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posted by Fnord666 on Thursday June 21 2018, @03:52AM   Printer-friendly
from the this-museum's-the-bomb(e) dept.

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The UK National Museum of Computing will open its new Bombe gallery this weekend at Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes after a successful crowdfunding campaign to put the WWII code-breaking machines on display.

"We even hope to have a Colossus operator veteran present so that they can exchange notes – something they could never do during the war!" said the museum in a statement.

The Bombe was developed as part of Britain's efforts to break Nazi Germany's military ciphers and intercept war plans. Cryptologists used the electro-mechanical machines to speed up their deciphering of Germany's Enigma messages.

"Visitors will be able to see the world-famous Bombe reconstruction in action and learn how it broke Enigma messages – and compare it to the acclaimed working Colossus reconstruction and discover how it was the key to breaking Lorenz messages," the museum added.

[...] Saturday, 23 June, the day that the Bombe gallery opens to the public, is also Alan Turing's 106th birthday. Wartime re-enactors "will bring the history alive and give a sense of the wartime atmosphere" on the day, while families are encouraged to enjoy a cream tea and some retro computer games.

Source: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/06/19/tnmoc_bombe_gallery_opening/


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  • (Score: 2) by PiMuNu on Thursday June 21 2018, @10:36AM (2 children)

    by PiMuNu (3823) on Thursday June 21 2018, @10:36AM (#696125)

    Jam on top or cream on top?

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  • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Thursday June 21 2018, @01:14PM (1 child)

    by FatPhil (863) <pc-soylentNO@SPAMasdf.fi> on Thursday June 21 2018, @01:14PM (#696171) Homepage
    Whilst I did enjoy the jam/cream ones when I was younger, I can't honestly remember which way round they were, and whether I may have had a preference. All the /skonz/ I've had since have been with nothing but butter, as I don't have a sweet tooth. However, mechanically, lightly whipped cream's flimsier than sticky jam, so I suspect I'd want the cream as the decorative topmost layer, not the jam. Had a banana-cream not-quite-a-scone yesterday and that was delicious, perhaps I can get my sweet tooth back.
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    • (Score: 2) by AthanasiusKircher on Thursday June 21 2018, @03:56PM

      by AthanasiusKircher (5291) on Thursday June 21 2018, @03:56PM (#696232) Journal

      However, mechanically, lightly whipped cream's flimsier than sticky jam, so I suspect I'd want the cream as the decorative topmost layer, not the jam.

      One doesn't put whipped cream on a scone at a "cream tea." One puts clotted cream, sometimes known as Devonshire cream (though you'll occasionally see Devonshire cream marketed commercially as a slightly lower fat version of clotted cream).

      Clotted cream is fairly solid, with roughly double the fat content of whipping cream, and something like the texture of butter (cool butter, not cold in the fridge). It can stand up well to putting jam on top, though I agree (with the Queen) that it's best to lay down the jam on the scone first and finish with the clotted cream on top. (Mostly because it's less messy that way. But to each his own.)