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I *will* argue with Ada Lovelace. Just because she's a girl coder? That's way, way unlike the Author. If this is an allusion to AL, we'd be able to cite something subtle about Alice's appearance that clinches the reference. I'm gonna take out Ada for now, but - please find me that allusion, and enlighten me! [[User:Moishe Rosenbaum|Moishe Rosenbaum]] ([[User talk:Moishe Rosenbaum|talk]]) 23:01, 8 October 2017 (UTC) | I *will* argue with Ada Lovelace. Just because she's a girl coder? That's way, way unlike the Author. If this is an allusion to AL, we'd be able to cite something subtle about Alice's appearance that clinches the reference. I'm gonna take out Ada for now, but - please find me that allusion, and enlighten me! [[User:Moishe Rosenbaum|Moishe Rosenbaum]] ([[User talk:Moishe Rosenbaum|talk]]) 23:01, 8 October 2017 (UTC) | ||
:Worse, she's not even a "coder". Lovelace was, but data ''transmission'' probably didn't occur to her. They're pretty remote. Now, returning to my original comment, if she'd gone on to creating algorithms for a new computing machine spun off from the Grand Trunk Semaphore Company... fan fiction opportunity. --[[User:Old Dickens|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens|talk]]) 16:56, 9 October 2017 (UTC) | |||
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I thought immediately that Alice was one of those introductions who would pop up later in a starring role, but so far... --Old Dickens (talk) 04:08, 7 September 2014 (UTC)
Evidence for annotation?
So, I can't argue with the cryptography Alice reference. I mean, I don't see any positive evidence for it, but it's a reasonable and interesting thought.
I *will* argue with Ada Lovelace. Just because she's a girl coder? That's way, way unlike the Author. If this is an allusion to AL, we'd be able to cite something subtle about Alice's appearance that clinches the reference. I'm gonna take out Ada for now, but - please find me that allusion, and enlighten me! Moishe Rosenbaum (talk) 23:01, 8 October 2017 (UTC)
- Worse, she's not even a "coder". Lovelace was, but data transmission probably didn't occur to her. They're pretty remote. Now, returning to my original comment, if she'd gone on to creating algorithms for a new computing machine spun off from the Grand Trunk Semaphore Company... fan fiction opportunity. --Old Dickens (talk) 16:56, 9 October 2017 (UTC)