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Dave Bacon is a theoretical ski bum who is also a pseudo professor. 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.) Nothing he says on this blog should be construed as having anything to do with his employer or his dog.

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Seattle Signs

Category: Seattle

Not helpful: In Seattle if a road bends ever so slightly you are on a new street, but the above is...confusing....

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Broken Glass Everywhere. If it Ain't About Quantum Money, I Just Don't Care

Category: Seattle

Note the new location (updated 9/28/09) The Optimizer is coming to town, which is always fun:TIME: 1:30-2:30 pm, Tuesday, September 29, 2009 PLACE: CSE 305 SPEAKER: Scott Aaronson (MIT) TITLE: Quantum Money ABSTRACT: Ever since there's been money, there have...

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Unscientific in Seattle

Category: Seattle

Chris Mooney, former Scienceblogger and provocateur extraordinaire, will be in Seattle this Thursday talking about the book he co-authored with Sheril Kirshenbaum, "Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future." Details:Thursday, August 6 7:00 PM University Bookstore 4326 University Way...

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Microsoft Extreme Computing Group

Category: Quantum Computing

Dan Reed has a brief note up about a new group at Microsoft the extreme computing group (XCG) which includes among its subject areas quantum computing:XCG was formed in June 2009 with the goal of developing radical new approaches to...

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Campus Ad

Category: Seattle

In the University of Washington's "The Daily" in the lost and found section:FOUND - PANDA head, appears to be a part of a missing suit. Recovered near 45th and Memorial. presumably stolen by ill-advised sorority girls during their week-long, drunken...

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Strip Malicious Mischief

Category: Go Ahead, Waste Your Time

Ah, the games people play:A 23-year-old Tacoma man and an 18-year-old Lakewood woman are suspected of throwing rocks from a railroad trestle onto at least 14 vehicles traveling southbound on Interstate 5 early Monday. ... Investigators told KOMO-TV that the...

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Thoughts on Lazowska's Seattle Comments

Category: Seattle

Over at TechFlash there is an article about some words Ed Lazowska, professor extraordinaire here in the computer science & engineering department at UW, had for the Seattle tech scene (see also xconomy):"It seems to me that the issue with...

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SciBlogging: A Roundtable Discussion on Science Blogs

Category: Self: Meet Center. Center: Meet Self.

Wednesday, April 29, 6:30 p.m I'll be participating in a panel discussion of science blogging sponsored by the Northwest Science Writers Association:Join local science bloggers, including Alan Boyle from MSNBC.com's Cosmic Log, David Bacon the Quantum Pontiff, Sandra Porter of...

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