SqUINT Reminder
Category: Quantum Computing
The deadline for SqUinT abstracts for posters and talks is Nov 26th. See here....
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Dave Bacon is a theoretical ski bum who is also an pseudo professor assistant research professor at the University of Washington in Seattle. His research is on quantum computing, his scientific passions extend to everything in physics, mathematics, computer science and beyond, and his personal pleasures include making wine, playing poker, skiing, camping, and daydreaming (although not all of those at the same time.)
November 25, 2008
Category: Quantum Computing
The deadline for SqUinT abstracts for posters and talks is Nov 26th. See here....
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November 24, 2008
Category: Best Title Ever
How did I miss this, an obvious entry into the best title ever contest:arXiv:0810.2587 A photonic cluster state machine gun Authors: Netanel H. Lindner, Terry RudolphQuick, duck for cover, Terry is shooting us with cluster states!...
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Category: Biology
Today is the 149th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species. I'm probably just suffering from a bout of dewy eyed pastoralism, but when was the last time a book which was readable by the...
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November 22, 2008
Category: Sports
This is rivalry week...
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November 21, 2008
Category: Go Ahead, Waste Your Time
Johnny Chung Lee has some cool videos up about wiimote tacking mods and.....more. Tell me which of these is stranger: or ?...
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November 20, 2008
Category: Quantum Computing
A reminder from Ivan for those who want to attend SqUinTDear SQuInTers, Please remember that abstract submission for contributed talks and posters are due in one week, Nov. 26. http://panda.unm.edu/SQuInT/contribute.php Registration payment deadline -- Dec. 12. http://panda.unm.edu/SQuInT/register.php Hotel reservation deadline...
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Category: The Loony Bin Called Academia
If only I were Michael J. Fox, a letter I would send back in time....
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November 19, 2008
Category: Quantum Basterdizations
Over at Uncertain Principles, the uncertainty father has a couple of posts up about parallel universes the many-worlds interpretation of quantum theory. Which reminded me of a rant I've been needing to write (sorry a bit of technical jargon to...
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November 18, 2008
Category: Self: Meet Center. Center: Meet Self.
Observations on time....
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November 17, 2008
Category: Quantum Computing
Registration for QIP 2009 is now open:QIP 2009 -- 12th WORKSHOP ON QUANTUM INFORMATION PROCESSING - Santa Fe, New Mexico USA. January 12-16, 2009. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN at http://qipworkshop.org/ Deadline for special conference hotel rates: December 1st. Quantum Information...
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