At issue, as I understand it, is whether the results from the 53-bit simulation (which would take 10,000 years, or 2.5 days, depending on who you believe) are v

At issue, as I understand it, is whether the results from the 53-bit simulation (which would take 10,000 years, or 2.5 days, depending on who you believe) are valid or whether they are just so much junk because they haven't been calibrated and rely on calibrations that may or may not generalize. Kalai responds to Peter Shor making similar critiques in the comment threads in the blog, but it seems it comes down to clarifications on methodology, so may not be a fatal defect.