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The guy seems like a quantum fanboy who does not understand what he is talking about. Isn't data management separate theory from the hardware - ie: using smalle
by onoj 17y ago
The guy seems like a quantum fanboy who does not understand what he is talking about. Isn't data management separate theory from the hardware - ie: using smaller objects to make computers does not change the management of the data.
- pmjordan 17y agoQuantum computing has nothing to do with making computers smaller.
- onoj 17y agoYes, but coming up with a non binary data management system (ie: one that uses a bit in four states) requires a whole new language of machine code before you can get the quark to talk. Making one bit of info is still thirty years away from a functioning device
- mhartl 17y agoThe author of the post is Michael Nielsen, who coauthored the standard textbook on the subject. In fact, he says so in the first full paragraph: I worked on quantum computing full time for 12 years, wrote 60 or so papers, and co-authored the standard text. I was a grad student at Caltech when Michael was a postdoc there, and knew him from his reputation for general awesomeness long before I met him. N.B. Michael is also a frequent reader of Hacker News, so be nice. :-) (In fact, he submitted this article himself over a year ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=289212 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=289212)