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Comment Re:Can't do it (Score 1) 326

by muhadeeb on Saturday July 31, 2010 @06:20AM (#33094224) Attached to: 1-in-1,000 Chance of Asteroid Impact In<nobr> <wbr></nobr>... 2182?

We still can predict within an area of a given certainty and margin of error to make a prediction of specified parameters. Of course, one cannot be a specific precise prediction. Ex. I shoot an arrow into the air, it would be safe to say where that arrow would land because we know the angle of momentum and the mass of said arrow as wel as the direction.

Comment Re:Obligatory (Score 1) 716

by muhadeeb on Tuesday September 16, 2008 @08:56AM (#25023985) Attached to: Hubble Finds Unidentified Object In Space

No! it may be the first observable Wormhole although a temporary one. Hey isn't that how they are , just temporary.

Journal Journal: Presidential Election

Journal by muhadeeb on Friday September 12, 2008 @09:51AM

It is my firm belief that John McCain/ Sarah Palin will be elected this November among a heated argument that Gov. Palin is not experienced enough. Obama, being a junior Senator from Illinois (2.5 years) is not really qualified except with a charismatic speaking style. Obama is presenting a lot smoke and mirrors. He tends to be on the fringe of being overly self assured. It shows when asked some questions, as he can barely form a direct opinion.

The Limits of Quantum Computing 228

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday February 19, 2008 @06:52AM from the floor-wax-and-dessert-topping dept.

The Narrative Fallacy writes "Scott Aaronson has posted a draft of his article from this month's Scientific American on the limitations of quantum computers (PDF) discussing the question: Will quantum computers let us transcend the human condition and become as powerful as gods, or are they a physical absurdity destined to be exposed as the twenty-first century's perpetual-motion machine? Aaronson says that while a quantum computer could quickly factor large numbers, and thereby break most of the cryptographic codes used on the Internet today, there's reason to think that not even a quantum computer could solve the crucial class of NP-complete problems efficiently. Aaronson contends that any method for solving NP-complete problems in polynomial time may violate the laws of physics and that this may be a fundamental limitation on technology no different than the second law of thermodynamics or the impossibility of faster-than-light communication."

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