tests suggest the new device's potential can be matched only by a conventional computer as big as the known universe

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/link-to-worlds-most-advanced-computer/story-e6frg6nf-1226338312030?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheAustralianTheNationNews+%28The+Australian+%7C+The+Nation%29

progressiveslol wrote on Apr 26^th, 2012 at 7:23pm:

tests suggest the new device's potential can be matched only by a conventional computer as big as the known universe http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/link-to-worlds-most-advanced-computer/story-e6frg6nf-1226338312030?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheAustralianTheNationNews+%28The+Australian+%7C+The+Nation%29

Be nice, wouldn't it?

http://www.crystalinks.com/floweroflife.html

http://www.crystalinks.com/tolseedlife.jpg

its free and within

namaste

The article also says:


http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/link-to-worlds-most-advanced-computer/story-e6frg6nf-1226338312030?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheAustralianTheNationNews+%28The+Australian+%7C+The+Nation%29

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So far the new crystal has been subjected only to preliminary "benchmarking" tests of its basic performance, with the results reported today in the journal Nature. "There's a huge way to go in terms of making this a system on which someone might perform useful calculations."

I don't think it will ever work.

tests suggest the new device's potential can be matched only by a conventional computer as big as the known universe

__________

the reason why is that the microcosmic divine blueprint

is a constant on all levels and is exactly equal

through the vacuum,creating the harmonic

sacred geometrical match

alpha = omega

yes science admits this fact

does this comfort you?

namaste

it_is_the_light wrote on Apr 26^th, 2012 at 11:41pm:

tests suggest the new device's potential can be matched only by a conventional computer as big as the known universe __________ the reason why is that the microcosmic divine blueprint is a constant on all levels and is exactly equal through the vacuum,creating the harmonic sacred geometrical match alpha = omega yes science admits this fact does this comfort you? namaste

No Light,
I'm not comforted & you have written a load
of meanigless drivel:


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microcosmic divine blueprint sacred geometrical match science admits this fact

Science is not about talk of divine & sacred.
Those are religious words.

Can you use Facebook on it?  :P

The key search term should be "Quantum computer".  People have been talking about Quantum computers for years, and some have been built. It's an emerging technology.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_computing


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In February 2012 IBM scientists said that they have made several breakthroughs in quantum computing that put them "on the cusp of building systems that will take computing to a whole new level."[46] In April 2012 a multinational team of researchers from the University of Southern California, Delft University of Technology, the Iowa State University of Science and Technology, and the University of California, Santa Barbara, constructed a two-qubit quantum computer on a crystal of diamond doped with some manner of impurity, that can easily be scaled up in size and functionality at room temperature. Two logical qubit directions of electron spin and nitrogen kernels spin were used. A system which formed an impulse of microwave radiation of certain duration and the form was developed for maintenance of protection against decoherence. By means of this computer Grover's algorithm for four variants of search has generated the right answer from the first try in 95% of cases.

the classic tech head response is.
I want one.
How much are they?
Where can you buy them?

These happened to be the exact words spoken by a colleague who was pranked by his mates many years ago.
They were in court, and during a break, the prankster set his phone alarm off, then proceeded to pull a roll of typed info from the side of his watch, pretending it was a miniature FAX watch, just invented, which he had bought overseas.
I guess that anything is believable if you want to believe.
The ramifications of such startling computer power are a wee bit intimidating though.
How could we mere mortals compete with such?
Sci Fi dystopian potentials abound.

Its the next phase of our technological evolution. I am excited.


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Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. Anything that’s invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty- five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. Anything invented after you’re thirty-five is against the natural order of things.         Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt

SOB

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The ramifications of such startling computer power are a wee bit intimidating though.

Don't hold your breath.
I don't believe there will ever be a quantum computer that does any useful processing.

Bobby. wrote on Apr 27^th, 2012 at 10:28am:

Quote: The ramifications of such startling computer power are a wee bit intimidating though. Don't hold your breath. I don't believe there will ever be a quantum computer that does any useful processing.

We could make it Prime Minister then.  8-)

Maybe it will consider itself too intelligent. Echoes of HAL ?

Actually quantum computers are being commerically produced for limited applications. They're made by D Wave.  That's old news:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/29/d-wave-sells-first-commercial-quantum-computer-to-lockheed-marti/

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Who found ten million dollars to drop on the first commercially available quantum computer? Lockheed Martin, it seems, as the aerospace defense contractor has just begun a "multi-year contract" with the quantum annealing experts at D-Wave to develop... nothing that they're ready or willing to publicly discuss at this time. This "strategic relationship" marks the second major vote of confidence in D-Wave's technology, after Google built image detection algorithms for the company's processors a couple years back. Or, perhaps Lockheed Martin just wants a new shiny black toy for the Skunk Works labs. PR after the break.

muso wrote on Apr 27^th, 2012 at 11:45am:

Bobby. wrote on Apr 27th, 2012 at 10:28am: Quote: The ramifications of such startling computer power are a wee bit intimidating though. Don't hold your breath. I don't believe there will ever be a quantum computer that does any useful processing. We could make it Prime Minister then.  8-) Maybe it will consider itself too intelligent. Echoes of HAL ? Actually quantum computers are being commerically produced for limited applications. They're made by D Wave.  That's old news: http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/29/d-wave-sells-first-commercial-quantum-computer-to-lockheed-marti/ [quote] Who found ten million dollars to drop on the first commercially available quantum computer? Lockheed Martin, it seems, as the aerospace defense contractor has just begun a "multi-year contract" with the quantum annealing experts at D-Wave to develop... nothing that they're ready or willing to publicly discuss at this time. This "strategic relationship" marks the second major vote of confidence in D-Wave's technology, after Google built image detection algorithms for the company's processors a couple years back. Or, perhaps Lockheed Martin just wants a new shiny black toy for the Skunk Works labs. PR after the break.

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Muso,
That must be a hoax.

Bobby. wrote on Apr 27^th, 2012 at 1:19pm:

muso wrote on Apr 27th, 2012 at 11:45am: Bobby. wrote on Apr 27th, 2012 at 10:28am: Quote: The ramifications of such startling computer power are a wee bit intimidating though. Don't hold your breath. I don't believe there will ever be a quantum computer that does any useful processing. We could make it Prime Minister then.  8-) Maybe it will consider itself too intelligent. Echoes of HAL ? Actually quantum computers are being commerically produced for limited applications. They're made by D Wave.  That's old news: http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/29/d-wave-sells-first-commercial-quantum-computer-to-lockheed-marti/ [quote] Who found ten million dollars to drop on the first commercially available quantum computer? Lockheed Martin, it seems, as the aerospace defense contractor has just begun a "multi-year contract" with the quantum annealing experts at D-Wave to develop... nothing that they're ready or willing to publicly discuss at this time. This "strategic relationship" marks the second major vote of confidence in D-Wave's technology, after Google built image detection algorithms for the company's processors a couple years back. Or, perhaps Lockheed Martin just wants a new shiny black toy for the Skunk Works labs. PR after the break.

Muso,
That must be a hoax.
[/quote]

It isn't a hoax.   :)

http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2011-05-26/d-wave_sells_first_quantum_computer.html

http://www.dwavesys.com/en/dw_homepage.html
http://www.dwavesys.com/en/products-services.html

Technically speaking, it's adiabatic quantum computing:
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2007/02/7008.ars

Hi Muso,
I still think it's a hoax.

There were no examples of a real problem solved. e.g.

Such a computer would easily be able to break 128 bit
or even military 1024 bit encryption.

Have they done it?

If they have it would destroy the entire world's security
& we would know about it as banner headlines.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2011/10/31/lockheed-martin-installs-quantum-computer/

Forbes is a pretty reliable source:


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Lockheed Martin Installs Quantum Computer The D-Wave One System (Credit: D-Wave) On Friday, Lockheed Martin installed its D-Wave Quantum Computer at USC’s Information Sciences Institute in Marina Del Rey, California. Lockheed Martin purchased the system in May, and their contract with D-Wave includes operations and maintenance by D-Wave. D-Wave’s claims to quantum computing have been met with some skepticism in the past, but a paper in Nature demonstrating a part of those claims created a lot of buzz in the quantum computing community. That said, there’s still some skepticism, some of which was explained in an interview I conducted with MIT’s Scott Aaronson earlier this year. Depending on what type of applications the D-Wave One System is applied to, however, it may well be that some of the concerns will be alleviated soon. I’ll be interested to see what kind of work is conducted at USC on behalf of Lockheed, and I’m hopeful that most of it will be made public. Certainly USC Engineering Dean Yannis Yortsos, is excited by the possibilities, stating at the installation that:     “This is merely the first step in a much larger world,” Yortsos said.     Yortsos said the system will break new ground, much like the first commercially available computer in the United States, the Universal Automatic Computer (Univac).     “The D-Wave One Adiabatic Quantum Computer represents not merely the latest ancestor of Univac, but the next big leap — the advent of scalable quantum computing,” Yortsos said. “Truly, D-Wave Systems has created something revolutionary: a 128 qubit quantum chip that augurs the possibility of solving some of the world’s most complex optimization and machine learning problems.”

If it's a hoax, then the University of Southern California are in on it too (and I think that's highly unlikely):
http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/1079/a-quantum-leap-in-computing/

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A Quantum Leap in Computing USC recently opened the USC-Lockheed Martin Quantum Computing Center, which houses the world’s first commercial operational quantum processor. USC Dornsife researchers will play a key role in advancing the center’s groundbreaking research.

Of course the Quantum computers of the future will make this one look like a pocket calculator. It's early days yet.

Muso,

Quote:

Of course the Quantum computers of the future will make this one look like a pocket calculator. It's early days yet.

Not of course - it's yet to be seen if real advantage can be gained
to enable  as I wrote above - able to break 128 bit encryption.
That would be an easy problem for a working quantum computer.


Has that problem been solved with supercomputers yet?

This is only a 128qbit computer. That's roughly equivalent to a 256bit conventional computer. The technology works, but they are only at the crawling stage. It's almost inevitable that they will be able to break any encryption within the next 5 years.

muso wrote on Apr 28^th, 2012 at 7:17am:

This is only a 128qbit computer. That's roughly equivalent to a 256bit conventional computer. The technology works, but they are only at the crawling stage. It's almost inevitable that they will be able to break any encryption within the next 5 years.

I doubt that encryption will ever be broken -
unless some mathmatician breaks the prime number theory.
I think with the 1024 bit encryption there
are more possibilities than there are atoms in the universe.

Bobby. wrote on Apr 27^th, 2012 at 10:28am:

Quote: The ramifications of such startling computer power are a wee bit intimidating though. Don't hold your breath. I don't believe there will ever be a quantum computer that does any useful processing.

It's about a new read write medium!

Biological they are thinking but how to do it??

IT'S OVER 50 YEARS OFF BUT ATLEAST THEY ARE THINKING BIG SO THERE COULD BE SPINOFFS JUST FROM THE THOUGHT PROCESS!!

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Apr 29^th, 2012 at 4:22pm:

Bobby. wrote on Apr 27th, 2012 at 10:28am: Quote: The ramifications of such startling computer power are a wee bit intimidating though. Don't hold your breath. I don't believe there will ever be a quantum computer that does any useful processing. It's about a new read write medium! Biological they are thinking but how to do it?? IT'S OVER 50 YEARS OFF BUT ATLEAST THEY ARE THINKING BIG SO THERE COULD BE SPINOFFS JUST FROM THE THOUGHT PROCESS!!

Synthetic Photosynthesis. Google it.  That's what we'd gain from Quantum Computing.

Remember the old Norwegian Fairy Tale about the mill that produced salt?
http://myth-making.blogspot.com.au/2007/07/why-sea-is-salt.html

Dare to imagine one that produces carbon fibre building products out of thin air.  ;)

muso wrote on Apr 30^th, 2012 at 11:30am:

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Apr 29th, 2012 at 4:22pm: Bobby. wrote on Apr 27th, 2012 at 10:28am: Quote: The ramifications of such startling computer power are a wee bit intimidating though. Don't hold your breath. I don't believe there will ever be a quantum computer that does any useful processing. It's about a new read write medium! Biological they are thinking but how to do it?? IT'S OVER 50 YEARS OFF BUT ATLEAST THEY ARE THINKING BIG SO THERE COULD BE SPINOFFS JUST FROM THE THOUGHT PROCESS!! Synthetic Photosynthesis. Google it.  That's what we'd gain from Quantum Computing. Remember the old Norwegian Fairy Tale about the mill that produced salt? http://myth-making.blogspot.com.au/2007/07/why-sea-is-salt.html Dare to imagine one that produces carbon fibre building products out of thin air.  ;)

Lol, sounds like food for thought!  :o :o :o