Rod Van Meter
@rdvquantum.bsky.social
Quantum Computing systems, Quantum Internet, quantum education.
Caltech, USC, Keio.
West Virginia, LA, Kamakura.
Caltech, USC, Keio.
West Virginia, LA, Kamakura.
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Hi, #quantum researchers and authors! Some friendly, informal, totally non-binding advice from your Editor in Chief at IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering (TQE).
#QuantumComputing #QuantumInternet
1/about a hundred
#QuantumComputing #QuantumInternet
1/about a hundred
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I visited a secondhand Tokyo bookstore just to see what it looks like... And then I stumbled on two bookshelves filled with English-language books! 🤓
They're in like-new condition, and the topics are pretty eclectic. 🙃 Many have been marked down to 220 yen! ($1.42) So anyway, I bought 3. 😅
They're in like-new condition, and the topics are pretty eclectic. 🙃 Many have been marked down to 220 yen! ($1.42) So anyway, I bought 3. 😅
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I visited a secondhand Tokyo bookstore just to see what it looks like... And then I stumbled on two bookshelves filled with English-language books! 🤓
They're in like-new condition, and the topics are pretty eclectic. 🙃 Many have been marked down to 220 yen! ($1.42) So anyway, I bought 3. 😅
They're in like-new condition, and the topics are pretty eclectic. 🙃 Many have been marked down to 220 yen! ($1.42) So anyway, I bought 3. 😅
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The article itself: www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
Microsoft's head of AI doesn't understand why people don't like AI, and I don't understand why he doesn't understand because it's pretty obvious
Is it really "mindblowing" that people are skeptical of software that consistently doesn't do the things we're told it can do?
www.pcgamer.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The article itself: www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
A handful of candidates to go to @nerdnitetokyo.bsky.social's end-of-year book exchange next month! Some may get added, some removed.
November 30, 2025 at 7:15 AM
A handful of candidates to go to @nerdnitetokyo.bsky.social's end-of-year book exchange next month! Some may get added, some removed.
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An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
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And still, there are those who say that Americans can’t do irony.
November 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
And still, there are those who say that Americans can’t do irony.
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Our local star, the Sun ☀️
Messing with Starlink (complimentary), the ionosphere (annoying), the magnetic field (aurora!), and now it seems Airbus A320 aircraft (yikes!).
I hope someone digs into this (solar cosmic rays?) and any correlations with recent and strong geomagnetic storm activity!
Messing with Starlink (complimentary), the ionosphere (annoying), the magnetic field (aurora!), and now it seems Airbus A320 aircraft (yikes!).
I hope someone digs into this (solar cosmic rays?) and any correlations with recent and strong geomagnetic storm activity!
“Analysis... has revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls.
A significant number of A320 Family aircraft currently in-service which may be impacted.”
Currently ~3,000 airborne A320 family aircraft.
www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/...
A significant number of A320 Family aircraft currently in-service which may be impacted.”
Currently ~3,000 airborne A320 family aircraft.
www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/...
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Our local star, the Sun ☀️
Messing with Starlink (complimentary), the ionosphere (annoying), the magnetic field (aurora!), and now it seems Airbus A320 aircraft (yikes!).
I hope someone digs into this (solar cosmic rays?) and any correlations with recent and strong geomagnetic storm activity!
Messing with Starlink (complimentary), the ionosphere (annoying), the magnetic field (aurora!), and now it seems Airbus A320 aircraft (yikes!).
I hope someone digs into this (solar cosmic rays?) and any correlations with recent and strong geomagnetic storm activity!
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Since the community here is very familiar with VQAs and their pitfalls, Here's my 2 cents on the the topic, would love to hear what everyone thinks too.
TLDR: "VQAs are doomed, and that's great news for QC"
1/ however long it's gonna take
TLDR: "VQAs are doomed, and that's great news for QC"
1/ however long it's gonna take
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Since the community here is very familiar with VQAs and their pitfalls, Here's my 2 cents on the the topic, would love to hear what everyone thinks too.
TLDR: "VQAs are doomed, and that's great news for QC"
1/ however long it's gonna take
TLDR: "VQAs are doomed, and that's great news for QC"
1/ however long it's gonna take
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no one can escape timeghost
Timeghost
xkcd.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
no one can escape timeghost
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The break up of the Beatles (1970) is closer to the end of World War 1 (1918) than the present day.
November 27, 2025 at 10:04 AM
The break up of the Beatles (1970) is closer to the end of World War 1 (1918) than the present day.
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We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
While my American family eats turkey, I am in the combination fish market and tourist trap Kanazawa. Some of the best sushi you can possibly find anywhere in the universe.
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
While my American family eats turkey, I am in the combination fish market and tourist trap Kanazawa. Some of the best sushi you can possibly find anywhere in the universe.
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"Holy shit, look at me, I'm doing something that just a year or so ago I found really hard and stressful and confusing, but it's second nature now."
Generative AI deliberately removes this, entirely, from learning.
Generative AI deliberately removes this, entirely, from learning.
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"Holy shit, look at me, I'm doing something that just a year or so ago I found really hard and stressful and confusing, but it's second nature now."
Generative AI deliberately removes this, entirely, from learning.
Generative AI deliberately removes this, entirely, from learning.
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"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
THIS.
I am indebted to all of the people who, sometimes despite evidence to the contrary, decided I was worth their time, effort and care.
Thank you all, and I love and miss all of you on other continents.
I am indebted to all of the people who, sometimes despite evidence to the contrary, decided I was worth their time, effort and care.
Thank you all, and I love and miss all of you on other continents.
I am so enormously thankful for essentially every person I know and have ever met, and for everything they have taught and given to me. The good, the bad, and the unspeakable. It all counts. The trick is to remember to pay that debt forward to everyone you meet from now on. ❤️
November 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
THIS.
I am indebted to all of the people who, sometimes despite evidence to the contrary, decided I was worth their time, effort and care.
Thank you all, and I love and miss all of you on other continents.
I am indebted to all of the people who, sometimes despite evidence to the contrary, decided I was worth their time, effort and care.
Thank you all, and I love and miss all of you on other continents.
Happy Thanksgiving to all Americans -- and YOU get to decide if you're American, not this xenophobic administration. Once an American, always an American.
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all Americans -- and YOU get to decide if you're American, not this xenophobic administration. Once an American, always an American.
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I’m in Barcelona for a few days and this evening I walked past the Gran Teatre del Liceu on La Rambla which, in 1893, was bombed by anarchist Santiago Salvador Franch, killing some 20 people and injuring many others. He was executed for the deadly attack.
November 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I’m in Barcelona for a few days and this evening I walked past the Gran Teatre del Liceu on La Rambla which, in 1893, was bombed by anarchist Santiago Salvador Franch, killing some 20 people and injuring many others. He was executed for the deadly attack.
Do technical books count?
With luck we'll have another out next year. Finishing the manuscript now.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10....
With luck we'll have another out next year. Finishing the manuscript now.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10....
November 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Do technical books count?
With luck we'll have another out next year. Finishing the manuscript now.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10....
With luck we'll have another out next year. Finishing the manuscript now.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10....
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Cover Reveal!
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Cover Reveal!
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
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This means NSF dissertation improvement grants in the social sciences are simply...not happening.
NEW from me - NSF cancels grant scheme for social science research.
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Today's biggest science news: Doomed comet explodes | Comet 3I/ATLAS course alteration | Dark matter detected?
Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.
www.livescience.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This means NSF dissertation improvement grants in the social sciences are simply...not happening.
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Thats 216 biomedical PhD students for their whole degree, or 140 2 year R21 grants, or 30 5 year R01 grants, or one fired football coach...
FIFTY FOUR MILLION DOLLARS, to fire a football coach at a state university
SOURCE: LSU has given Brian Kelly formal written notice that he has been terminated without cause and that it will fulfill the obligation of his nearly $54 million buyout.
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Thats 216 biomedical PhD students for their whole degree, or 140 2 year R21 grants, or 30 5 year R01 grants, or one fired football coach...
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Asahi has picked up the WSJ scoop: www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Asahi has picked up the WSJ scoop: www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
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What is it about people from Cincinnati & their problems with turkeys?
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 AM
What is it about people from Cincinnati & their problems with turkeys?
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/rant over. But seriously, how are fans supposed to tune into @nba.com games if it requires consulting a calendar, local TV listings, and 3 streaming services? I've watched fewer games this season because I've run out of patience trying to figure out how to watch. It's absurd.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
/rant over. But seriously, how are fans supposed to tune into @nba.com games if it requires consulting a calendar, local TV listings, and 3 streaming services? I've watched fewer games this season because I've run out of patience trying to figure out how to watch. It's absurd.
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Stahl house is for sale in case you are in need of an architecturally significant property in the Hollywood Hills:
www.latimes.com/travel/story...
www.latimes.com/travel/story...
Iconic Stahl House, a Midcentury Modern stunner, up for sale
The Stahl House is selling for $25 million. The current owners say its tour program will continue for now.
www.latimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Stahl house is for sale in case you are in need of an architecturally significant property in the Hollywood Hills:
www.latimes.com/travel/story...
www.latimes.com/travel/story...