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I’m unqualified to comment on whether quantum computing is modern-day alchemy, but the geopolitical implications of Laughlin’s opinion are pretty interesting.

By throwing a lot of resources at something that might be bullshit but has not yet been proven so, the US compels its weaker adversaries to allocate a disproportionate amount of their resources to the field. Instead of competing with the US where it matters, they run in a wild goose chase.

If indeed the folks in the US government think this way, they are pretty smart cookies.

I was a paid subscriber of Evernote for several years. Then, a couple of years ago, they removed features for paid users in what they called an ‘upgrade’.

I switched to Obsidian and am very happy. Obsidian Sync and Obsidian Publish are value for money; and Obsidian+Syncthing is a great option for backing up the notes in a local machine.

While microwaves might produce those effects under certain conditions, the problem with this explanation is that the transmitter will be huge, loud and difficult to hide. https://www.nitinpai.in/2021/11/8/the-unlikeliness-of-a-dire...