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by ninguem2 2408 days ago
Can we estimate how much energy would a server farm of quantum computers (capable of doing something useful) need?
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whatshisface 2408 days ago
Yes, but it would be kind of like Charles Babbage estimating how much coal would have to be burnt to power the Analytical Engine.
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ninguem2 2408 days ago
Well, if it's going to take 150 years to get to that point, maybe they should stop with the hype already.
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