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(Msg. 31) Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:04 pm
Post subject: Re: Quantum computers [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Calab wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> How much faster will quantum computers be than classical
>>>>>>>>>> computers?
>>>>>>>>> Exactly 42x.
>>>>>>>> That figure is "mostly harmless" but it might be a tiny bit
>>>>>>>> faster than that.
>>>>>>> A very deep thought.
>>>>>> What was the question?
>>>>>>
>>>>> What is the meaning of....
>>>>>
>>>>> Oh. Never mind. I think we've been through all of this before...
>>>>>
>>>> 6 x 7 times before?
>>> It's all about the mice, you see.
>>>
>> Building a quantum computer is like building a hyper-space bypass
>> but the plans are hard to find!
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> The plans have been available for public viewing for months. just down at
> the nearest star, Alpha Centuri, a mere 4 light years away.
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>
Apathetic bloody planet, I've no sympathy at all...
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(Msg. 32) Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:04 pm
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In sci.physics CBFalconer <cbfalconer.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote:
> jimp.TakeThisOut@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> > CBFalconer <cbfalconer.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> jimp.TakeThisOut@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> >>> uri <danny99.TakeThisOut@bezeqint.net> wrote:
> >>>> John McGaw <nob....TakeThisOut@nowh.ere> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>> Or look at the March 2008 issue of Scientific American in which
> >>>>> an article debunks some of the wilder claims made for quantum
> >>>>> computers.
> >>>>
> >>>> The problem is that the scientific american article is not free.
> >>>
> >>> Neither are most things in life. Isn't that a bitch?
> >
> >> The essence of a stupid remark, especially on an international news
> >> group. Another problem for Uri is likely to be that Scientific
> >> American is just not available in his part of the world.
> >
> > His quite specific bitch was that Scientific American is not free,
> > NOT that it wasn't available.
> He is obviously a neophyte, and may be in some backwoods location
> in Pakistan (or wherever), for all you know. His probable first
> reaction to the McGaw response was to access the Scientific
> American website, and find that article unavailable. He also has
> possible problems with the English language. And obviously with
> Usenet conventions.
Haven't read many of his postings, have you?
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(Msg. 33) Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:08 pm
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jimp.RemoveThis@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> CBFalconer <cbfalconer.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> jimp.RemoveThis@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>>
.... snip ...
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>>> His quite specific bitch was that Scientific American is not
>>> free, NOT that it wasn't available.
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>> He is obviously a neophyte, and may be in some backwoods location
>> in Pakistan (or wherever), for all you know. His probable first
>> reaction to the McGaw response was to access the Scientific
>> American website, and find that article unavailable. He also has
>> possible problems with the English language. And obviously with
>> Usenet conventions.
>
> Haven't read many of his postings, have you?
Obviously you are in sci.physics. I am in alt.comp.hardware.
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(Msg. 34) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:30 am
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John McGaw wrote:
> Calab wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> How much faster will quantum computers be than classical
>>>>>>>>>>> computers?
>>>>>>>>>> Exactly 42x.
>>>>>>>>> That figure is "mostly harmless" but it might be a tiny bit
>>>>>>>>> faster than that.
>>>>>>>> A very deep thought.
>>>>>>> What was the question?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> What is the meaning of....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Oh. Never mind. I think we've been through all of this before...
>>>>>>
>>>>> 6 x 7 times before?
>>>> It's all about the mice, you see.
>>>>
>>> Building a quantum computer is like building a hyper-space bypass
>>> but the plans are hard to find!
>>
>> The plans have been available for public viewing for months. just down
>> at the nearest star, Alpha Centuri, a mere 4 light years away.
>>
>
> Apathetic bloody planet, I've no sympathy at all...
>
How many impossible things have you done today? >> Stay informed about: Quantum computers |
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(Msg. 35) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:30 am
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Sam Wormley wrote:
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> How many impossible things have you done today?
Three. You?
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(Msg. 36) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:03 am
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CBFalconer wrote:
> Sam Wormley wrote:
> ... snip ...
>> How many impossible things have you done today?
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> Three. You?
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Six for me... wanna go get some breakfast? >> Stay informed about: Quantum computers |
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(Msg. 37) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:06 am
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"Sam Wormley" <swormley1 DeleteThis @mchsi.com> wrote in message
news:HBMwj.49985$9j6.5330@attbi_s22...
> CBFalconer wrote:
>> Sam Wormley wrote:
>> ... snip ...
>>> How many impossible things have you done today?
>>
>> Three. You?
>>
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> Six for me... wanna go get some breakfast?
Definitely, 6 pints and a packet of peanuts please.
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(Msg. 38) Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:51 am
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Somewhere on teh intarweb "hhc314@yahoo.com" typed:
> On Feb 24, 1:25 pm, j....RemoveThis@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>> In sci.physics uri <dann....RemoveThis@bezeqint.net> wrote:
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>>> On Feb 24, 7:25 pm, j....RemoveThis@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>>>> Neither are most things in life.
>>
>>>> Isn't that a bitch?
>>> It is a bitch. Most knowledge isn't free but there are several
>>> altruistic projects like wikipedia or the free information society
>>> which provides knowledge for free.
>>
>> Have you ever heard the term "public library"?
>>
>> --
>> Jim Pennino
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>> Remove .spam.sux to reply.
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> Amen to that. Plus, almost every library has this copy of Scientific
> American available for free reading.
>
> Given the decline of Scientific American credibility over the past 15
> years, it's not the best place to learn about science, but at least it
> is freely available to read at a library.
>
> Harry C.
Harry, I'm assuming that you're American?
It seems that you're assuming that the whole world is American.
My (large) local library here in New Zealand doesn't carry Scientific
American. Maybe due to it's "decline" of which you speak?
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