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Why make quantum computer ?

From Jeff-Relf.Me <@.>
Date 2015-11-01 09:53 -0800
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Newsgroups sci.physics, comp.os.linux.advocacy, alt.computer.security, comp.sys.mac.system, alt.hacker, alt.privacy.anon-server
Subject Why make quantum computer ?
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William_Unruh replied (to me):
> > Quantum Computing isn't just expensive,
> > it's (nearly?) impossible and has no known benefits.
> 
> It has a number of known benefits.
> VASTLY faster solution of some hardproblems is one. 
> (the most famous of which is factoring).

In theory, or in practice ?

As I understand it,
no one has ever streamed qubits.

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Why make quantum computer ? Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2015-11-01 01:40 -0700
  Jeff-Relf.Me John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2015-11-01 02:07 -0800
  Re: Why make quantum computer ? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-11-01 07:57 -0500
    Re: Why make quantum computer ? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-11-02 08:06 -0600
  Re: Why make quantum computer ? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-11-01 17:12 +0000
    Why make quantum computer ? Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2015-11-01 09:53 -0800
      Re: Why make quantum computer ? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-11-01 19:11 +0000
        Quantum "bits". Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2015-11-01 13:26 -0800
          Re: Quantum "bits". Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-11-01 19:47 -0500
        Re: Why make quantum computer ? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-11-01 19:50 -0500
        Re: Why make quantum computer ? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-11-02 08:07 -0600
          Re: Why make quantum computer ? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-11-02 11:08 -0500
      Re: Why make quantum computer ? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-11-01 19:49 -0500
    Re: Why make quantum computer ? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-11-01 19:49 -0500
  Re: Why make quantum computer ? Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2015-11-01 21:37 +0000
    Re: Why make quantum computer ? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-11-01 19:48 -0500

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