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What Quantum Computing Isn't

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Re: What Quantum Computing Isn't

#3
Scott Aaronson is brilliant, he knows his shit, and he's very, very good at explaining it.

But, and I say this as someone who hates listening to my own speech, listening to him is nigh painful.

Is there a text version of this talk around?

Re: What Quantum Computing Isn't

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post #3

Scott Aaronson is brilliant, he knows his shit, and he's very, very good at explaining it. But, and I say this as someone who hates listening to my own speech, listening to him is nigh painful. Is there a text version of this talk around?

Just watch it with subtitles and the sound off if it bothers you that much (I personally enjoyed the presentation).

Re: What Quantum Computing Isn't

#6
post #3

Scott Aaronson is brilliant, he knows his shit, and he's very, very good at explaining it. But, and I say this as someone who hates listening to my own speech, listening to him is nigh painful. Is there a text version of this talk around?

Just watch it with subtitles and the sound off if it bothers you that much (I personally enjoyed the presentation).

I like to watch informative videos with subtitles at 2x speed because the subtitles make it easy to follow and the increased speed smooths out the verbal tics and idiosyncrasies (less distracting).

Re: What Quantum Computing Isn't

#7
I think he was fine at communicating and not terrible to listen to. I just didn't find the talk that interesting or cover anything I didn't already know about quantum computing theory. I wish it did, because there's much I don't understand.

Re: What Quantum Computing Isn't

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post #2

Couldn't get to the end. The guy is horribly annoying to listen to.

I find it is the same with his writing. It just goes on and on. His more technical papers are better, but his blog is just a pain. I guess it takes more work to be brief. (At least for some.)
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