jfitzsimons

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   by jfitzsimons 6y ago

   As someone who runs a quantum computing software company, I can confirm your intuition. Almost everyone we hire to work on quantum computing directly has a PhD.
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   by jfitzsimons 6y ago

   There have been a few edits to my answer since I originally posted it. The original version had a bit at the top about it being against the spirit of the question but intended to amuse. It's not a practical solution at all. Re 1: I&#x2
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   by jfitzsimons 6y ago

   I have only ever answered one question on SO, and this was it. I used to be pretty active on some of the other sites (cstheory and the old theoretical physics stack exchange) but this answer got enough attention that I immediately vowed not
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   by jfitzsimons 6y ago

   Oh, cool! In my defence, I can only say that I believe my answer predates this.
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   by jfitzsimons 6y ago

   It's complicated by the fact that ICMP packets do not necessarily arrive in order.
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   by jfitzsimons 7y ago

   Quantum processors don't have the same gate sets as are used in conventional computers, since they can be in superpositions rather than in just the 0 and 1 state. Instead of NAND gates, a universal set of quantum gates will include a g
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   by jfitzsimons 7y ago

   We're hiring compiler engineers at Horizon Quantum Computing ( http://horizonquantum.com ).