http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Meanwhile, in Bletchley en Mon, 18 May 2026 05:48:16 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3635#post-38271 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:10:08 +0000 slowcoach 38271@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Looks like hard work pedalling "the 'Google trike' – a three wheeled bike" in this<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/7034900/National-Trust-on-Google-Street-View.html">article</a>. A BBC report says it weighs "18 stone (114.3kg)". </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3635#post-38136 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:35:06 +0000 Smudge 38136@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Went to an IET lecture about the Enigma machine a while back, fascinating stuff, I followed the engineering side of it and Mrs Smudge followed the numerical aspects(!)<br /> I'm sure I remember the lecturer explaining the number of possible combinations available on a three rotor machine with the added plug board as "greater than all the visible stars" :-o<br /> Also got to look at and press a key on a genuine WW2 machine, which was V cool for a big kid and history fan like me B-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3635#post-38130 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:46:36 +0000 chdot 38130@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"My interlude at Bletchley"</p> <p>That's weird -</p> <p><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6150/6035725063_78ee878437.jpg"></p> <p>Will there be another one along soon?? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3635#post-38127 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:38:32 +0000 SRD 38127@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.polwarth.org.uk/Site/downloads_files/20110910%20bletchley%20park.pdf">Polwarth Voices: 10 September, 7.30pm @ Polwarth Church<br /> </a><br /> Ann Mitchell (local resident) "My interlude at Bletchley"</p> <p>Tickets £5 (includes light supper)</p> <p>Ann Mitchell, after graduating in mathematics at Oxford, worked at Bletchley Park from 1943 to 1945, helping to break the top secret German Enigma<br /> codes.</p> <p>In her illustrated talk, Ann will speak about her work and life at Bletchley. There will be an opportunity for<br /> questions and discussion. The evening, which is<br /> supporting Bletchley Park Trust, will conclude with a light supper. **BYOB!**</p> <p>You can find out more about the Bletchley Park National<br /> Codes Centre at <a href="http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3635#post-38123 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:30:01 +0000 kaputnik 38123@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/picture-galleries/8681895/Bletchley-Park-restoration-project-backed-by-Google.html">Bletchley Park restoration project backed by Google</a></p> <p>I quite fancy the job of pedalling the Gugol-trike.</p> <p>However I think the caption writer got it a bit wrong when they said it was a "trike towing a trailer", as clearly it's just a trike. </p>