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Necromunda on 01 March 2012
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pitzy272 said:
Necromunda said:
spurgeonryan said:
I read most of it. Totally beyond me what it is all about. What does it actually mean? What will soon be possible and why are they at a tipping point?
None the less, still very exciting times!


Imagine computing and processing at a speed which was previously though unfathomable. For example, a single Quantum Computer could do an entire years worth of Simulation Folding on a multitutde of current supercomputers for something like Cancer in a matter of an hour, or maybe even less. This will advance and change technology and science in a way that the average person can't even begin to understand. This opens up countless doors into a totally different world devoid of disease and plentiful in prosperity for example. The potential is staggering, however scary at the same time, the question is what this kind of power will be used for when it comes to fruition. I also embedded a video in the OP to further shed light on the concepts.

This news blows me away, just amazing. Can't say I'm entirely shocked though with how many things I've already seen become reality that I never thought possible.

At the bold...I understand how this would help medical/scientific research significantly, but I don't see how the eradication of disease would result from faster processing power. This seems pretty unlikely, since there are so many other factors involved in discovering a cure for a given disease. Do explain, bc I obviously only know as much about quantum computing as what I just read. Also, how would prosperity result? This I really don't understand lol. You seem knowledgeable on the topic, hence why I'm asking.

The entire concept is using the potentially infinite processing power to run theorms and hypothesis at such a fast rate that it can yield an answer for something that would normally take us years or even decades to produce on current technology. This WILL change the world when it comes to fruition, in a big way. As other stated "Its just going to speed things up, its just another step in processing power." Step? No, this is a leap in all senses of the word and literally by many considered the key to unlocking many of universes most difficult problems in secrets.