The Quantum Pontiff
Archives for November, 2008
SqUINT Reminder
Posted by Dave Bacon on November 25, 2008 The deadline for SqUinT abstracts for posters and talks is Nov 26th. See here.
Machine Gun?
Posted by Dave Bacon on November 24, 2008 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 Rudolph Quick, duck for cover, Terry is shooting us with cluster states!
Dewy Eyed Pastoralism
Posted by Dave Bacon on November 24, 2008 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 general public was also a major work of science? (Not Here That’s For Sure)
Rivalry Week
Posted by Dave Bacon on November 22, 2008 This is rivalry week
Funky Friday
Posted by Dave Bacon on November 21, 2008 Johnny Chung Lee has some cool videos up about wiimote tacking mods and…..more. Tell me which of these is stranger: or ?
SQuinT abstract, registration, hotel deadlines
Posted by Dave Bacon on November 20, 2008 A reminder from Ivan for those who want to attend SqUinT Dear 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 — Jan. 19. http://panda.unm.edu/SQuInT/local.php
Letter to an Older Scientist
Posted by Dave Bacon on November 20, 2008 If only I were Michael J. Fox, a letter I would send back in time.
Everything and Nothing
Posted by Dave Bacon on November 19, 2008 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 follow.)
Hours
Posted by Dave Bacon on November 18, 2008 Observations on time.
QIP 2009 Registration Now Open
Posted by Dave Bacon on November 17, 2008 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 Processing is the recasting of computer science in a quantum mechanical framework. QIP 2009…