I would like one of your bogometers (I could use one here). Do you sell them?
LOL K -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Boyes Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 1:52 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: The quantum computer comes of age > > Not likely. The Dwave machine is based on setting up the state machines > > (the equivalent of programming the thing) and then cooling the equipment > > to cryogenic temperatures. It doesn't' function at all at room > > temperature, and it's really hard to change the keys. 8-) > Well that's similar to what GM, Ford, and Chrysler said about the first > Toyotas that washed ashore... Color me a bit cynical, but J-junctions have been touted as the next big solution to every computational problem since addition since they were discovered, and this time also triggers my bogometer. We still haven't seen a working quantum device that can solve a non-trivial problem that hasn't been deconstructed by an enormous amount of human intelligence first. Decomposition for massively parallel architectures is peanuts compared to problem decomposition for quantum architectures. It's an enormously cool idea, but let's see it work first before we start chucking working stuff. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
