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6 Oct 2024 03:58:47 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Quantum Pov, soon?  
From: Le Forgeron
Date: 13 May 2016 05:02:48
Message: <57359838@news.povray.org>
Le 12/05/2016 à 18:30, nemesis a écrit :
> Stephen <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote:
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36203043
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards
>>      Stephen
>
>> General-purpose machines, which IBM calls "universal" quantum computers, will
eventually use more than 100,000 qubits
> .
>
> funny name for the measure:  quantum bits, qubits.  homophonous to the biblical
> cubits :)
>
> povray for quantum computing?  expect more 20 years, after they get into GPUs
>

By that time, the reflective sphere on a checkered plane meme will be 
replaced by a render made with a quantum computer of the Schrödinger's 
cat in a semi-transparent-polarising box.

"What is the colour of the cat in the box ?" is the input to trigger the 
start of the computation. (White, Black, .... )


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