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I think we will get some “break throughs” in Quantum Computing that Google execs will assure us makes their company worth five trillion dollars.

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[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 28 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

The problem with quantum as the next bazinga hype is that there's nothing to point to while soyfacing

[–] BobDole@hexbear.net 15 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)
[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 16 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

You can't point at a qbit it just looks like a regular chip but in a fridge and everything it can even hypothetically do is boring behind the scenes nerd shit.

With the "self driving" car you can point at a car with sensors and shit strapped to it, with the "AI" you can point to the slop it generated.

With quantum, what do you point at? A little notification on your bank's account website that says "your account is now Quantum Secure?"

[–] Runcible@hexbear.net 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

You can't point at a qbit it just looks like a regular chip but in a fridge and everything it can even hypothetically do is boring behind the scenes nerd shit.

yes, I frequently find that tech journalism is held back by its rigid adherence to truth

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 6 points 3 weeks ago

It's not even about adherence to truth, it's that there's nothing there to even lie about

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