@lars
Active 1 week, 3 days agoLars
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Lars posted an update 1 week, 3 days ago
Most of us trust our passwords, bank apps, and encrypted messages without thinking twice.
Now imagine a machine that doesn’t “hack” them the usual way… it just solves them faster than we thought possible.
Would we even notice when that shift begins? 👀
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That’s what I thought too. Isn’t that still experimental though?-
Experimental, yes—but companies are already investing heavily in it. That’s the scary part.
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Lars posted a new activity comment 1 week, 4 days ago
This honestly sounds exciting but also kinda scary 😅 Imagine hackers with that kind of power. -
Lars posted a new activity comment 2 months, 2 weeks ago
For me, it was visualizing qubits on the Bloch sphere. Seeing states as points on a sphere instead of just 0 and 1 changed everything. -
Lars posted a new activity comment 2 months, 2 weeks ago
So maybe the issue isn’t hype itself — but unmanaged hype? -
Lars posted a new activity comment 2 months, 2 weeks ago
That’s fair. But do you think without hype, investors and governments would fund research at the same level? -
Lars posted a new activity comment 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Drug discovery and molecular simulation. That’s where quantum advantage seems most practical. -
Lars posted an update 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Hot take 🔥
Quantum hype helps adoption — even if it confuses beginners.
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Probably not as much. But I’d prefer slow and accurate growth over flashy promises.
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So maybe the issue isn’t hype itself — but unmanaged hype?
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Disagree. The hype creates unrealistic expectations. People think we’ll have quantum laptops next year 😅-
That’s fair. But do you think without hype, investors and governments would fund research at the same level?
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Lars posted a new activity comment 3 months ago
MYTH. Quantum computers are not general-purpose replacements. They’re built for very specific problems like optimization or cryptography.-
Adding to this — even companies like IBM and Google position quantum systems as complementary to classical systems, not replacements.
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Sven, Yes! Hybrid computing is the direction most researchers are pushing — classical + quantum working together.
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Great point, Lars! 🙌 Exactly — quantum computers excel in niche tasks but can’t run your spreadsheets or social media apps (yet!)
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Lars posted a new activity comment 3 months, 1 week ago
❌ Myth 1: Quantum computers are just faster versions of classical computers
✅ Fact: Quantum computers solve specific types of problems differently, not everything faster. Many everyday tasks still run better on classical computers. -
Lars posted a new activity comment 3 months, 1 week ago
Yeah, years of classical programming.-
Makes sense. Quantum errors just feel… existential.
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Lars commented on Sven's Photo 3 months, 1 week ago
This is literally me after week 2 of quantum mechanics. -
Lars posted a new activity comment 3 months, 1 week ago
This is literally me after week 2 of quantum mechanics.-
Week 2 is still optimism. Week 4 is acceptance. Week 6 is pain.
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Lars posted a new activity comment 3 months, 1 week ago
Debugging mindset. Treating confusion like a bug, not a failure.-
I love that framing.
Did you come from a software background?-
Yeah, years of classical programming.
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Makes sense. Quantum errors just feel… existential.
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Lars posted a new activity comment 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Honestly? Still confused 😅 Is quantum computing actually being used yet, or is it all hype? -
Lars posted a new activity comment 5 months, 1 week ago
I feel informed and lied to at the same time. -
Lars posted a new activity comment 5 months, 1 week ago
Still don’t get it but I trust the vibes -
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