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To the believers and would-be investors in Quantum Computing / D-Wave
by
ImNotHerb
on
11/01/2013, 05:39:13 UTC
Their website described the *ahem* ... "product"... as follows:
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Our current superconducting 128-qubit processor chip is housed inside a cryogenics system within a 10 square meter shielded room.
https://lh3.ggpht.com/-Rp-_nYzp51A/TeIvrhL36XI/AAAAAAAAPpc/9p4HVdLFJmc/s1600/d_wave_one_system_geordie_rose.jpg
Gee, a shielded black box that you can't look inside of - but oh, fer sure it's got a real live quantum computer that can be used in place of a regular computer... but no peeking!
It reminds me of the story of the Automaton Chess Player that gained fame in the late 1700's? Read about it - you might find it enlightening. Yes, truly, there's a sucker born every minute.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Turk
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Kempelen_chess1.jpg/250px-Kempelen_chess1.jpg
