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Posted by michael on from the say-cheese dept.

med dev writes "An article at New Scientist discusses the latest in quantum computing - 1000 bits stored in the electron spins of a single polymer molecule. Add in a recent release of the how-to for the complete quantum computer, qubits that work, and it may not be much longer before Google is running on a server the size of a sugar cube."

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  1. Not necessarily a good thing... by Doctor+Sbaitso · · Score: 5, Funny

    it may not be much longer before Google is running on a server the size of a sugar cube

    "Hey Johnny, where did the new $100,000 server go?"

    "I don't know... I had it right here on the table!"

    "Oh shit! I put it in my coffee! That's why it tasted kind of funny."

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  2. 1000 bits... by Lu+Xun · · Score: 5, Funny

    If they could just fit 24 more on there, it would be a much easier number to work with...

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  3. Re:Regarding this "Quantum Computer"... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apparently quantum computers "borrow" exponential scratch space from some Hilbert space during computation. As far as I know, there's no one living in Hilbert spaces that it could upset, but I could be wrong. So at worst it's a victimless crime, like punching someone in the dark.