2026-04-03 04:46 UTC
@sophieschmieg@infosec.exchange A physicist I used to work for said quantum computing is very good right now for getting grant money to develop very nice ADC's and detector circuitry, which is useful for astronomy and particle physics.
He admitted when I pressed him that he agrees that the actual computing part is complete bunk and going nowhere.
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@danmcd@hostux.social 2026-04-03 15:27
@poleguy @sophieschmieg I remember similar opinions in the 80s when people would bring up Reagan's "Star Wars"/SDI.
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@TindrasGrove@infosec.exchange 2026-04-03 15:44
@poleguy @sophieschmieg I’m reminded of the thing that goes around occasionally about how Loch Ness is a great place to be a marine biologist because you can get money from people trying to find Nessie. And in the “search” you end up doing some really cool research most people can’t do because they don’t have that sort of funding.