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A Working Quantum Computer in 3 Years?
prostoalex writes "Vancouver, BC-based D-Wave Systems got $17.5 mln from Draper Fisher Jurvetson to work on a preliminary version of a quantum computer, Technology Review reports. Delivery date? Within three years: 'It won't be a fully functional quantum computer of the sort long envisioned; but D-Wave is on track to produce a special-purpose, "noisy" piece of quantum hardware that could solve many of the physical-simulation problems that stump today's computers, says David Meyer, a mathematician working on quantum algorithms at the University of California, San Diego.'"
Yeah, but will it play Duke Nukem Forever??
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Is that no one will be able to tell accurately if one will exist or not in three years until it is actually observed.
Fascinating, the article is even dated July 2005, obviously a quantum effect.
We'd better start learning Q++; or better yet preparing the port to .quant platform.
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Start to code those void Byte2Qbyte(QBYTE* pOut, const BYTE *pIn) NOW!!
We should start building an open source STL extension around template class QAlgo<..>, QBit<..>,
It's going to be too late when they hit us with US patent #1.232.322.999
OR when they start outsorcing the Q++ development to India once more..
This time, we gotta be ready!!!
Honest to God, I think those anti-ware hippies can tie in the fact that war is bad into anything, including posts on quantum computing. Next up, PETA passes message through nanomachines.
Bit of a problem that one. As soon as you know the speed of your quantum computer you're unable to find it...
One of these days I'm moving to Theory - everything works there
Provided that your measurement either of "working" or "3 years" is sufficiently imprecise.
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Forget building bombs. Filesharing is destroying the economy and will soon be classified as cyberterrorism. Just imagine what would happen if the pirates got their hands on a quantum computer. They'd suddenly be able to bittorrent all movies simultaneously. Such powerful technology could destroy civilization as we know it.
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How long before Apple drops x86 and moves to QC architecture?
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Look shitcock, it's not hard; the word you're looking for is NO. Heaven save us from self-appointed geniuses who can't even spell beyond the level of a sixth-grader.
In other news, CompTIA have released a working draft for their new Q+ exam - it's suitable for any engineer with 6 months' hands-on experience of Quantum Mechanics and GR. The pass mark is 80% and all 20 questions on the exam must be answered simultaneously.
AT&ROFLMAO
Yes, but TT is the new buzzword for 2005. It's not really science and remains unproven, but TY and PSW are far, far more interesting theories than ZD and HGT. I mean computers are really just great big TSS domains anyway! There's just no reason to worry about the GS system interfering with the YL paradigm. Just relax and go find yourself a PYT.
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User: My computer's not working!
Tech: Imagine that it's working and look at it again.
User: Hey! How'd you do that?
Dewey, what part of this looks like authorities should be involved?
They'd suddenly be able to bittorrent all movies simultaneously.
Yeah, until someone tries to watch one, and then suddenly everybody has only that movie...
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