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I'm not even sure that he is a drummer -- that is, someone who has a passion for the instrument and devotes a significant part of his life to improving his technique and skill set. It is not even up for debate that his playing has deteriorated over the decades. His on-stage blunders would be embarrassing even in a high school band.

I think he just stopped caring at some point, being satisfied with his success and never practicing.

You're wrong, we do know that, and the paper you cite doesn't refute that in any way.

Integer factorization and quantum simulation would be two examples of commercially highly relevant applications where an exponential speed-up applies.

Two things can be true at the same time:

We know that an ideal quantum computer provides an exponential speed-up in commercially relevant applications. There is a significant amount of smoke and mirrors in the quantum space.

Unless there is some unknown fundamental reason why we cannot realize a good-enough quantum computer with sufficient knowledge and engineering, governments and business are well-advised to invest into R&D of quantum computers.

Whats your source for this claim? If the redeeming parties are associated with Tether/Bitfinex, I would highly doubt that the money is actually going back into the regular financial system.

It will probably go down like this:

Tether inevitably drops to $0, evaporating in the order of $100B of funny money. Crypto market collapses, trading is halted on the large platforms, big exchanges go bankrupt.

This shocks the regular markets to a significant degree. Calls for strict regulation will follow, ending the state of crypto as we know it today.

The high buy volume at $0.98 is due to arbitrage. This is to be expected before the final crash.

People are using the opportunity to net an instant 2% return. Buy $10M USDT at $0.98, redeem at Tether for $1, take home $200K of profit instantly.

Thing is, this will only last until Tether runs out of liquidity. Then all bets are off.

Arbitrageurs putting up buy walls at 0.98. Just wait until they ate up Tether's liquidity.

Its funny how many quirks of UNIX/C/etc go back to the severe limitations of early day computers. Which is why using modern languages like Rust and its compiler really feels like coming up for air.

Would you judge the safety of today's passenger jets based on the safety record of the first ever airplanes? Modern nuclear reactors cannot have a Chernobyl-type malfunction. Building them in an earthquake zone, however, is not a great idea.

The waste problem is solved from a technological perspective, its unsolved in practice due to NIMBY-ism. In contrast to your claim, the stability of nuclear waste containers and deep geological repositories is predictable and based on well-understood physics.