes a lot of sense to me, especially given the number of times she's mentioned assignments being turned in that have obviously been completed by the parents.

Comment Having fun (Score 1) 594

by JBallz (#40015935) Attached to: <em>Diablo III</em> Released
Moral quandaries aside, I am having a ton of fun in the game. The departure from a set skill tree has really paid off for me, I'm really enjoying tinkering with all the combinations. I got really disappointed with Diablo II due to the lack of viable builds you could make and getting burned for early bad choices. For me, this feels like a much better entry in the series.
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The Pirate Bay Sinks And Swims 347

Posted by CmdrTaco from the whac-a-mole dept.
mikael_j writes "This morning the German ISP that had been hosting The Pirate Bay's website and search engine shut the site down. A few hours later the website was back up, this time with hosting provided by the Swedish Pirate Party, which issued a press release (in Swedish) explaining why they have chosen to host The Pirate Bay."

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