Thinking of Hiking in the Olympics...
Be sure to watch out for the Pacific Northwest tree octopus!...Posted on May 11, 2008 9:49 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks• View blog reactions
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Dave Bacon is a theoretical ski bum who is also an 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.)
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Automata
From a student today in office hours before today's midterm: "How many times will the word automata appear in the test, including its use in acronyms like DFA, NFA, GNFA, and WTFA?"...Posted on May 9, 2008 3:48 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks• View blog reactions
Algorithmic Steampunk?
From the annals of "is that really the word you wanted?" from a New York Times article on steampunk:"There seems to be this sort of perfect storm of interest in steampunk right now," Mr. von Slatt said. "If you go...Posted on May 9, 2008 12:01 PM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks• View blog reactions
Google Search Terms
Via Digg, an article on hilarious Google searches. Hmm, reminds me of one I discovered a while back. (Below may or may not be NSFW, depending on your level of puritanism. And it can certainly lead to clicking which is...Posted on April 23, 2008 9:39 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks• View blog reactions
Short's Algorithm for Factoring Sunshine
Andrew Landahl (who really should have a blog because he is certainly one of the most interesting people I get to talk to when I attend a conference) sends me a note about recent appearances of quantum computing on prime...Posted on April 22, 2008 5:28 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks• View blog reactions
Slide Slide Slide Slide!
I sure wish I could get my dog to do this so that I wouldn't have to exercise her:...Posted on April 18, 2008 9:20 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks• View blog reactions
Seattle Has the World's First Quantum Computer
The ads on scienceblogs today lead me to find out that, apparently, I can buy a quantum computer right here from Seattle based REI: And only $70 bucks! Jeez, those D-wave investors overpaid. I wonder how you use it to...Posted on April 9, 2008 2:42 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks• View blog reactions
Fafblog Returns?!?!
Is it really true? Is Fafblog back? All that praying to the April Fool's Day Jackalope has finally paid off!"Screw this dump!" says Giblets. "This universe is old and fat and smells like smelling and Giblets is busting out!" "Should...Posted on April 1, 2008 12:19 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks• View blog reactions
Braaaiiins!
Greetings from SMF! Home to the slowest baggage claim in the west (not that I was crazy enough to check a bag.) Even from beyond the grave Feynman gives string theory no love:...Posted on March 21, 2008 3:07 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks• View blog reactions
Intergalactic Planetary
Paul Krugman proves that not only is a bad ass economist, but that he is also a pretty cool guy:Thirty years ago I was an oppressed assistant professor, caught up in the academic rat race. To cheer myself up I...Posted on March 14, 2008 7:42 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks• View blog reactions
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