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[camrogers]

This is probably common knowledge, but after the War Alan Turing was convicted of homosexuality, stripped of his security status and never worked on a project of import again.  He committed suicide in the Fifties, by eating a poisoned apple.

Some believe this is why Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak named their company 'Apple.'

Never knew that.  I wonder if it's true.

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[ashamel.livejournal.com]

I don't know about the apple, but it's true he committed suicide. The British Government apologised for it just last year.

[blithespirit.livejournal.com]

The Turing story is even worse than that. He was CHEMICALLY CASTRATED. The British military and government basically hounded him to suicide... and he was one of the pepole who won the war for them.

It's just such a fucked story.

I blogged a couple of months back about the petition which successfully got the British PM to issue an official apology to Turing. That was a cool thing.

Never heard that Apple story before. Very interesting if it's true!

[greylock.livejournal.com]

Never heard that Apple story before. Very interesting if it's true!

I'd doubt it. I did a quick google, and since the first apple logo showed Isaac Newton, I'd say they went from there.

[patchworkkid.livejournal.com]

Aah, yeah, that makes more sense I guess.

[greylock.livejournal.com]

Quite why they named it Apple is... hard to find. Especially considering the number of lawsuits over the name.

But the crux of it: Jobs worked in an orchard.
http://www.macworld.com/article/50069/2006/03/appleconfidential20.html

[valkyriekaren.livejournal.com]

It was horrible - just a terrible thing to do to anyone. And of course it happened to many hundreds of gay and bisexual men, not just him.