Back to the articleStrange.... #
Posted Thursday 6th November 2008 11:53 GMT
That this is posted the same day as the news that Bletchley Park is to receive a Government grant. Is El Reg counting on the news to help sales ( and yes I just added this to my Xmas List)
How geeks helped win the war
I thought geeks were #
Posted Thursday 6th November 2008 11:53 GMT
those geese on sentry duty during Roman Empire times, they would act as surveillance systems, squawking at any intruders.
Point is any technology can be used as a weapon, all weapons are tools, so I suppose the German 'Geeks' were outsmarted by the British 'Geeks', but then again the victor gets to the write the history books don't they.
the victor gets to the write the history books #
Posted Thursday 6th November 2008 12:12 GMT
Which is why French history books are blank.
THE war geek? #
Posted Thursday 6th November 2008 14:03 GMT
Highly recommended
Most Secret War by R. V. Jones, a man we owe a lot to
# ISBN-10: 185326699X
# ISBN-13: 978-1853266997
eBook version plz? #
Posted Thursday 6th November 2008 14:03 GMT
Looks very interesting. I'll buy it when there's a DRM-free ebook version. Sony format preferred.
Infamous? #
Posted Friday 7th November 2008 15:12 GMT
How is cracking the Enigma Code using an early programmable computer a bad thing?
I think someone needs to add a dictionary to their list also!
