http://www.bigmouthstrikesagain.com/archives/2308 Freelance writer Gary Marshall on technology, music, Macs and more Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:25:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.bigmouthstrikesagain.com/archives/2308/comment-page-1#comment-13335 Squander Two Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:33:55 +0000 http://www.bigmouthstrikesagain.com/?p=2308#comment-13335 You know, it was the British Intelligence services who <i>invented</i> the computer, precisely to give them an edge over all the world's other intelligence services. Considering the speed he was already doing, they're going to have to invent a special machine to enable Turing to spin even faster in his grave. You know, it was the British Intelligence services who invented the computer, precisely to give them an edge over all the world’s other intelligence services. Considering the speed he was already doing, they’re going to have to invent a special machine to enable Turing to spin even faster in his grave.

]]> http://www.bigmouthstrikesagain.com/archives/2308/comment-page-1#comment-13334 Squander Two Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:29:07 +0000 http://www.bigmouthstrikesagain.com/?p=2308#comment-13334 What is this "operating system" of which you speak? What is this “operating system” of which you speak?

]]> http://www.bigmouthstrikesagain.com/archives/2308/comment-page-1#comment-13333 Stephen Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:19:48 +0000 http://www.bigmouthstrikesagain.com/?p=2308#comment-13333 You're right of course. But how many senior government officials even know that there <i>are</i> operating systems other than Windows? You’re right of course. But how many senior government officials even know that there are operating systems other than Windows?

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