Alan Turing/Date of birth June 23, 1912 Donna Y [email protected]
> On Mar 26, 2021, at 12:20 PM, 'Michael Day' via Chat <[email protected]> > wrote: > > For those who don't find J in itself enough of a challenge, here's > a link to what are said to be very difficult problems put up today by > the UK's "Government Communication HQ" in honour of our new > £50 note which commemorates the great mathematician and > pioneer of computing, Alan Turing, on his birthday, I believe: > > https://www.gchq.gov.uk/information/turing-challenge > > An article in today's London Times reports that five or so Times staff > managed to solve the challenge. Not just any old staff, though, but > the brainy types compiling and/or editing the Times Crossword, the > Listener Crossword and so on. > > I gather a lot of lateral thinking is called for. GCHQ are said to use this > sort of thing to help them recruit the brightest talent for decoding, > decrypting and all that stuff. > > Good Luck if you try, > Cheers, > > Mike > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
