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Re:A brief introduction to quantum computing by virgil_disgr4ce on Saturday June 02, 2018 @10:08PM (#17217543)
I don't want to sound like a jerk or anything but you'd think that if a high schooler could write an entire paper like this about quantum computing of all things they'd be able to spell a few more things correctly, get basic punctuation right, grammar, etc.?
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Re:A brief introduction to quantum computing by samhain on Saturday June 02, 2018 @11:04PM (#17217695)
>Quantum computing is a chance a solving problems that are considered unsolvable classical computers. Quantum computing is a relatively new and complicated field in this paper I provide a brief overview of quantum computing systems.

I agree, the abstract doesn't even make sense and has run-ons.

It looks like they didn't even bother to run it through spell check. I must admit their formatting is very nice. It looks like they might have used LaTex.

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Re:A brief introduction to quantum computing by DoreenMichele on Saturday June 02, 2018 @10:22PM (#17217579)
Maybe you would, but I wouldn't. First, those are unrelated skill sets. Second, lots of people excel in one area and suck in another. That's completely normal.
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Re:A brief introduction to quantum computing by awat on Saturday June 02, 2018 @10:18PM (#17217569)
Phrased another way this is a great example of why the breakdown of a cumulative score (verbal vs quant, etc) is important on standardized tests.
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Re:A brief introduction to quantum computing by coyoterabbit on Sunday June 03, 2018 @01:02PM (#17220456)
It was a jarring read seeing those basic mistakes. Even just a once-over before publishing to web would have likely caught those typos and increased the credibility of the paper. Perhaps the author was tight for timeline or couldn't source a peer reviewer.
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Re:A brief introduction to quantum computing by friedrich12 on Sunday June 03, 2018 @05:55PM (#17222487)
It was due on the day I finished it. Sorry for the grammar mistakes.
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Re:A brief introduction to quantum computing by code_duck on Saturday June 02, 2018 @11:44PM (#17217803)
Since they don't proofread words effectively and missed simple mistakes like 'silt' for 'slit', it makes me doubt that the formulas have been proofread thoroughly, either.
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Re:A brief introduction to quantum computing by threatofrain on Sunday June 03, 2018 @10:45AM (#17219763)
Those things become far less important as your thinking becomes more attractive for others to read. Also plenty of people don't do their own editing.
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