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Re: quantum computer demonstrated, maybe.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Saqib Ali)
Thu Feb 15 21:46:03 2007
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:30:37 -0800
From: "Saqib Ali" <docbook.xml@gmail.com>
To: cryptography@metzdowd.com
In-Reply-To: <877iuj8aex.fsf@snark.piermont.com>
Another interesting piece is that even D-Wave's own Chief Executive
Herb Martin says the machine isn't a real quantum computer, but is
instead a "kind of special-purpose machine that uses some quantum
mechanics".
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TECHBIT_QUANTUM_QUANDARY?SITE=FLDAY&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
saqib
http://www.full-disk-encryption.net
On 2/15/07, Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com> wrote:
>
> The most interesting bit of the article:
>
> And how exactly would users know that it was the quantum computer
> rather than a human or ordinary computer answering their queries?
> "There's really no way to convince a skeptic who's accessing the
> machine remotely," Rose admits. For now, D-Wave's device is slower
> than an inexpensive home computer, but Rose says a potentially faster
> 1,000-qubit version should be available by the end of next year.
>
> One wonders if the quote is remotely accurate.
>
> http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa001&articleID=BD4EFAA8-E7F2-99DF-372B272D3E271363
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Saqib Ali, CISSP, ISSAP
http://www.full-disk-encryption.net
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