Understanding the Enigma machine from “The Imitation Game” with 30 Lines of Ruby

Re:Understanding the Enigma machine from “The Imitation Game... by lsd5you on Thursday February 26, 2015 @07:28PM (#9116510)

Also known as the enigma machine from that war! What a bizarre appropriation to make.

(I mean I get it, the idea is to link the title to the recent film and make the article somehow more current and clickable. Maybe it is a cultural thing but to me it sounds jarring and crass)

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Re:Understanding the Enigma machine from “The Imitation Game... by kijin on Friday February 27, 2015 @12:38AM (#9117355)

Actually, the article only talks about the Enigma machine featured in the movie, not all the different models (with different rotor counts, etc.) that the Germans used throughout the war. The title might sound linkbaity, but it's accurate.

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Re:Understanding the Enigma machine from “The Imitation Game... by ptaipale on Friday February 27, 2015 @07:29AM (#9118462)

Yes. It's a bit like noticing that this Turing chap bears a remarkable resemblance to Sherlock Holmes.

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