More Than Words...
...to show you feel that your love for quantum is real.
Thanks to Jack Krupansky for inadvertently reminding me to remind everyone what the mission of this newsletter is: don’t just share your research; share your enthusiasm for your research. Don’t just tell us in words what you did; show us through your words and analogies and illustrations how you feel about it.
Quantum Game Jam 2024
Thanks to Laura Piispanen for sharing the University of Turku’s ENTANGLE conference. I see talks on games and puzzles, including one from the Dungeon Master of Quantum Computing himself, Dr. James Wootton. The closing of the conference will kick off the game jam, and game jams will always find their way into this newsletter.
The Potential of Photonics
Quantum Source is going to put a photonic integrated circuit inside a vacuum cell with neutral atoms, leveraging the strengths of both while mitigating the weaknesses of both. That’s mighty fascinating, ladies and gentlemen, and there’s a visualization for you toward the end of the video. This link might require a LinkedIn account.
Oqtant… not quite by Brian Siegelwax
I don’t remember Infleqtion paying an invoice for this, but that’s all right; I don’t remember sending an invoice for this. For that matter, I don’t remember doing this. And I definitely don’t remember claiming to do this. So, what we seem to have here is an AI taking a bunch of articles about something and making an assumption based on their authorship.
Quantum Hype Ambassador Prize
I’m honored to have won Sergio Gago’s Quantum Hype Ambassador Prize in his 200th edition of Quantum Pirates. I started off lamenting Qiskit’s legendary breaking changes with the image above, and then memed it up (?) memeified it (?) with inspiration from the video in this edition of Quantum Pirates. I’ve watched it many, many times and it still makes me chuckle.
A Novel Way of Killing or Not Killing Schrodinger’s Cat
Thanks to Alex Challans for sharing that QAIventures, Entropica Labs, and The Quantum Insider invited you to “Quantum Sips” at Quantum World Congress, where they apparently reimaged this famous thought experiment as a cat in a superposition of drowning in beer and not drowning in beer at the same time. This link might require a LinkedIn account.
Pre-order that book!
If I could provide a link to actually pre-order the book, I would. The next best course of action is to follow Olivier Ezratty and wait for him to announce it. All I know is that I see references to wine, obesity, scars, sabotage, and telepathy, so I definitely need to read the end result of all that. This link might require a LinkedIn account.
The CEO-CTO Elevator Exchange
Well done teaser by Brian Lenahan for his Quantum’s Business newsletter. This is paid content and you might not see much without a subscription, but I applaud the portion that can be seen for free. Brian would probably prefer that people applaud the article proper, but the teaser is a masterpiece.
Anyone know what time it is?
This article from Russ Fein’s The Quantum Leap blog — it’s actually titled “Why Should I Care About (Quantum) Clocks?” — includes a history lesson, but not one of the history lessons that I’m used to seeing on my social media timelines. That makes this article refreshing, like a cold beverage for the mind.
Freelancers Available!
This video makes me dizzy. But you know what else makes me dizzy? The fact that you could be offloading some of your tasks for only $5 per hour to a Virtual Assistant or a Python/C++ programmer. And if you need any other affordable talent, I can probably find those for you as well.
Global Quantum Game Jam (Quokka Edition)
Sponsored by Prof. Chris Ferrie’s Eigensystems, you can participate in this game jam either in-person or online. It’s this coming weekend, so register quickly! It’s free — which is always a great price — and no game development or quantum computing experience is required.
Hot Chocolate
Thanks to Paul Stimers for sharing an image of the hot chocolate he presumably enjoyed at Quantum World Congress. I don’t know if this is a joke or some new thing with hot beverages, but he made me squint at this image long enough that I have to share it. Maybe you can see something I can’t? This link might require a LinkedIn account.
No PhD Required?
Thanks to Alex Tingle for sharing this Lab Physicist job at Quantinuum that seems to legitimately not require a PhD. A Bachelor’s is required and a Master’s seems to be preferred, so this could be a great opportunity for someone who would prefer a career in Industry over a path deeper into Academia.
Why the Quantum Industry needs an Apollo program
When Dr. Bob Sutor speaks, I listen. I don’t know why this Deep Pockets podcast starts with jazz music, but that’s alright. I love how Dr. Sutor needs no introduction, but Petra Soderling introduces him anyway. So, this podcast has a lot of things going for it beyond the analogies that this newsletter usually keys in on.
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