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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36203043
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On 5/4/2016 2:35 PM, Stephen wrote:
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36203043
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LOL ... I saw the story this morning and was going to post, but you beat
me to the punch.
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>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36203043
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> LOL ... I saw the story this morning and was going to post, but you beat
> me to the punch.
Has anyone actually got a sign-up to it? I filled in the form but
haven't got anything back. Not that I have any idea what is involved in
programming a quantum computer (apart from the "a bit can be 0,1 or
both" line in every article), but thought it would be fun to find out.
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On 05/05/2016 08:15 AM, scott wrote:
> Has anyone actually got a sign-up to it? I filled in the form but
> haven't got anything back. Not that I have any idea what is involved in
> programming a quantum computer (apart from the "a bit can be 0,1 or
> both" line in every article), but thought it would be fun to find out.
You remember a few years back when some guy said "we need quantum
raytracing supercomputers NOW!"?
And somebody else replied "we already have those; it's called THE REAL
WORLD"?
Yeah, well, that hasn't gone away. ;-)
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On Thu, 05 May 2016 08:15:36 +0100, scott wrote:
> Has anyone actually got a sign-up to it?
I've got a friend who received his login information earlier today. He
said that using the system is like learning a foreign language - he's
having to relearn a lot in order to see how to use it.
Jim
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besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw
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>> Has anyone actually got a sign-up to it?
>
> I've got a friend who received his login information earlier today. He
> said that using the system is like learning a foreign language - he's
> having to relearn a lot in order to see how to use it.
Yes I got mine overnight, I've just been reading through the user guide.
It's written in much the same manner as a book would be on digital
circuits, start off with what a "zero" and "one" is, then simple logic
gates, more complex circuits, then latches and adders, then things like
RAM and a CPU.
However, it took me several re-reads and lots of thought just to get the
"zero and one" idea for this. I've read through the next few sections,
but most of it is just meaningless for the time being. Indeed, it all
seems quite odd, but at the same time I get the feeling for the
potential of such systems. It's not so much a foreign language (assuming
you are OK with matrices, complex numbers and probabilities), just that
it's being used in a completely different way.
One thing is absolutely certain though, I'm not about to write a
raytracer to run on this thing anytime soon :-)
It did remind me slightly of Andrew's writings on Haskell, how you code
up all these gates, and all the qubits are some super-position, and
nothing gets resolved until you actually make the measurement at the end.
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On 06/05/2016 11:48 AM, scott wrote:
> Yes I got mine overnight, I've just been reading through the user guide.
> It's written in much the same manner as a book would be on digital
> circuits, start off with what a "zero" and "one" is, then simple logic
> gates, more complex circuits, then latches and adders, then things like
> RAM and a CPU.
Question: Are there any books out there that actually *do* that?
I mean, what little I know about digital logic is gleaned from
children's books and Wikipedia. I've never seen a *book* that actually
*explains* this stuff. (Unless it's an electronics book, in which case
it talks about impedance and capacitance and other such irrelevant details.)
> It did remind me slightly of Andrew's writings on Haskell, how you code
> up all these gates, and all the qubits are some super-position, and
> nothing gets resolved until you actually make the measurement at the end.
Heh, damn... I didn't think anybody actually read that stuff...
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On 5/6/2016 8:35 PM, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> Heh, damn... I didn't think anybody actually read that stuff...
I read as much as I can understand.
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Stephen
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On 06/05/16 21:04, Stephen wrote:
> On 5/6/2016 8:35 PM, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
>> Heh, damn... I didn't think anybody actually read that stuff...
>
> I read as much as I can understand.
>
... that is to say, all the words of one syllable or less :-D
John
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It was not given to you by your parents
You hold it in trust for your children
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On 5/6/2016 10:35 PM, Doctor John wrote:
> On 06/05/16 21:04, Stephen wrote:
>> On 5/6/2016 8:35 PM, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
>>> Heh, damn... I didn't think anybody actually read that stuff...
>>
>> I read as much as I can understand.
>>
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> .... that is to say, all the words of one syllable or less :-D
>
> John
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Only the words of one syllable. Polysyllabics went out with the 90s.
BTW My brain is still away with the fairies.
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Stephen
I’m pink therefore I’m spam.
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