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Separating Hope From Hype In Quantum Computing

Posted by timothy on from the semi-un-non-deterministic dept.

pgptag writes "This talk by Dr. Suzanne Gilbert (video) explains why quantum computers are useful, and also dispels some of the myths about what they can and cannot do. It addresses some of the practical ways in which we can build quantum computers and gives realistic timescales for how far away commercially useful systems might be."

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  1. Post with unknown state by NoSleepDemon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Upon observation, this post has collapsed into the first post state.

  2. Oops...thought this was about Obama by bricko · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oops. Thought this thread title was about Obama....sorrry.

  3. Video? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    What video? There's no video on that page, only a huge blank gap sponsored by Adobe.

    1. Re:Video? by bhartman34 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Is that on the iPad or iPod Touch? :)

  4. Schrodinger's laptop by Drakkenmensch · · Score: 2, Funny

    The quantum computer is both a realistic ideal and vaporware hype, until a computer journalist examines the claims.

  5. Re:question: by tom17 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Definitely commercial-only. The world only needs five quantum computers.

  6. Perhaps by sycodon · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe in the future, a Quantum Computer running Windows x.x will be able to harness its power to show the contents of a folder in less than the 30 seconds it takes now.

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    1. Re:Perhaps by Whalou · · Score: 3, Funny

      On the contrary, observing the content of a folder would change its state.


      I'm not a quantum physics expert and I don't play one on television

      And if I did, the show would have been canceled.

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    2. Re:Perhaps by daveime · · Score: 5, Funny

      If you'd categorized your porn collection properly, it wouldn't need to all be in one folder :-(

    3. Re:Perhaps by sycodon · · Score: 2, Funny

      Here we are having fun and you have to go throw your superior hardware in our face.

      I bet you're real fun at parties.

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  7. Re:Irony? by Abstrackt · · Score: 2, Funny

    Looks more like spooky action at a distance to me.

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  8. Re:The real question is by Whatanut · · Score: 1, Funny

    At some point this becomes truth...

    http://www.xkcd.org/538/

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  9. Re:Who is going to watch this? by BergZ · · Score: 2, Funny

    Warm, wet, and squishy doesn't seem to be a limiting factor on quantum mechanical behavior anymore: Untangling the Quantum Entanglement Behind Photosynthesis.

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  10. Re:question: by Ihmhi · · Score: 2, Funny

    Geez, thanks for ruining a good meme with facts. Next thing you know we'll find out all those cats have been misquoted time and time again.

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