BAD HARDWARE WEEK

Beside well known , we just got yet another processor power consumption minimization effort. This this time adiabatic and qunatum one.
D-wave systems announces it on February 13th. In only16 Qbit version first.
At the demo, what we’re going to do is run two different applications, live, on an Orion system residing in Burnaby, BC. Orion is designed such that it can be used remotely, and this is the mode we’ll be using for the demos.
Personally I don't see another way use of it, except only remote one.
Please note Quantum bus TM? between the qubits on the picture above.
I warn you, don't look at this computer picture for DRAM bank. There is no things used like that.
B.S. how REAL computer could work WITHOUT memory? Von Neuman architecture simply REQUIRES memory for stored procedures. Well, this is not Von Non computer. Ah, that is means some explanation !.
But, how this quantum bubble startup plans to be competitive next year with Intel's based quad cores, 64bit each ?

Let me remind you that AMD couldn't be competitive since 2003, though it has had 64bit processors and Intel had only 32 bit X86 ones (until quite recently)? Who would assure ignorant consumers that this 32 Qbit quad core computer is performance better than Intel's 64bit quad core? Not to mention that Intel's future quad corers will carry beside all unbeatable advantages, even one more imprinted directly on its package : MADE IN ISRAEL.
Whould you buy some strange 32 Qbit computer compared with sacred one made in Moses land on the other side? Well, not actually on Moses', but on Palestinian land in Kiryat Gat, that was occupied in 1949.
My prediction? No chance for quantum computing still. They OBVIOUSLY arrived too early. Where are the quantum benchies ? Without them, how we will compare in performance sense quantum and classical computers? Only performance advantage might help quantum computers not to stay cold born forever.

Beside, what about striking global warming issues. Even legendary owner od miserable failure title knows now what it is. You see how much Intel is now commited to low power consumption?. And those weird quantum people consumes a lot of power to cool their computer to working temperature of 5 milli Kelvins. What the hell are mili Kelvins? Is that a new marketing buzzword?
No , its temerature is pretty close to absolute zero. Just like current quantum computing marketing success chances. Why? Because, do you see at this moment experienced quantum programmers at Microsoft ?
No? Neither me too.
But, learning curve will start from zero. And ...
One very cool thing D-wave people are planning to do in Q2/2007 is to provide free access to one of these literally cool systems to people who want to either develop or port applications to it.