I know that the output is known because otherwise it couldn't be converted to classical form for sending across the 'net to the customer.
I haven't read the article, but I guess it's not classical bits sent over the Internet, but qubits sent to the customer via fiber (just like in quantum cryptography). Standard telecommunication fibers have been shown to be able to transport qubits reliably enough for quantum cryptography, therefore they should also be reliable enough to transport the results of quantum computing. Note that commercial quantum cryptography units already exist; this shows that the technology for quantum communication is already sufficiently developed.
Well, "they do exist" is only true if you already call a system of a few qubits, not capable of anything more complex than factorizing 15, already a computer. I'd say we have a proof of concept, but not yet a real quantum computer. Making qubit implementations which scale up to a larger number of qubits is still an active field of research.
My friend is a coal miner and voted for Obama because the union told him too. If that's not voting against your self interest, I don't know what is.
It is uninformed voting. Doing something because someone else tells you to do it isn't necessary against your self-interest. Of course you are in danger of acting against your self-interest if you blindly trust the advice of someone else. But it does not imply that you actually do.
I have no idea whether your friend voted against his self-interest, but you cannot conclude either way just from his choice being determined by the union's suggestion.
If the enemy thinks the same way, as retribution they'll kill 100 of you. Which will be followed by you killing 1000 of them, them killing 10000 of you, you killing 100000 of them, them killing a million of you,... in the end, it won't matter any more who runs out of people to kill first.
If you have checked all sub squares, and go on to check the rows and columns, you can omit every third row and column. That's because by checking the squares, you've already made sure that three consecutive squares (which contain the same fields as three consecutive lines) contain each digit three times, and by checking the first two lines you've checked that two of those are in those lines, therefore you already know that the third line contains the third occurrence of each digit, i.e. each digit exactly once, and analogously for the columns.
Also note that when checking a sub square, line or column, you only have to check that every digit occurs; if so, then you already know that each occurs exactly once.
With nuclear accidents being extremely rare there is no point in designing robots specifically for them. Those models would most likely become obsolete without ever being used.
Is there a reason why the customers cannot put up such a page themselves? Just have a wiki where people can enter when they got updates, based on country, carrier and phone model. There's not even a need to have that page restricted to Windows phones.
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I hate to think what you'd do with quantum markup! You'd probably present us text that's bold and not bold at the same time!
Don't forget Half-Life 3.
You actually wanted to write "Duke Nukem Forever", but then thought "damn, it's out now, I need to use another game", right? :-)
I know that the output is known because otherwise it couldn't be converted to classical form for sending across the 'net to the customer.
I haven't read the article, but I guess it's not classical bits sent over the Internet, but qubits sent to the customer via fiber (just like in quantum cryptography). Standard telecommunication fibers have been shown to be able to transport qubits reliably enough for quantum cryptography, therefore they should also be reliable enough to transport the results of quantum computing. Note that commercial quantum cryptography units already exist; this shows that the technology for quantum communication is already sufficiently developed.
Well, "they do exist" is only true if you already call a system of a few qubits, not capable of anything more complex than factorizing 15, already a computer. I'd say we have a proof of concept, but not yet a real quantum computer. Making qubit implementations which scale up to a larger number of qubits is still an active field of research.
It's possible to have a good life style of life without wasting resources left and right.
Currently there are millions unemployed. They should be converted into bio-fuels so they can actually do something useful for this country.
I have a different proposal: Use Anonymous Cowards for that purpose.
I think your title was damaged by a radioactive particle.
I think that on is in the "iser" part of the file system.
...People will be laughing at the outlandish stuff predicted in that article.
Sorry, they won't. Because by then this article will be long lost and forgotten.
Indeed, when the anti-piracy measures leave the pirates in a more comfortable situation than the non-pirates, something is wrong.
It is uninformed voting. Doing something because someone else tells you to do it isn't necessary against your self-interest. Of course you are in danger of acting against your self-interest if you blindly trust the advice of someone else. But it does not imply that you actually do.
I have no idea whether your friend voted against his self-interest, but you cannot conclude either way just from his choice being determined by the union's suggestion.
If the enemy thinks the same way, as retribution they'll kill 100 of you. Which will be followed by you killing 1000 of them, them killing 10000 of you, you killing 100000 of them, them killing a million of you, ... in the end, it won't matter any more who runs out of people to kill first.
Do you have any data to back up that claim?
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Some people speak when sleeping.
So I'm not allowed to wear my watch?
Why written notes? The employee still remembers things from the meeting when going home!
Project proposal: Calculate [Problem]
Needed funding: 3 positions of 8 years each, plus overhead.
Working plan:
The first seven years will be used for waiting for the computers to get fast enough. In the eighth year, we then will actually do the calculation.
If you have checked all sub squares, and go on to check the rows and columns, you can omit every third row and column. That's because by checking the squares, you've already made sure that three consecutive squares (which contain the same fields as three consecutive lines) contain each digit three times, and by checking the first two lines you've checked that two of those are in those lines, therefore you already know that the third line contains the third occurrence of each digit, i.e. each digit exactly once, and analogously for the columns.
Also note that when checking a sub square, line or column, you only have to check that every digit occurs; if so, then you already know that each occurs exactly once.
This is not accurate. A binary Sudoku consists of 1x1x1 cells.
Of course it consists of 1x1x1x1 cells.
If you use any of those, you're not a true geek anyway. :-)
An "obsolete" robot is better than no robot.
I wasn't under the impression that the military isn't used.
Is there a reason why the customers cannot put up such a page themselves? Just have a wiki where people can enter when they got updates, based on country, carrier and phone model. There's not even a need to have that page restricted to Windows phones.
If the problem is insufficient consumer protection laws, wouldn't the right solution be ... wait for it ... better consumer protection laws?