My dear NM,
I don’t think I really do know much about jobs except the one I had during the war,and that certenlly do not involve any travelling.I thinck they do take on conscreps. It certenlly involve the good deal of hard thinking that weather you’ll be intreast I don’t known.FP was in the same record on the holl I should say he did not care for it.However,I am not at present in the state which I am enable to concentrate well.The reasons explent in the next paragraph.
I have now got myself into kind of trable that I always consider to be quit possobillity for me.Though I have usually rited it about 10:1 against.I feel surely being plading guilty to a charge of sexual affances with a young man.Story of how it all came be found out it is a long and fanciniting one which I should have to make a short story one day,but I haven’t the time to tell you now.No dout I shall a emerge from at all a defferent man, but quite too I’ve not found out.
Glad you join the bor carst.JFS certenlly was rather despointing that.I’m affraid the following incilliges maybe used by some in furcher.
TRing belives mochine can think.
TRing lies with man.
Therefor mochines do not think.
Yours distress
ALN
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My dear Norman,
I don’t think I really do know much about jobs, except the one I had during the war, and that certainly did not involve any travelling. I think they do take on conscripts. It certainly involved a good deal of hard thinking, but whether you’d be interested I don’t know. Philip Hall was in the same racket and on the whole, I should say, he didn’t care for it. However I am not at present in a state in which I am able to concentrate well, for reasons explained in the next paragraph.
I’ve now got myself into the kind of trouble that I have always considered to be quite a possibility for me, though I have usually rated it at about 10:1 against. I shall shortly be pleading guilty to a charge of sexual offences with a young man. The story of how it all came to be found out is a long and fascinating one, which I shall have to make into a short story one day, but haven’t the time to tell you now. No doubt I shall emerge from it all a different man, but quite who I’ve not found out.
Glad you enjoyed broadcast. Jefferson certainly was rather disappointing though. I’m afraid that the following syllogism may be used by some in the future.
Turing believes machines think
Turing lies with men
Therefore machines do not think
Yours in distress,
Alan