Rod Van Meter
@rdvquantum.bsky.social
Quantum Computing systems, Quantum Internet, quantum education.
Caltech, USC, Keio.
West Virginia, LA, Kamakura.
Caltech, USC, Keio.
West Virginia, LA, Kamakura.
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Hi, #quantum researchers and authors! Some friendly, informal, totally non-binding advice from your Editor in Chief at IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering (TQE).
#QuantumComputing #QuantumInternet
1/about a hundred
#QuantumComputing #QuantumInternet
1/about a hundred
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no one can escape timeghost
Timeghost
xkcd.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
no one can escape timeghost
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The break up of the Beatles (1970) is closer to the end of World War 1 (1918) than the present day.
November 27, 2025 at 10:04 AM
The break up of the Beatles (1970) is closer to the end of World War 1 (1918) than the present day.
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We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
While my American family eats turkey, I am in the combination fish market and tourist trap Kanazawa. Some of the best sushi you can possibly find anywhere in the universe.
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
While my American family eats turkey, I am in the combination fish market and tourist trap Kanazawa. Some of the best sushi you can possibly find anywhere in the universe.
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"Holy shit, look at me, I'm doing something that just a year or so ago I found really hard and stressful and confusing, but it's second nature now."
Generative AI deliberately removes this, entirely, from learning.
Generative AI deliberately removes this, entirely, from learning.
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"Holy shit, look at me, I'm doing something that just a year or so ago I found really hard and stressful and confusing, but it's second nature now."
Generative AI deliberately removes this, entirely, from learning.
Generative AI deliberately removes this, entirely, from learning.
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"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
THIS.
I am indebted to all of the people who, sometimes despite evidence to the contrary, decided I was worth their time, effort and care.
Thank you all, and I love and miss all of you on other continents.
I am indebted to all of the people who, sometimes despite evidence to the contrary, decided I was worth their time, effort and care.
Thank you all, and I love and miss all of you on other continents.
I am so enormously thankful for essentially every person I know and have ever met, and for everything they have taught and given to me. The good, the bad, and the unspeakable. It all counts. The trick is to remember to pay that debt forward to everyone you meet from now on. ❤️
November 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
THIS.
I am indebted to all of the people who, sometimes despite evidence to the contrary, decided I was worth their time, effort and care.
Thank you all, and I love and miss all of you on other continents.
I am indebted to all of the people who, sometimes despite evidence to the contrary, decided I was worth their time, effort and care.
Thank you all, and I love and miss all of you on other continents.
Happy Thanksgiving to all Americans -- and YOU get to decide if you're American, not this xenophobic administration. Once an American, always an American.
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all Americans -- and YOU get to decide if you're American, not this xenophobic administration. Once an American, always an American.
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I’m in Barcelona for a few days and this evening I walked past the Gran Teatre del Liceu on La Rambla which, in 1893, was bombed by anarchist Santiago Salvador Franch, killing some 20 people and injuring many others. He was executed for the deadly attack.
November 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I’m in Barcelona for a few days and this evening I walked past the Gran Teatre del Liceu on La Rambla which, in 1893, was bombed by anarchist Santiago Salvador Franch, killing some 20 people and injuring many others. He was executed for the deadly attack.
Do technical books count?
With luck we'll have another out next year. Finishing the manuscript now.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10....
With luck we'll have another out next year. Finishing the manuscript now.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10....
November 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Do technical books count?
With luck we'll have another out next year. Finishing the manuscript now.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10....
With luck we'll have another out next year. Finishing the manuscript now.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10....
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Cover Reveal!
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Cover Reveal!
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
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This means NSF dissertation improvement grants in the social sciences are simply...not happening.
NEW from me - NSF cancels grant scheme for social science research.
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Today's biggest science news: Doomed comet explodes | Comet 3I/ATLAS course alteration | Dark matter detected?
Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.
www.livescience.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This means NSF dissertation improvement grants in the social sciences are simply...not happening.
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Thats 216 biomedical PhD students for their whole degree, or 140 2 year R21 grants, or 30 5 year R01 grants, or one fired football coach...
FIFTY FOUR MILLION DOLLARS, to fire a football coach at a state university
SOURCE: LSU has given Brian Kelly formal written notice that he has been terminated without cause and that it will fulfill the obligation of his nearly $54 million buyout.
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Thats 216 biomedical PhD students for their whole degree, or 140 2 year R21 grants, or 30 5 year R01 grants, or one fired football coach...
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Asahi has picked up the WSJ scoop: www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Asahi has picked up the WSJ scoop: www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
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What is it about people from Cincinnati & their problems with turkeys?
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 AM
What is it about people from Cincinnati & their problems with turkeys?
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/rant over. But seriously, how are fans supposed to tune into @nba.com games if it requires consulting a calendar, local TV listings, and 3 streaming services? I've watched fewer games this season because I've run out of patience trying to figure out how to watch. It's absurd.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
/rant over. But seriously, how are fans supposed to tune into @nba.com games if it requires consulting a calendar, local TV listings, and 3 streaming services? I've watched fewer games this season because I've run out of patience trying to figure out how to watch. It's absurd.
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Stahl house is for sale in case you are in need of an architecturally significant property in the Hollywood Hills:
www.latimes.com/travel/story...
www.latimes.com/travel/story...
Iconic Stahl House, a Midcentury Modern stunner, up for sale
The Stahl House is selling for $25 million. The current owners say its tour program will continue for now.
www.latimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Stahl house is for sale in case you are in need of an architecturally significant property in the Hollywood Hills:
www.latimes.com/travel/story...
www.latimes.com/travel/story...
Somewhere here in the last couple of days, I saw someone (a physicist, I believe) talking about how sycophantic LLMs were telling people they had discovered something that would overturn physics.
Now I want that link and can't find it. Anyone got a clue?
Now I want that link and can't find it. Anyone got a clue?
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Somewhere here in the last couple of days, I saw someone (a physicist, I believe) talking about how sycophantic LLMs were telling people they had discovered something that would overturn physics.
Now I want that link and can't find it. Anyone got a clue?
Now I want that link and can't find it. Anyone got a clue?
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![Vertical comic structured like flow chart. (1) Einstein had an insight that overturned physics, thus proving his value. (2) I hope *I* have value. I’ll try to have an insight that overturns physics, to check. (3) [Time Passes] (4) Oh no! My insight didn’t overturn physics! But I don’t think I’m worthless… [arrows to two different options] (5a) Healthy Path: Maybe this was not a well-thought-out test of my value. (5b) Path of Ruin: The establishment must be *suppressing* my insight!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihhxykbw72fblbjeupqscutarbdowk73mhsdkqrtzjwrpzqzamjem@jpeg)
October 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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I am fascinated by the alien/bigfoot split. Republicans are less likely to believe in aliens than Democrats and more likely to believe in Bigfoot and The Yeti.
I need to know why.
I need to know why.
New polling on aliens
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
November 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I am fascinated by the alien/bigfoot split. Republicans are less likely to believe in aliens than Democrats and more likely to believe in Bigfoot and The Yeti.
I need to know why.
I need to know why.
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THOSE ARE NOT CONCESSIONS!!
REPORTER: What kind of concessions are the Russians going to have to make?
TRUMP: The big concession is they stop fighting and they don't take any more land
TRUMP: The big concession is they stop fighting and they don't take any more land
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
THOSE ARE NOT CONCESSIONS!!
If you haven't read this, it's a holiday treat.
4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day.
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
If you haven't read this, it's a holiday treat.
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EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
This is coherently written and seems, overall, like a good idea. Cynically, though, at the same time this is promoting science, this administration is tearing science down as rapidly and thoughtfully as it did the East Wing.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Launching the Genesis Mission
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This is coherently written and seems, overall, like a good idea. Cynically, though, at the same time this is promoting science, this administration is tearing science down as rapidly and thoughtfully as it did the East Wing.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...