All calculations were done in the past. If you were going to do a calculation in the future, then you plan to do it... but it hasn't been done yet.
On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 11:22 AM, Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote: > I assume there is a word for it, but what happens when we hit the hard limit > of how fast particles or whatever can move? Whats that called? Like absolute > zero in regard to heat. you could aggregate, but that limit would still > bottleneck. Will we have to start installing flux capacitors ad do our > processing in the past? We could kick off a computation today and have the > calculations take place in the infinity of the past, then dinosaurs could do > VR shit. > It would all get fubar though cause some dick would calculate pi and tie up > the machine, eventually kicking off some fatal system error, next think you > know time has a kernel panic and we are all stuck in some crummy timeline > loop > > On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 10:33 AM, Forrest Christian (List Account) > <li...@packetflux.com> wrote: >> >> The same technology set which is making quantum computing possible is >> making the next generation of encryption possible. See >> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_cryptography >> >> Also, ibm has put a previous iteration of their quantum computer online >> so mere mortals can run code on it. See >> https://quantumexperience.ng.bluemix.net/qx >> >> On Nov 16, 2017 9:00 AM, "Adam Moffett" <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I bet someone has been working on a problem that a QC can't easily solve >>> in order to make new encryption. >>> >>> ------ Original Message ------ >>> From: "Steve Jones" <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> >>> To: af@afmug.com >>> Sent: 11/16/2017 8:11:42 AM >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Good old American Capitalism >>> >>> If no one of merit is breaking encryption, the technology will stagnate >>> and undiscovered vulnerabilties would be exploited by malicious actors. >>> >>> On Nov 15, 2017 11:53 PM, "Rory Conaway" <r...@triadwireless.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> The goal for governments to have this computer is to destroy encryption. >>>> That's why China just announced they are spending $10B to build one. The >>>> goal of IBM is to sell the patent rights. They need a big win and this may >>>> be it. >>>> >>>> Rory >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Bill Prince >>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 11:59 AM >>>> To: af@afmug.com >>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Good old American Capitalism >>>> >>>> How do we know it already is or is not? >>>> >>>> bp >>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >>>> >>>> On 11/15/2017 10:48 AM, Dave wrote: >>>> > too much power for the govment they wouldnt know what to do with it.. >>>> > in fact A.I. may run the govment for them LOL >>>> >
