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Published on Aug 25, 2015
Geordie Rose, Founder of D-Wave (recent clients are Google and NASA) believes that the power of quantum computing is that we can `exploit parallel universes’ to solve problems that we have no other means of confirming. Simply put, quantum computers can think exponentially faster and simultaneously such that as they mature they will out pace us
Originally Posted by aturnis:
I think he was making a dig at Hollywood's inclination to cast Scarlett Johansson every time they need a chick for any sci fi role whatsoever.
It's ThaVirus. Pretty sure his focus was slightly different and not specifically so Scarlett-centric. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Easy 6:
I believe so, a good example would be John Wayne playing Ghengis Khan
Originally Posted by aturnis:
I think he was making a dig at Hollywood's inclination to cast Scarlett Johansson every time they need a chick for any sci fi role whatsoever.
Scott's got it right.
Hollywood whitewashing. I absolutely fucking hate it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ThaVirus:
Scott's got it right.
Hollywood whitewashing. I absolutely fucking hate it.
It's a 2000 yo SKULL, but you know what is whitewashing and what isn't. In an imagined movie, . . . about an imagined face for a skull with no actual backstory.
C'mon dude, nothing destroys otherwise reasonable arguments like overstating the case to the point of ridiculousness. [Reply]
