Re:First quantum computers need smart software
by throwaway613834 on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @01:46PM
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> And there's plenty of things that people said were impossible that were achieved. That doesn't tell us anything regarding quantum computing, either.
Exactly. That was never my reasoning either so I'm not sure what you're refuting.
Re:First quantum computers need smart software
by jamesrcole on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @01:55PM
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I'm not refuting anything. All your comments have focused on things that people have promised that haven't turned out, which gives one the impression that that somehow applies to quantum computing as well. I'm trying to paint a more balanced picture of the situation.
And there's plenty of things that people said were impossible that were achieved.
That doesn't tell us anything regarding quantum computing, either.
Looking at what people said about past things is completely irrelevant to the prospects for some particular potential technology. The only way you can try to judge the prospects for that technology is by actually getting into the details of that technology and how it relates to our current understanding of the world.