Comments on: Jack Mangans Deadpan #154: Finger There

By: JRMurdock

JRMurdock — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:02:17 +0000

I’ll keep my juicy balls to myself thank you very much.

By: Jack Mangan

Jack Mangan — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:55:43 +0000

Juice Newton’s balls?

By: Nomad Scry

Nomad Scry — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:29:45 +0000

There, now I feel better.

By: Nomad Scry

Nomad Scry — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:29:17 +0000

Hur! You said Newton’s balls!

By: Nomad Scry

Nomad Scry — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:28:40 +0000

Because it is almost new Deadpan time, I don’t think anyone else will supply the required response. I will fulfill that obligation myself…

Ready?

By: Nomad Scry

Nomad Scry — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:18:29 +0000

Quoting from http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/24759/

Today, building on a number of papers published in the last year, Hotta outlines his idea and its implications. The process of teleportation involves making a measurement on each one an entangled pair of particles. He points out that the measurement on the first particle injects quantum energy into the system. He then shows that by carefully choosing the measurement to do on the second particle, it is possible to extract the original energy.

All this is possible because there are always quantum fluctuations in the energy of any particle. The teleportation process allows you to inject quantum energy at one point in the universe and then exploit quantum energy fluctuations to extract it from another point. Of course, the energy of the system as whole is unchanged.

He gives the example of a string of entangled ions oscillating back and forth in an electric field trap, a bit like Newton’s balls. Measuring the state of the first ion injects energy into the system in the form of a phonon, a quantum of oscillation. Hotta says that performing the right kind of measurement on the last ion extracts this energy. Since this can be done at the speed of light (in principle), the phonon doesn’t travel across the intermediate ions so there is no heating of these ions. The energy has been transmitted without traveling across the intervening space. That’s teleportation.

By: Nomad Scry

Nomad Scry — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:58:36 +0000

LeJon:

No parts left over. Or rather, no parts left over!!!!!!!!

Amazing, huh?

By: JRMurdock

JRMurdock — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:01:38 +0000

*sheepish grin*

By: Johnny Null

Johnny Null — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:38:04 +0000

Ergo, I immediately clicked. More bottom-feeding! Yay! This is the kind of thing that makes millions, though.

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:29:05 +0000

Got faith in humanity? Then don’t click on the following link:

http://m.boingboing.net/2010/02/10/chatroulette-random.html

By: Johnny Null

Johnny Null — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:32:38 +0000

justa J0e: Well, I’m not a fan of anyone “busting a sag”, even women.

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:24:05 +0000

Well I enjoyed the latest Lost episode, that is all.

By: justa J0e

justa J0e — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:06:20 +0000

wigg, er ……

By: Johnny Null

Johnny Null — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:44:26 +0000

Sake poured.

By: Johnny Null

Johnny Null — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:40:40 +0000

I built a time machine. The only problem is it only works in one-second increments.

By: Johnny Null

Johnny Null — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:40:08 +0000

I’ve found women love to wiggle, pre- and post-menopausal, and gay guys at least as much so.

By: Lejon (from Chandler)

Lejon (from Chandler) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:29:07 +0000

I want to predict the future, but only so I can figure out the next winning lottery numbers, and then I retire… Yeah.

By: EssBee

EssBee — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:23:21 +0000

CP: Another Like Me — Prince

By: EssBee

EssBee — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:16:20 +0000

The last time? Last night. Wait, what are you talking about?

. . .

cough

By: EssBee

EssBee — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:14:03 +0000

I wanna wave too (have an account), but I won’t jump in until after I catch up this weekend. reaper, link me up? olyejark at gmail

Tonight is the last night in San Antonio. Big banquet, dancing (which is odd, as we have about 130 menopausal women and about 20 gay guys), and drinking. Ugh, I need a nap, and need not a bar.

By: reaper

reaper — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:57:27 +0000

JfS done on spoiler and spoiler free waves

By: Johnny Null

Johnny Null — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:55:42 +0000

I am waveless, by choice. I still have to set up Skype, too. Mayhap a weekend project . . .

By: Johnny Null

Johnny Null — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:54:46 +0000

Lejon: Giving that link a quick skim, it is, as the article mentioned, a fairly old idea. However, the quality of what surfaces is often in question. In no small part due to the ugly bags of mostly water that take in the data produced. Look at the citing of a “disturbance” in random numbers. Let’s leave the fact that it’s technically pseudo-random, generated by various RNGs, alone. There are, by definition, highs and lows across a spectrum of data. And let’s not forget the Debian SSL debacle, which earned this gem:

http://digitaloffense.net/tools/debian-openssl/pmeo9hcjp7aw9.jpg

By: Jeremy From Seattle

Jeremy From Seattle — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:43:22 +0000

Oh, I’m, already on wave. I just want in on the conversation!

By: Jeremy From Seattle

Jeremy From Seattle — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:42:24 +0000

When was the last time?
(Asks the lazy guy who doesn’t want to look back at old shows)

By: Johnny Null

Johnny Null — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:41:47 +0000

Gozangas?

By: EssBee

EssBee — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:39:33 +0000

bazinga

By: EssBee

EssBee — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:39:08 +0000

900

By: EssBee

EssBee — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:38:47 +0000

899

By: Lo Pan

Lo Pan — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:31:00 +0000

Wanna know what makes my head hurt…..

By: reaper

reaper — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:07:56 +0000

JfS invite is on the way

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:54:49 +0000

A quick sample of 100 Amiga games in 10 minutes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUoJBerFDsA

By: Amy Bowen

Amy Bowen — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:26:05 +0000

WNDRWolf: It would fall in the 780s (Music). :)

By: Lejon (from Chandler)

Lejon (from Chandler) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:22:05 +0000

Stuff that makes my head hurt

http://urbansurvival.com/simplebots.htm

By: Johnny Null

Johnny Null — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:00:05 +0000

Jeremy: Well, I like your work. Well done!

By: Lejon (from Chandler)

Lejon (from Chandler) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:00:04 +0000

Gosh… I blinked, and so much has happened.

I don’t know if I need a wave…

By: Lo Pan

Lo Pan — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:54:47 +0000

Jack – done and done

By: Lo Pan

Lo Pan — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:52:16 +0000

Thats no wetsuit……..

By: Jack Mangan

Jack Mangan — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:51:50 +0000

(I’m on Wave, just link me to the discussion)

By: Jack Mangan

Jack Mangan — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:51:21 +0000

I’ll surf a spoiler-free Lost wave. Just let me get into my wetsuit….

By: Lo Pan

Lo Pan — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:44:22 +0000

reaper you got an invite for Jeremy?

By: Lo Pan

Lo Pan — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:40:57 +0000

Those cars be teh_sex

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:34:15 +0000

Actualy no Wolf (well for me at any rate), the bonus song is the song I like the least in 34.

By: Jeremy From Seattle

Jeremy From Seattle — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:17:33 +0000

Johnny: Um….I don’t know!?

Heh.

By: Jeremy From Seattle

Jeremy From Seattle — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:16:01 +0000

wow. Those models are HOT!

The curves! Shudder!!

By: justa J0e

justa J0e — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:13:17 +0000

… and now for something non-political !!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24796741@N05/sets/72157604247242338/show/with/2346008881/

This is for those of you who enjoy/appreciate fine detail.

By: Johnny Null

Johnny Null — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:06:03 +0000

Jeremy = DJ Utopia? Why am I always the last to know?

My local LUG is t3h sukzors.

By: Jeremy From Seattle

Jeremy From Seattle — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:04:25 +0000

anyone buzzing yet?

By: Lo Pan

Lo Pan — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:02:55 +0000

Get you in here, JfS!

Stupid teleconferences are stupid.

By: Jeremy From Seattle

Jeremy From Seattle — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:01:55 +0000

wait, I want in on the wave action. djutopia at gmail.