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  • quantum walking
    It’s possible to build a quantum random walk simulator in Python/NumPy with code that is very close to the mathematical definitions.  H...
  • a new phishing attempt
     This is a new phishing attempt I haven’t seen before, rather more plausible than most: NEW REPLY TO SUPPORT CASE #1643367968 28.01.2022 Dea...
  • Ana Mardoll, Suck Fairy incarnate
    I’ve always read a lot, and back when I was a child I basically read everything with print on it I could find, working my way through the ...
  • bang!
    I heard a bang, and went to investigate.  It sounded a bit loud for a bird strike.  In the conservatory, I discovered an exploded pane of gl...
  • When does a physical system compute?
    Dom Horsman, Susan Stepney, Rob C. Wagner, Viv Kendon When does a physical system compute? Proceedings of the Royal Society A , 2014 (acce...
  • le banana split
    On my recent trip to France , a particular menu item, in a menu entirely in French, was “Le banana split”. This caused great hilarity amo...
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