Quantum Computing Explained! (Well, Sorta)

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Quantum Computing Explained! (Well, Sorta)

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 26, 2010 @05:32AM from the over-my-head dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Valiant effort to 'explain' quantum computing over on silicon.com — covering the difference between classical computers and quantum machines."

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Weird thing about the article by Anonymous Coward · 2010-10-26 05:36 · Score: 5, Funny

You can't possibly know if the article explains quantum computing until you actually read the article.
1. Re:Weird thing about the article by fred+fleenblat · 2010-10-26 06:05 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  I find your argument very polarizing.
2. Re:Weird thing about the article by ultranova · 2010-10-26 06:16 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  But by observing the article, you're changing it. Does that mean it will explain it to you...but not to me? :)
  
  It means that the article's explanation is fuzzy and all over the place, however once you read it you perceive it as having collapsed into either explaining or not explaining quantum computing.
  
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Seen on a major job board today by Anonymous Coward · 2010-10-26 05:44 · Score: 5, Funny

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Re:chatty narrative by geogob · 2010-10-26 05:50 · Score: 4, Funny

But "chat" is cat in french, which is totally relevant to quantum mechanics...
Actually by killmenow · 2010-10-26 05:52 · Score: 3, Funny

The more precisely the article explains it to him, the less precisely it will explain it to you.
Re:It is very annoying that sentences start... by maxwell+demon · 2010-10-26 06:31 · Score: 4, Funny

The pages are entangled.

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