Ars Technica
The past several years have seen a number of advances towards the goal of creating a scalable quantum computer. Because quantum objects can be in a number of states simultaneously, these computers could sample a large solution space in an instant, providing solutions to certain problems that are currently ver (Read More)
: quantum works in theory, and tends to ring true, but I find it difficult to call a computer act, quantum. The theory of quantum physics dictates that 2 separate dimensions simultaneously work in unison. there is no way to apply that definitions to computers. Nice try though
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from Google Reader:
Had an interview with Newsweek on one of the biggest challenges facing the Obama administration: How to make best use of the millions of plugged-in supporters that worked for the Democratic contender during the election and were critical to his success. I encourage you to read the whole story, and you will see on the seco (Read More)
Mashable!
[Editor’s warning: many of the links in this story lead back to the original sources of the drama, and viewing them might be disturbing for some readers. Please be advised.]In a tragic story from NewTeeVee, we learn that a 19-year-old user of the online live-streaming video service Justin.TV has apparently commit suicide in (Read More)
: I can see how this could easily happen, just look at the state some forums can get into with disturbed people, you only need the right (wrong) combination of people to make such an event happen, I'm surprised it doesn't happen more.
Us nice folks of the Internet only see the nice stuff we choose to search for on-line, search engines like google are pretty good at making sure you won't see really sick stuff unless you type in a combination of words that mean something else in 'sicko ville' by accident.
- I expect there are websites that specialize in this subject in explicit detail - just like they do in every other warped feat of the human imagination that the net can accommodate. It's all out there - it's an extreme form of cyber bulling, what happened to this person.
I got a very mild taste of this kind of thing on blogtv where a person continued to say nasty things to me as a newbie, it's kind of fascinating to have somebody bully this way - took me back to the playground, and bad work experiences - left me drained - it was an experiment but I deleted most of the videos and just kept one - to remind myself why not to do live shows with morons again.
washingtonpost.com - In Congress
A familiar number showed up on Terry Link's cellphone last week, the one that belonged to the friend he tutored in politics, dominated in golf and sometimes referred to playfully as "Ears." At least once each week for almost a decade, the Illinois state senator had talked on the phone to Barack O...
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: actually, he is just a really good salesman. I did not vote for him, because he preached change, and I knew he would not follow through. Look at his cabinet, it is more of the same. I am so tired of seeing the clintons in the White House. He has too many ties to money grabbing people that only have their own interests at heart. The head of his economic infrastructure is one of the people that put the country in a recession. I KNEW this would happen. I am not sure why the people are not calling for his head on a platter with his recent revealing of his cabinet, how is more of the same, change?
: @Tawneelynne Well, I think its a little too soon to ask for his head :D A little more time would probably put us on firmer ground to analyze his moves. No doubt, his cabinet picks were rather disappointing.