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Thousands call for Turing apology

Alan Turing is said to be the founder of computer science

Thousands of people have signed a Downing Street petition calling for a posthumous government apology to World War II code breaker Alan Turing.

Writer Ian McEwan has just backed the campaign, which already has the support of scientist Richard Dawkins.

In 1952 Turing was prosecuted under the gross indecency act after admitting to a sexual relationship with a man. Two years later he killed himself.

The petition was the idea of computer scientist John Graham-Cumming.

He is seeking an apology for the way the young mathematician was treated after his conviction. He has also written to the Queen to ask for a posthumous knighthood to be awarded to the British mathematician.

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How to reset the service indicator on a Renault Espace Mk4

How to reset the service indicator on a Renault Espace Mk4

For me to remember, and for others to find - I couldnt find it out from t'internet, so here goes:-

1. Switch off engine
2. Replace the keycard, and rapidly push button "A"*
3. When the spanner icon flashes, push button "A"*again, until the service interval, 18000 shows on the display
4. Keep the button held for 2 seconds, after the spanner icon stops flashing

& Voila!

Job done

* - Button "A" is the one on the end of the right hand control stalk on RHD vehicles.

Mimi, Toutou, Fifi, & and a gentleman who liked to wear skirts

Geoffrey Spicer-Simson in skirt (left)

Truth being stranger than fiction (part1).

From Wiki:-

The Battle for Lake Tanganyika was a series of naval engagements that took place between elements of the Royal Navy and the Kaiserliche Marine between December 1915 and February 1916, during the First World War. The intention was to secure control of the strategically important Lake Tanganyika, which had been dominated by German naval units since the beginning of the war. The British forces, consisting of two motor boats named HMS Mimi and HMS Toutou under the command of the eccentric Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey Spicer-Simson, were transported to South Africa and from there by railway, river and by being dragged through the African jungle to the lake.

In two short engagements the small motor boats attacked and defeated two of their German opponents. In the first action, on 26 December 1915 the Kingani was damaged and captured, becoming HMS Fifi. In the second, the small flotilla overwhelmed and sank the Hewig von Wissman.

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What I did on my hols

Today's featured article from Uncyclopedia.

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Usain Bolt 200 Metres Final, New World Record 19.19 sec

oder im deutches

27mph

An Example Of Being Funny

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How To Be Funny And Not Just Stupid

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Edinburg Fridge

Just to cheer you up on a Grey Monday, the top 10 jokes from the fringe this year:-

• 1) Dan Antopolski - "Hedgehogs - why can't they just share the hedge?"

• 2) Paddy Lennox - "I was watching the London Marathon and saw one runner dressed as a chicken and another runner dressed as an egg. I thought: 'This could be interesting'."

• 3) Sarah Millican - "I had my boobs measured and bought a new bra. Now I call them Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes because they're up where they belong."

• 4) Zoe Lyons - "I went on a girls' night out recently. The invitation said 'dress to kill'. I went as Rose West."

• 5) Jack Whitehall - "I'm sure wherever my dad is; he's looking down on us. He's not dead, just very condescending."

• 6) Adam Hills - "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. You know you're going to get it, but it's going to be rough."

• 7) Marcus Brigstocke - "To the people who've got iPhones: you just bought one, you didn't invent it!"

• 8) Rhod Gilbert - "A spa hotel? It's like a normal hotel, only in reception there's a picture of a pebble."

• 9) Dan Antopolski - "I've been reading the news about there being a civil war in Madagascar. Well, I've seen it six times and there isn't."

• 10) Simon Brodkin (as Lee Nelson) - "I started so many fights at my school - I had that attention-deficit disorder. So I didn't finish a lot of them."

The judges also listed some of the worst jokes at this year's Fringe.

• Carey Marx - "I'm not doing any Michael Jackson jokes, because they always involve puns about his songs. And that's bad."

• Frank Woodley - "I phoned the swine flu hotline and all I got was crackling."

• Alex Maple - "Michael Jackson only invented the moonwalk so he could sneak up on children."

• Phil Nichol - "She's got a face like a rare Chinese vase - minging."

• Alistair McGowan - "I've just split up from my girlfriend, which is a shame, because it was a long-standing arrangement. Perhaps if we'd sat down a bit more..."

Hat tip, BBC