Web Quantum Computer Simulator

Web Quantum Computer Simulator 238

Posted by michael on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @01:57PM from the number-crunching dept.

Heraklit writes "As reported on Heise News, the Frauenhofer Institute of Computer Architecture and Software Technology has made available the first online quantum computer simulator - it will be simulating up to 31 quantum bits, for testing new advanced quantum algorithms. Behind the scenes, it is a 32 node Athlon 3200 Myrinet Linux Cluster with 56GByte RAM! Now imagine the computing power of a few hundred qubits, if ever constructed..."

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Qbit algorithm explained... (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:00PM (#9432301)

The algorithm in psuedo-code:
int qbit[32]; for ( i = 0; i < 32; i++ ) qbit[i] = (rand() >>30) & 0x01;

Nice rack. (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:00PM (#9432309)

Nice rack, seriously. Clean, uncluttered.

You cannot imagine a beowulf cluster of these (Score:4, Funny)

by marat ( 180984 ) writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:01PM (#9432323) Homepage

Since power and probably complexity to program increases exponentially.

Finally... (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:03PM (#9432344)

... I can factor the number 15.

Re:Obligatory (Score:5, Funny)

by grahamlee ( 522375 ) writes: <(moc.geelmai) (ta) (maharg)> on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:03PM (#9432349) Homepage Journal

If I did, they would collapse into a single state and be useless as quantum computers.

Finally... (Score:5, Funny)

by bairy ( 755347 ) * writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:04PM (#9432350) Homepage

A "PC" that just scrapes Longhorn's requirements.

Tron (Score:2, Funny)

by Sinful_Shirts ( 784047 ) writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:04PM (#9432354) Homepage

"Now imagine the computing power of a few hundred qubits, if ever constructed..."

Tron? :)

Re:guess since its not to far off (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:04PM (#9432356)

I already know more than you - I watched all the Quantum Leap seasons!

Quantum Observations (Score:5, Funny)

by Nom du Keyboard ( 633989 ) writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:05PM (#9432369)

Well, there goes my private encryption key.
The only question left is, can a Quantum Computer Simulator handle the /. effect?

Re:fp! (Score:3, Funny)

by garcia ( 6573 ) writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:05PM (#9432371)

Aww, I have a fan club! Thanks AC! This is the greatest day of my life!

Oh wait.

Re:Finally... (Score:3, Funny)

by mothz ( 788133 ) writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:05PM (#9432376)

But how many frames per second will you get playing Duke Nukem Forever on it?

A-ha! (Score:1, Funny)

by PatrickThomson ( 712694 ) writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:05PM (#9432379)

THe longhorn specs are actually calling for a 31-qbit computer! I knew it!

no fair! (Score:5, Funny)

by maxbang ( 598632 ) writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:05PM (#9432380) Journal

You changed the outcome of the loading time of the page by posting a link to it!

If the Q-Bit had gone to the other processor (Score:5, Funny)

by Nom du Keyboard ( 633989 ) writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:07PM (#9432407)

32 node Athlon 3200 Myrinet Linux Cluster with 56GByte RAM!
If that had been a 32 node Itantium cluster, Intel could have boasted of doubled Itantium sales for that quarter.

So... I did my little quantum calculation deal (Score:5, Funny)

by strictnein ( 318940 ) * writes: <{strictfoo-slashdot} {at} {yahoo.com}> on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:07PM (#9432408) Homepage Journal

and the answer I got was....

I don't know. I don't even know what the fuck I did. Just pushed buttons and two minutes later it told me I was done! THE QUANTUM POWER IS AMAZING!

Qbit? (Score:4, Funny)

by Profane MuthaFucka ( 574406 ) writes: <busheatskok@gmail.com> on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:08PM (#9432414) Homepage Journal

Isn't Qbit that dude that jumps all over the pile of blocks?

Re:Quantum Observations (Score:5, Funny)

by shadowcabbit ( 466253 ) writes: <cx AT thefurryone DOT net> on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:08PM (#9432416) Journal

The only question left is, can a Quantum Computer Simulator handle the /. effect?

Maybe, maybe not.

Re:Finally... (Score:5, Funny)

by B3ryllium ( 571199 ) writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:10PM (#9432454) Homepage

Sorry, if you just imagine playing Duke Nukem Forever, you collapse it into a wave function and the game never gets finished.

Or something. Look, a monkey!

Damn inconsiderate... (Score:5, Funny)

by JoeLinux ( 20366 ) writes: <joelinux@gma[ ]com ['il.' in gap]> on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:11PM (#9432456)

They've taken out all the fun of the "imagine a beowulf cluster of these..." by putting it in the article itself...DARN YOU SLASHDOT! DARN YOU TO HECK!

Life, The Universe, & Everything (Score:5, Funny)

by Nom du Keyboard ( 633989 ) writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:12PM (#9432467)

And this quantum computer simulator contained the whole answer to Life, The Universe, and Everything...
Until somebody went and looked at it.
(Or does that need 42 Q-bits?)

Re:For the quantumly challenged amoung us (Score:5, Funny)

by shadowcabbit ( 466253 ) writes: <cx AT thefurryone DOT net> on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:14PM (#9432487) Journal

strictnein writes:
the answer I got was.... I don't know. I don't even know what the fuck I did. Just pushed buttons and two minutes later it told me I was done! THE QUANTUM POWER IS AMAZING!

Profane MuthaFucka writes:
Isn't Qbit that dude that jumps all over the pile of blocks?

maxbang writes:
You changed the outcome of the loading time of the page by posting a link to it!

If anyone can explain quantum computing to you and me, pal, it's patently obvious they don't read /.

Re:Quantum Observations (Score:5, Funny)

by WarriorPoet42 ( 762455 ) writes: <nick@@@gibson-tech...com> on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:15PM (#9432503) Journal

It both can handle /. and cannot handle /. This is known as the CowboyNeal's Cat Effect.

You knew it was coming... (Score:3, Funny)

by eviljolly ( 411836 ) writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:16PM (#9432511) Journal

Imagine a beowulf cluster of....oh nevermind I don't feel like getting redundancy points.

Now all they have to do... (Score:4, Funny)

by beef3k ( 551086 ) writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:17PM (#9432523)

... is develop a quantum algorithm that can handle a decent amount of slashdoters!

Re:Damn inconsiderate... (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:19PM (#9432542)

Ah but in Heck we only handle the small stuff. Slashdot is big. I'm forwarding your request to Hell, where they can deal with it properly.

Regards,
Phil, Prince of Insufficient Light

Re:For the quantumly challenged amoung us (Score:4, Funny)

by scrod98 ( 609124 ) writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:19PM (#9432554)

I thought I might be helpful by looking it up [wikipedia.org].
Now my head hurts and I still don't understand it, or any practical applications.
Please someone start an amusing rant about how [insert OS here] would do this much better. Need entertainment to make head stop hurting. Or beer.

Re:On the Horizon (Score:4, Funny)

by hoggoth ( 414195 ) writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:20PM (#9432562) Journal

> physicits have said that it would take a quantum computer on the scall of a contemporary computer to achieve feats such as teleportation

Yeah, and all physicits know that if only we had enough computing power, magic would become true.

Re:So... I did my little quantum calculation deal (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:20PM (#9432565)

I measured it and now I'm stuck in 1955. Friggin Quantum crap. Can someone get me a weather forecast for Hill Valley in 1955, preferably showing a ligtning strike?

Re:Qbit? (Score:4, Funny)

by AntiChris ( 778842 ) writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:21PM (#9432574)

I thought Noah built an ark that was 300 qbits long, 50 qbits wide, and 30 qbits in height...
"It's the Lord, Noah"/"Riiiiiight...."-B.Cosby

Re:no fair! (Score:3, Funny)

by beta21 ( 88000 ) writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:33PM (#9432712)

Not only did he change the outcome, the page has collapsed!

Re:Nice rack. (Score:2, Funny)

by avgjoe62 ( 558860 ) writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:38PM (#9432783)

Nice rack, seriously. Clean, uncluttered.

It is a sympton of my utter geekishness that I imagined the blonde with the nice rack after I looked at my messy, cluttered equipment rack...

i, for one... (Score:3, Funny)

by sxtxixtxcxh ( 757736 ) writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:41PM (#9432815) Homepage Journal

... welcome our new simulated q-bit overlords.

Re:Finally... (Score:3, Funny)

by NanoGator ( 522640 ) writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:43PM (#9432852) Homepage Journal

"A "PC" that just scrapes Longhorn's requirements."

Giggle giggle, snort snort. We're so good at recycling other people's jokes, I wonder why none of us have girlfriends?

It's a virtual computer (Score:3, Funny)

by HarveyBirdman ( 627248 ) writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:50PM (#9432941) Journal

It computes really fast as long as you don't actually want the answer.

Re:Finally... (Score:2, Funny)

by JohnHegarty ( 453016 ) writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @02:54PM (#9432997) Homepage

a sarcastic slashdot reader... you must be a killer with the ladies...

Re:Tron (Score:5, Funny)

by DataPath ( 1111 ) writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @03:00PM (#9433080)

Noah constructed a supercomputer called "The Ark" that was composed of 300 qubits by 50 qubits by 30 qubits, or 450,000 cubic qubits.

Hmmm... sounds like the basis for some cheesy sci-fi - kind of like a matrix, but to protect minds from some psycho-viral plague.

Re:Tron (Score:2, Funny)

by MZGuy ( 538887 ) writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @03:03PM (#9433108)

"Skynet begins to learn, at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. eastern time, August 29. In a panic, they try to pull the plug.."

Re:wow!!! (Score:5, Funny)

by delibes ( 303485 ) writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @03:10PM (#9433200)

> (which is, of course, impossible).
"If you've done six impossible things this morning, why not round it off with breakfast at Millway's, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe?"

'nuff said.

Subtle effects of the QC (Score:5, Funny)

by mveloso ( 325617 ) writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @03:10PM (#9433201)

One unintended side effect of the QC has been that answers started to show up before questions were put in. Researchers are investigating, but suspect they already know the answer...

Re:Finally... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @03:15PM (#9433271)

Not to burst your bubble, but being thought of as a brother is a long fucking road to sexual contact, unless you're in West Virginia.

I just used Quantum Computing to get a first post! (Score:3, Funny)

by teamhasnoi ( 554944 ) writes: <teamhasnoi AT yahoo DOT com> on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @03:23PM (#9433380) Journal

Unfortunately, I changed the outcome by measuring it, and am left with a -1 Insightful rant about 'Lawn Dart Deaths: Fact or Fiction?'
Damn you Quantum Computing! Your seemingly random results have cost me everything!

640 Qubits is enough for anybody. (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @03:32PM (#9433527)

/obligatory quote for future generations to laugh at.

Re:Finally... (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @04:01PM (#9433932)

Is that the one where she gives you the root password to her home computer?

No, that's where you finger her box, grep a couple times, and then you stream into a secure tunnel. And if you're feeling particularly nasty, you can look for a trojan and go through the back door.

Re:Finally... (Score:3, Funny)

by Lord_Dweomer ( 648696 ) writes: on Wednesday June 16, 2004 @04:21AM (#9439688) Homepage

You could never figure it out because the instant you tried to measure it the computer would reboot.
Oh wait, that's cuz its running Windows Quantum Edition.

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Qbit algorithm explained... (Score:5, Funny)

Nice rack. (Score:5, Funny)

You cannot imagine a beowulf cluster of these (Score:4, Funny)

Finally... (Score:0, Funny)

Re:Obligatory (Score:5, Funny)

Finally... (Score:5, Funny)

Tron (Score:2, Funny)

Re:guess since its not to far off (Score:1, Funny)

Quantum Observations (Score:5, Funny)

Re:fp! (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Finally... (Score:3, Funny)

A-ha! (Score:1, Funny)

no fair! (Score:5, Funny)

If the Q-Bit had gone to the other processor (Score:5, Funny)

So... I did my little quantum calculation deal (Score:5, Funny)

Qbit? (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Quantum Observations (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Finally... (Score:5, Funny)

Damn inconsiderate... (Score:5, Funny)

Life, The Universe, & Everything (Score:5, Funny)

Re:For the quantumly challenged amoung us (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Quantum Observations (Score:5, Funny)

You knew it was coming... (Score:3, Funny)

Now all they have to do... (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Damn inconsiderate... (Score:2, Funny)

Re:For the quantumly challenged amoung us (Score:4, Funny)

Re:On the Horizon (Score:4, Funny)

Re:So... I did my little quantum calculation deal (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Qbit? (Score:4, Funny)

Re:no fair! (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Nice rack. (Score:2, Funny)

i, for one... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Finally... (Score:3, Funny)

It's a virtual computer (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Finally... (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Tron (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Tron (Score:2, Funny)

Re:wow!!! (Score:5, Funny)

Subtle effects of the QC (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Finally... (Score:1, Funny)

I just used Quantum Computing to get a first post! (Score:3, Funny)

640 Qubits is enough for anybody. (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Finally... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Finally... (Score:3, Funny)

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