What kind of problems can this particular computer solve, within a reasonable time (hours? minutes!) that would take an ordinary PC - or even a massive classic supercomputer - decades, or even millennia, to solve?
It is unlikely that most people will see quantum computers in their day to day lives.
Was it not one of the IBM's bosses who once claimed that the computer world market would consist of four or five computers? Or DEC's Ken Olsen who averred that nobody had the need to have a computer at home? Or Bill Gates who asserted (allegedly, probably just an urban legend) that nobody would ever need more than 640 KB RAM? It is next to impossible imagining a quantum computer in one's pocket, but people in the 60s would have laughed if told about the devices that currently hold in our pockets.
I haven't had cable, satellite or antenna for a decade now, and there is no way in hell I would go back to traditional TV. While I object to commercials, I object even more strenuously to artificial scarcity. I want all content available everywhere, all the time, at reasonable prices. As long as content owners refuse to comply, piracy will thrive. As for live events, they are vastly overrated - a few hours old recording is just as good, most of the time. I hope that traditional TV will pass away ASAP.
There exist alternatives that I vastly prefer, if it is only because they are not controlled by Microsoft. Microsoft, I guess you know where you can stick your Skype.
The real news is that Google is eating Microsoft's school lunch in the US, and starting to become noticeable abroad. Not that I am in love with Google but, as of today, it is vastly preferable over the Redmond beast.
What are the chances that in, say, six months time everybody will have forgotten about this, and it will come nothing? For, that's what seems to happen with the vast majority of scientific/technological breakthroughs announced in this forum.
They created a minuscule amount. That was all. It is not even clear that it was metallic hydrogen - other experts in the file remain publicly very skeptical. Quite frankly, if I were feeling mischievous, I would conclude that the researches "misplaced" the sample to make sure that nobody could verify that it was not, after all, metallic hydrogen.
The gods at Microsoft acquiesce to come down to the humble level of the Indians. Thank you, Microsoft. And consider yourself, once more, middle fingered.
The data was crafted in order to simplify attaining their goal. It would be far more damning if they could put together a document that results in the same SHA-1 hash as that of an externally specified document.
Don't they have wives, sisters, daughters? Don't they care if other guys behave toward them that way? Have they not learned to think with their brains, rather than their dicks? How utterly stupid can they be?
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In the immortal words of Mandy Rice-Davis.
Well, not really. This aside, Microsoft, please do make sure to let the door hit you hard in your ass on your way out.
The 20th century came to a close more than sixteen years ago.
What kind of problems can this particular computer solve, within a reasonable time (hours? minutes!) that would take an ordinary PC - or even a massive classic supercomputer - decades, or even millennia, to solve?
It is unlikely that most people will see quantum computers in their day to day lives.
Was it not one of the IBM's bosses who once claimed that the computer world market would consist of four or five computers? Or DEC's Ken Olsen who averred that nobody had the need to have a computer at home? Or Bill Gates who asserted (allegedly, probably just an urban legend) that nobody would ever need more than 640 KB RAM? It is next to impossible imagining a quantum computer in one's pocket, but people in the 60s would have laughed if told about the devices that currently hold in our pockets.
I haven't had cable, satellite or antenna for a decade now, and there is no way in hell I would go back to traditional TV. While I object to commercials, I object even more strenuously to artificial scarcity. I want all content available everywhere, all the time, at reasonable prices. As long as content owners refuse to comply, piracy will thrive. As for live events, they are vastly overrated - a few hours old recording is just as good, most of the time. I hope that traditional TV will pass away ASAP.
There exist alternatives that I vastly prefer, if it is only because they are not controlled by Microsoft. Microsoft, I guess you know where you can stick your Skype.
Avoid Gnome, KDE and Unity. They are nothing but deadweight.
This the GOP's SOP - do as we tell you to do, not as we do.
The real news is that Google is eating Microsoft's school lunch in the US, and starting to become noticeable abroad. Not that I am in love with Google but, as of today, it is vastly preferable over the Redmond beast.
What are the chances that in, say, six months time everybody will have forgotten about this, and it will come nothing? For, that's what seems to happen with the vast majority of scientific/technological breakthroughs announced in this forum.
The vice-president of the USA believes that the world is only 6,000 years old. He knows, and he would not lie to us, would he?
For the junk that the broadcast networks have been spewing out for years? Is Google out of its bloody mind?
But Hastings said he believed mobile carriers will eventually create a two-tear system
How many tears does he think we shed with the current system?.
Lots. And it is tearing me apart.
Where bigotry, ignorance and xenophobia are endorsed by the government.
I wouldn't buy one.
They would have to pay me to buy one.
is it flammable?
Don't be so facetious. This thing is going to singe the competition.
They created a minuscule amount. That was all. It is not even clear that it was metallic hydrogen - other experts in the file remain publicly very skeptical. Quite frankly, if I were feeling mischievous, I would conclude that the researches "misplaced" the sample to make sure that nobody could verify that it was not, after all, metallic hydrogen.
The gods at Microsoft acquiesce to come down to the humble level of the Indians. Thank you, Microsoft. And consider yourself, once more, middle fingered.
The data was crafted in order to simplify attaining their goal. It would be far more damning if they could put together a document that results in the same SHA-1 hash as that of an externally specified document.
People have been announcing such things at least since the late 80s, possibly earlier.
I will discourage my acquaintances from buying Samsung anything ever again.
Ya gotta admit, it's pretty fucking innovative to cancel the product before it's even launched.
Well, one has to remember that Microsoft is an innovation champion, in that respect. As usual, Microsoft, consider yourself middle-fingered.
Don't they have wives, sisters, daughters? Don't they care if other guys behave toward them that way? Have they not learned to think with their brains, rather than their dicks? How utterly stupid can they be?
Just make sure your Samsung phone does not explode while you have it in your backpocket.