Programmable Quantum Computer Created 132
An anonymous reader writes "A team at NIST (the National Institute of Standards and Technology) used berylium ions, lasers and electrodes to develop a quantum system that performed 160 randomly chosen routines. Other quantum systems to date have only been able to perform single, prescribed tasks. Other researchers say the system could be scaled up. 'The researchers ran each program 900 times. On average, the quantum computer operated accurately 79 percent of the time, the team reported in their paper.'"
Re:79% accuracy ... (Score:2, Funny)
My dice are 100% accurate. I ask them for a random number, and every time that is what they return.
Re:correct and incorrect? (Score:5, Funny)
So is that 21% of the time is was both correct and incorrect ?
That's correct and the other 79% of the time the cat died.
Could be worse... (Score:3, Funny)
On average, the quantum computer operated accurately 79 percent of the time,
Well, its better then anything Microsoft can come up with...I'll take 10!
Re:79% accuracy ... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:79% accuracy ... (Score:1, Funny)
Someone will put linux on it, and it will be able to crack RSA, but people won't be able to figure out how to get their printers to work with ti.
...Or their keyboards.
In Some Alternate Universe (Score:5, Funny)
In some alternate universe, there's a guy who is riding a bus, a thought pops into his head, "Pick a number between 1 and 100. Now, add 3. Now, divide by 13...". 99% of the time, he does the problem in his head, 79% of the time he finishes it. 1% of the time, he says, "Screw it". 100% of the time, he wonders where the hell these things are coming from and decides to check himself into the nearest mental ward.
Quantum computing is screwing up someone's day.
Improving on the 79% accuracy (Score:3, Funny)
79% accurate. That's pretty useless. I've got a pair of dice that can do just as badly.
You may be interested in purchasing this chip I have here. It has a very nice fdiv routine. Since we're so good friends, I'll give you a 100.00001353% discount.
Re:How do they know? (Score:5, Funny)
I suppose I could read the paper.
I think you might be on to something here.
Re:correct and incorrect? (Score:3, Funny)
So in the other universe 21% of the time cats die. I knew this universe was violent!
Re:79% accuracy ... (Score:5, Funny)
That's TOTALLY moronic. That's like saying "get 5 or 15 people to guess your birthday and go with the answer that it gives most often."
Are people accurate 79% of the time? In the examples you gave? Then no, it's not like that at all.
How stupid can you get?
Many thanks for demonstrating!
Re:Ha ha (Score:3, Funny)
Again 79%. size does not matter
That's what she sighed as she patted him on the knee and then walked out of his life never to be seen again.
First infinite loop.... (Score:5, Funny)
do {
solveProblem();
} until (getPhotonPosition() && getPhotonVelocity());