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IBM achieved some breakthrough in Quantum-computing

Discussion in 'SCIENCE!!' started by Morgoth, Feb 28, 2012.

  1. Morgoth Arcane

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    #1

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    Quantum computers alone are not enough to make us consider going all butlerian jihad on the machines. Still this is obviously :incline:, we honestly fail to grasp what wondrous (and downright retarded) things working quantum computers may allow us to do. Obviously in addition to the superior raw computing power, which you cannot have too much of when doing extremely complex simulations, not to mention the potential applications in cryptography.

    BTW I also had wyrmlord's topic opened in one of my tabs and switched to it instead of the ones where I opened the links by accident. For a moment I though you were trolling us by implying wyrmlord is that breakthrough.

  3. Yeesh Arbiter

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    Good old HAL. I know we can always, always trust him to open the pod bay doors.
    toro Brofists this.

  4. Turisas Magister Patron

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    :incline: With quantum computers, NPC's can have a more sophisticated romance AI.
    Ed123, toro, 1451 and 1 other person Brofist this.

  5. TripJack Hedonist Patron

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    excellent we'll be finding prime factors of large integers in no time this is gonna mean at least 5 or 10 extra fps in crysis
    toro and SCO Brofist this.

  6. GarfunkeL Racism Expert

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    1/10,000 of a second? Whoa.

  7. Tripicus Educated

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    The announcement was made during the APS meeting, which was rather amusing. A number of groups held emergency meetings and presenters were notably absent.

  8. fizzelopeguss Prophet

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    can it run crysis?

  9. DraQ Arcane

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    QC will render most of current cryptography, including one used by banking systems void.

    Fun times.

  10. TripJack Hedonist Patron

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    only some of public key algorithms, and only in theory of course

  11. hoodoo Arbiter

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    what is a quantum computer

  12. GarfunkeL Racism Expert

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    [IMG]

  13. idonthavetimeforthiscrap Moderator Patron

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    yes, yes, but how will this affect porn? HOW? extremely lifelike simulation? holograms? i must know!!

  14. Konjad Magister Patron

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    It's a computer made of quantumns, silly.

  15. Captain Shrek Dumbfuck! Patron

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    No.


    Yes.

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