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☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>Approximately 8000 women worked at <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/BletchleyPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BletchleyPark</span></a> during WW2. </p><p>One codebreaker I can quickly look up is <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/JaneFawcett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JaneFawcett</span></a> MBE. </p><p>“In 1940, at the age of 18, she was interviewed by senior <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/codebreaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>codebreaker</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/StuartMilnerBarry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StuartMilnerBarry</span></a>, and joined the secret codebreaking project at Bletchley Park. She joined a group of women known as the "<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Debs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Debs</span></a> of Bletchley Park", </p><p>… “Hughes was assigned to Hut 6 a "Decoding Room" of women only”.</p><p>“On 25 May 1941, Hughes and several other women were briefed on the search for the German battleship <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Bismarck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bismarck</span></a>. Shortly thereafter, she decoded a message referring to the Bismarck that detailed its current position and destination in France.“</p><p>“Her work did not come to light until decades later, during the 1990s, as it had been classified under Britain's Official Secrets Act”.</p><p>Jane passed away in 2016. </p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/OSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSA</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/WW2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WW2</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/CodeBreaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CodeBreaker</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/personal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>personal</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Fawcett" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_F</span><span class="invisible">awcett</span></a>&gt;</p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>Shop keeper Phyllis used her computer system to automate book keeping, taking the time to prepare from five hours to five minutes. </p><p>Having learned the system down to hardware level, Phyllis is now building an electronics kit. Her aim? Build a computer herself; Or as we called it an “electronic gadget”.</p><p>What Phyllis doesn’t say is she was a maths graduate from University and “<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Cypher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cypher</span></a> Clerk” in “Hut 5” at <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/BletchleyPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BletchleyPark</span></a> during the war.</p><p>The”Official Secrets Act” was in force in 1983 😂🤣☺️</p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> / WW2 / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computing</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/bombe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bombe</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SigInt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SigInt</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/accounts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accounts</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/kits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kits</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/PET" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PET</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a></p>
Nicolas MOUART-DAVID<p>What was the impact of Turing's work on the victory of allies over Nazi Germany? </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FamousGayScientist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FamousGayScientist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/computerScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>encryption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/enigma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enigma</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/colossus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>colossus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BletchleyPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BletchleyPark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WW2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WW2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WWII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWII</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/codebreaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>codebreaking</span></a> </p><p>Phi 3.5 from Microsoft (it doesn't mean it is the Truth because it is a LLM or it is from Microsoft, but it seems correct based on my personal researches) : "a profound impact".</p>
Virtual Colossus<p>I broke more than fixed this week! I'd placed a few items in the machine out of line so last few bits didn't fit in. Had to check scan and correct placing. All fixed now! The question to answer today - "What happens if you run out of paper?" <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/bletchleypark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bletchleypark</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/tnmoc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tnmoc</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>The average chess players of Bletchley Park and AI research in Britain</p><p><a href="https://blogs.bl.uk/science/2025/06/the-average-chess-players-of-bletchley-park-and-ai-research-in-britain.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogs.bl.uk/science/2025/06/th</span><span class="invisible">e-average-chess-players-of-bletchley-park-and-ai-research-in-britain.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/averagechessplayers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>averagechessplayers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BletchleyPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BletchleyPark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIresearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIresearch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/historyofAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>historyofAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chessandtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chessandtech</span></a></p>
Klaudia (aka jinxx)<p>Today we re-visited Bletchley Park and the National Computer Museum. Just love it there. <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/BletchleyPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BletchleyPark</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Computer</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Recherche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Recherche</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Autorenleben" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autorenleben</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/writerslife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writerslife</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/indieauthor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indieauthor</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Joan Clarke, who was born OTD in 1917, worked at <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BletchleyPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BletchleyPark</span></a> during WWII and worked at GCHQ after the war until her retirement in 1977 <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/bletchley-park/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/bl</span><span class="invisible">etchley-park/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cryptography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
PJ Evans<p>I hope these Alan Turing papers find their way to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BletchleyPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BletchleyPark</span></a> - it's where they belong. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cew0lzgxd0xo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cew0lz</span><span class="invisible">gxd0xo</span></a></p>
Hambone Fakenamington<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://tacobelllabs.net/@CuTEL" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>CuTEL</span></a></span> for the uninitiated reading that toot.. <a href="https://know.me.uk/tags/TNMOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TNMOC</span></a> stands for <a href="https://know.me.uk/tags/TheNationalMuseumOfComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheNationalMuseumOfComputing</span></a> - well worth a visit, it's right next to <a href="https://know.me.uk/tags/BletchleyPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BletchleyPark</span></a></p>
Virtual Colossus<p>Now we finally get to see how all the messing about in Virtual SG-41 with cogs &amp; cams starts to encipher our letter. A lot of work done in past couple of weeks to get here, this is a fiendishly clever device! <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/bletchleypark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bletchleypark</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/tnmoc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tnmoc</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/threejs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>threejs</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>David Rees, born OTD in 1918, worked on Engima cryptanalysis in Hut 6 at <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BletchleyPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BletchleyPark</span></a>; he completed his education, worked on group theory, and headed the Math Department at University of Exeter <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/bletchley-park/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/bl</span><span class="invisible">etchley-park/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Scottish Lass<p>VE Day 80: Meet 98 Year Old WW2 Code Interceptor Joy Trew | Lorraine </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/m36WkIfq8P8?si=3YDjSCAJemx40IQ_" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/m36WkIfq8P8?si=3YDjSC</span><span class="invisible">AJemx40IQ_</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/BletchleyPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BletchleyPark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WAF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WAF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/VEDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VEDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WorldWar2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldWar2</span></a></p>
PJ Evans<p>It's wonderful to see Ruth still going strong at 98! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BletchleyPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BletchleyPark</span></a> <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjr7e9lz28ro" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjr7e9</span><span class="invisible">lz28ro</span></a></p>
Soh Kam Yung<p>"Two 101-year-old former codebreakers at Bletchley Park have reunited to accept an award ahead of the 80th anniversary of VE day.</p><p>Kath Morris, from Neath, and Gwenfron Picken, from Port Talbot, have been celebrated for their contributions to breaking Germany's secret codes during World War Two.</p><p>Despite growing up in the same area, they did not know each other until they met at a joint 100th birthday party last year."</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgqyqmy7qqo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/cvgqyqmy</span><span class="invisible">7qqo</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/BletchleyPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BletchleyPark</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/WorldWar2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldWar2</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
chexum<p>Staying for a bit more near <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/WatfordGap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WatfordGap</span></a>, this week visited <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/BletchleyPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BletchleyPark</span></a>, the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/RollrightStones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RollrightStones</span></a> couple more places near <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Banbury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Banbury</span></a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Coventry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coventry</span></a>, the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/CastleRing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CastleRing</span></a> and lots of highway junctions.</p>
Steve Mitchell<p>As Betty Webb passed away earlier this month, I thought that this should become the next book to finally get off of my <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TBRpile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TBRpile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Goodreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Goodreads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingChallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/CurrentlyReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CurrentlyReading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BookLovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookLovers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bookworm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bookworm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bibliophile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bibliophile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BettyWebb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BettyWebb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/NoMoreSecrets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoMoreSecrets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BletchleyPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BletchleyPark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Codebreaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Codebreaker</span></a></p>
Klaudia (aka jinxx)<p>What a lovely place for a very nerdy, mostly female group of people to work in, solve riddles and have a real impact on an ongoing war. <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/BletchleyPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BletchleyPark</span></a></p>
Klaudia (aka jinxx)<p>Good morning Bletchley Park! =) <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/BletchleyPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BletchleyPark</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>Remembering Betty Webb: Bletchley Park &amp; Pentagon Code Breaker <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/03/remembering-betty-webb-bletchley-park-pentagon-code-breaker/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/03/rememb</span><span class="invisible">ering-betty-webb-bletchley-park-pentagon-code-breaker/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/HackadayColumns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackadayColumns</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/BletchleyPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BletchleyPark</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obituary</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Remembering Betty Webb: Bletchley Park &amp; Pentagon Code Breaker - S/Sgt Betty Vine-Stevens, Washington DC, May 1945.<br>On 31 March of this year we had... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/03/remembering-betty-webb-bletchley-park-pentagon-code-breaker/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/03/rememb</span><span class="invisible">ering-betty-webb-bletchley-park-pentagon-code-breaker/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/hackadaycolumns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackadaycolumns</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/bletchleypark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bletchleypark</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obituary</span></a></p>
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