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We Were Promised Quantum Computers

Posted April 13, 2012 9:14 AM

From BBC News - Science & Environment:

What is a quantum computer and when can I have one? It makes use of all that "spooky" quantum stuff and vastly increases computing power, right? And they'll be under every desk when scientists finally tame the spooky stuff, right? And computing will undergo a revolution no less profound than the one that brought us the microchip, right?

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04/14/2012 2:28 PM

Well maybe it disappeared and reappeared on the far side of the galaxy.

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04/14/2012 7:08 PM

I have been promised a lot of things.

I don't really get my hopes up much any more until something is actually in my hands now.

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