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Re:I'm Scott Aaronson, quantum computing/computational compl... by 781 on Friday June 29, 2018 @03:33PM (#17427124)
People struggled for 40 years to make a blue LED.

Even if quantum computers required near zero temperatures, superconductors and such stuff, there is no reason why you couldn't have all that in a no-serviceable-parts-inside box if the economic incentives were strong enough.

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Re:I'm Scott Aaronson, quantum computing/computational compl... by rsln-s on Friday June 29, 2018 @03:53PM (#17427333)
Well the question really is economic incentives. If it is too hard to do (say, doesn't scale) or can be simulated efficiently-ish on a classical computer -- no one will do it.
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Re:I'm Scott Aaronson, quantum computing/computational compl... by martin1975 on Friday June 29, 2018 @03:50PM (#17427302)
I love your optimism.
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