Quantum computing is analog computing. It's not quite a scam, but it's almost indistinguishable from one. You can accomplish the exact same things through hydraulics. In fact, the hydro-economic simulator built in 1949 is still working, and is still a more accurate simulation of economic activity than most digital computer models.
New hydro-computers are still being built. And they can outperform digital computers at specialized tasks. Digital computers were built to excel at general tasks. Their whole point is that they are programmable, where analog computers are specialists at single tasks.
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ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this article and followed a couple of links, the water in the bucket and something else,, sounds like a great lab to get to run.
Gotta admit, after reading recently about two guys who picked topics and faked everything and got quite a few things peer reviewed and publicized before they came clean, I'm hesitant to allow myself to fully believe, but I Really want to.
Each tank represented some aspect of the UK national economy and the flow of money around the economy was illustrated by coloured water. At the top of the board was a large tank called the treasury. Water (representing money) flowed from the treasury to other tanks representing the various ways in which a country could spend its money. For example, there were tanks for health and education. To increase spending on health care a tap could be opened to drain water from the treasury to the tank which represented health spending. Water then ran further down the model to other tanks, representing other interactions in the economy. Water could be pumped back to the treasury from some of the tanks to represent taxation. Changes in tax rates were modeled by increasing or decreasing pumping speeds.
Each tank represented some aspect of the UK national economy and the flow of money around the economy was illustrated by coloured water. At the top of the board was a large tank called the treasury. Water (representing money) flowed from the treasury to other tanks representing the various ways in which a country could spend its money. For example, there were tanks for health and education. To increase spending on health care a tap could be opened to drain water from the treasury to the tank which represented health spending. Water then ran further down the model to other tanks, representing other interactions in the economy. Water could be pumped back to the treasury from some of the tanks to represent taxation. Changes in tax rates were modeled by increasing or decreasing pumping speeds.
See?!!?? I think based on what I learned reading that stuff, I could do the same with Our economy, and pretty much every aspect of the Future in America.
Just use a septic system for the computer.