Not even that. For block-ciphers, a working QC halves the key-length. That means AES-256 is not breakable with a QC in this universe and even AES-128 may be secure due to the extreme effort needed. That is for a known-plaintext attack. For things like RSA, you need to be able to put in the whole problem in one go. That means a huge number of entangled qbits, which may just be infeasible.
So no, I doubt even this use-case will materialize.
After 40 years of intense research? I don't think so. It is a dud. Whether it dies by not scaling or by not actually delivering the operations it promises to is immaterial in the end (for computing). Although the 2nd possibility may have interesting implications for Physics.
Seriously, this is getting utterly ridiculous and not in any funny sense. That whole "quantum computing" thing is nonsense, get over it. And stop to find "new" applications that nobody needs and that work better on a classical computer anyways.
Thanks, but no thanks. I will stick with what works for me and that means a font that is good to read and does not distract me from the subject matter.
And then there are mental things where a novice cannot solve it at all and an expert will. However one expert will take minutes and another will take days, but that difference does not matter, because not many people can get there at all. I think for mental skills, this is pretty much a non-starter.
Especially for ones that need training and experience. Doing the same precision movements over and over again will leave some signatures in the motor-cortex. Whether this has any impact on non-physical skills remains to be seen.
Pretty much this. Intelligent folks that overestimate their skills (usually from lack of experience, sometimes from overestimating their intelligence) can do enough damage to be dangerous. And MDs go though a selection that pretty much makes sure they are intelligent and they basically rule all things medical. They also think that without IT they could still keep a large hospital running. True for a few days and for emergency services only, think large catastrophe or the like. False for 90% of their business.
Many MDs do not get that they are pretty incompetent with regards to IT. Dunning-Kruger effect at work. Before some large hospitals have to shut down due to this arrogance and stupidity, nothing will change.
Fuck you. Only holier-than-thou assholes are against profanity. Profanity is a tried-and-true method of stress-relief and has been an important part of human culture for as long as humans had speech.
However this kind of stupidity is what you get when you let the far right take over. The LNP has been trying to oust the remaining centrist for years and has managed to do a good job of it at the expense of the economy, living standards and education.
No surprise. The far-right is utterly disconnected from reality, even more so than the rest of the politicos. The sad thing is that the one thing they can do well is manipulate voters, because they have absolutely no honor and will work on fear and use lies without any restraint.
I agree. I just explain why these companies speak up.
These companies would have zero problems dealing with a surveillance state, a police state or any other authoritarian regime. Just look whether you can find them in China, for example. They are not opposed because of any moral grounds or because they care about individual freedoms. They are opposed because this legislation is so utterly stupid that it ignores technological reality and will cause a massive host of severe problems for their businesses.
Unlike the politicians, the "tech heavyweights" at least listen to some degree to experts, or they go out of business in the long run. That means they are aware of the utter stupidity of this legislation. Quite a few companies would probably have to stop doing business in Australia to not endanger their global business.
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Not even that. For block-ciphers, a working QC halves the key-length. That means AES-256 is not breakable with a QC in this universe and even AES-128 may be secure due to the extreme effort needed. That is for a known-plaintext attack. For things like RSA, you need to be able to put in the whole problem in one go. That means a huge number of entangled qbits, which may just be infeasible.
So no, I doubt even this use-case will materialize.
Quantum computing is in its infancy.
After 40 years of intense research? I don't think so. It is a dud. Whether it dies by not scaling or by not actually delivering the operations it promises to is immaterial in the end (for computing). Although the 2nd possibility may have interesting implications for Physics.
No, not at all...
Hahahaha, I use Joe! I am a heretic to _both_ camps!
I disagree. Python is actually pretty nice, but it requires somebody with real skill to be used competently.
Ignoring good technology in favor of hip but bad technology is not a sign of competence.
Ahahahahahahaa, you think getting hacked proves competence?
Did it have a part in them getting hacked? Would not surprise me. These people are incompetent.
Seriously, this is getting utterly ridiculous and not in any funny sense. That whole "quantum computing" thing is nonsense, get over it. And stop to find "new" applications that nobody needs and that work better on a classical computer anyways.
Unless they put it back into the atmosphere.
In which case it's worse than literally doing nothing.
No. It is a frigging RESEARCH PROJECT! It is not about "doing anything" it is about exploring possibilities.
Thanks, but no thanks. I will stick with what works for me and that means a font that is good to read and does not distract me from the subject matter.
And then there are mental things where a novice cannot solve it at all and an expert will. However one expert will take minutes and another will take days, but that difference does not matter, because not many people can get there at all. I think for mental skills, this is pretty much a non-starter.
Especially for ones that need training and experience. Doing the same precision movements over and over again will leave some signatures in the motor-cortex. Whether this has any impact on non-physical skills remains to be seen.
Pretty much this. Intelligent folks that overestimate their skills (usually from lack of experience, sometimes from overestimating their intelligence) can do enough damage to be dangerous. And MDs go though a selection that pretty much makes sure they are intelligent and they basically rule all things medical. They also think that without IT they could still keep a large hospital running. True for a few days and for emergency services only, think large catastrophe or the like. False for 90% of their business.
That would be even worse. And hilarious!
Many MDs do not get that they are pretty incompetent with regards to IT. Dunning-Kruger effect at work. Before some large hospitals have to shut down due to this arrogance and stupidity, nothing will change.
How to answer that adequately? Oh yes:
Fuck you. Only holier-than-thou assholes are against profanity. Profanity is a tried-and-true method of stress-relief and has been an important part of human culture for as long as humans had speech.
"Mediocre" and "bad" do fit the bill however. The only way MS will ever be "best" at anything is when they are bad and the competition is worse.
Protip to /.: Do not make ridiculous statements about Microsoft here.
However this kind of stupidity is what you get when you let the far right take over. The LNP has been trying to oust the remaining centrist for years and has managed to do a good job of it at the expense of the economy, living standards and education.
No surprise. The far-right is utterly disconnected from reality, even more so than the rest of the politicos. The sad thing is that the one thing they can do well is manipulate voters, because they have absolutely no honor and will work on fear and use lies without any restraint.
Just increases the degree of incompetence displayed...
I agree. I just explain why these companies speak up.
These companies would have zero problems dealing with a surveillance state, a police state or any other authoritarian regime. Just look whether you can find them in China, for example. They are not opposed because of any moral grounds or because they care about individual freedoms. They are opposed because this legislation is so utterly stupid that it ignores technological reality and will cause a massive host of severe problems for their businesses.
Unlike the politicians, the "tech heavyweights" at least listen to some degree to experts, or they go out of business in the long run. That means they are aware of the utter stupidity of this legislation. Quite a few companies would probably have to stop doing business in Australia to not endanger their global business.
Unless Win10 gets working prevention of their snooping, it will not make it on my machines.
Ah, sorry. Sometimes it is hard to tell.
And how would that work with a _codec_? The interfaces are just not there. A backdoor of this type could be found with a simple string-search.