Quantum computing now a reality

Last night's "random walk" on the Internet awarded me with some shock and awe. While looking for something else on the NASA website, I discovered about the quantum computing project at NASA's QuAIL, where they are installing a "512-qubit D-Wave Two quantum computer".

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After such a long consideration, I decided to start (b)logging on the cloud. My primary objective is to develop expressiveness in my writing, contrary to that introvert in me.
I'll be writing about things I deem interesting, including (but not limited to):

• general physics (well, that follows from my college major)
• condensed matter physics (some stuff from my current research)

• high performance computing (as in Fortran 95, LAPACK, OpenMP, and so on)
• linux (I prefer Ubuntu)
• LaTeX (the typesetting system, not rubber)

• campus life, or any remains of it
• life in Jakarta, Depok, or anywhere in between
• Indonesian culture

• religious tolerance
• Christianity (no religious debate, please)

• and finally, my personal rants (*peace)

Since I'm just starting, please don't expect me to (b)log often. I'll try my best to start doing this, maybe once a month, then once every two weeks, and later every week when I already feel comfortable about this. Nonetheless, of course everything depends on how much free time I have...

Note: I'll be writing in English, simply because I want to practice my English writing skills, but I'll respond in Bahasa Indonesia too...