Grayman222

Grayman222 t1_j2hhl00 wrote

Reply to comment by Grayman222 in can someone explain the difference between quantum computing and classic computing in simpler words? how can quantum computing benefit us from a consumer perspective? by village_aapiser

quantum science in general i understand as quantum particles are smaller than electrons but act similar except

by default they exist in a super position of positive and negative at the same time until you decide to measure them.

they exist in pairs and applying a charge to one also flips it's twin, even if separated apart so there should not be a cause/effect between the two.

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Grayman222 t1_j2hhajz wrote

Reply to can someone explain the difference between quantum computing and classic computing in simpler words? how can quantum computing benefit us from a consumer perspective? by village_aapiser

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eak_ogYMprk

A lot of encryption revolves around super primes 3 * 5 = 15 (put way bigger numbers). A classic computer just has to try every formula in sequence and brute force what primes make up 15 if any. A quantum computer can be asked 15??? and the super position is somehow trying all the answers at once and gives you 3 * 5 in a single hz.

General purpose CPU have bits, mostly 64 bit now, that's how complex a task they can do per cycle. A single qbit quantum computer that can even solve that basic problem above needs to be super cooled with lasers and such though. So at least today it can't instantly crack any harddrive or mine all the bitcoins left because those tasks are too large to fit in the instructions per clock the processor can do.

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Grayman222 t1_j2d73kr wrote

Reply to comment by Mr_Mons_of_Nibiru in Accepting Science Fiction by Exiled_to_Earth

MAID is scary as it looks like a fast ride down the slippery slope. I've seen a story or two of people going into the process because they have a medical condition that cannot be comfortable with their current finances. If various social safety nets and healthcare were enhanced more the person would prefer that to MAID.

The concept of MAID for non-curable pain, losing your mind, terminal conditions and removing the legally grey exposure to doctors, nurses, and family on itself seems ethical and moral but oh boy does it open a flood gate.

I think the paralympian you mention was also a vet, and one employee at VA had pushed MAID to 4-5 people who called in before it made the news. Still scary, but the media spun it off into a more outrageous second terrible story instead of part of an existing one.

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Grayman222 t1_j2cz0ld wrote

Reply to comment by zachzsg in TIL Frankenstein did not have a hunchback assistant called Igor in either Mary Shelley's novel or the original Universal and Hammer films. The character is a pastiche of multiple characters across several movies. by BringsHomeBones

I read the book for the first time this year and it really threw me off that I did not get the character I expected. Was interesting to see that subverted though.

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Grayman222 t1_j0kl558 wrote

Reply to comment by partsbradley in Cellular agriculture and other emerging food technologies could release 80% of the worlds farm land currently used for meat and dairy production back to nature by DannyMcDanface1

the megacorp farms would also go to this way though through following the money. they would also probably make a like grandpa made boutique real food brand though. Impact on the independent farmer seems indeterminate?

More land for housing, maybe walkable communities, but also they could be switching to soy, wheat, or whatever inputs are still needed the most.

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