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Louis Vignoli @lvignoli.eu · 1d

Yeah, states get close through a noisy Clifford circuit, what else to expect?

And after all an encoded qubit is like a qubit. Logical memory error rate will converges to 0.5, just slower.

Louis Vignoli @lvignoli.eu · 1d

Unclear to me what are the significance and practical consequences of arxiv.org/abs/2510.08451 ...
The d* bound is not so large

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Deena Mousa @deenamousa.com · 16d

If benchmark performance translated to reality, radiologists should be the canary in the coal mine of AI job loss.

Instead, radiology residency slots hit a record high in 2025.

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Louis Vignoli @lvignoli.eu · 16d

Similar to me is: paper consumption kept growing when digital word processors appeared, as they eased the production of documents. Only recently local stagnation was observed, that we can attribute to the overall digitization of processes.

chrislang.org/2008/02/05/t...

Graphs in footnote [4]

The Convention on Biodiversity, GM trees and paper consumption

The CBD report on GM trees recommends a precautionary approach to the use of GM trees. A ban would be better.

chrislang.org

Louis Vignoli @lvignoli.eu · 16d

There are urban legends such as this one, that we know wrong from experience.
Luckily there are great folks to debunk them, thanks @deenamousa.com

www.worksinprogress.news/p/why-ai-isn...

AI isn't replacing radiologists

Radiology combines digital images, clear benchmarks, and repeatable tasks. But demand for human radiologists is ay an all-time high.

www.worksinprogress.news

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nate @loglog.wtf · 24d

I made a zine about quantum gates and distributed it at @unitary.foundation's unitaryCON this two weeks ago.

check it out :) and lemme know what you think

nates.place/static/ng01....

cover of zine called nates gates created on a typewriter

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Sergey Frolov🇺🇦 @spinespresso.bsky.social · Sep 2

perhaps making topological qubits when you know you don't have Majorana?

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Bob Coecke @coecke.bsky.social · Sep 1

Hi, I am here! Will mostly post about Quantum Foundations/Computing and Quantum Music.

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Louis Vignoli @lvignoli.eu · Aug 24

It's really programming without fear.

Louis Vignoli @lvignoli.eu · Aug 24

Then even more comfy to jj new on the _unreachable_ commit discarded by the op to open it in a buffer.

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Louis Vignoli @lvignoli.eu · Aug 24

pop up jj op log
find a snapshot op in the past where I guessed the file still existed
jj file show --at-op <OP_ID> my_file

It's there 📍

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Louis Vignoli @lvignoli.eu · Aug 24

It's amazing how jj is a pleasure to work with.

20 minutes ago I erased by mistake an _untracked_ file that I used to record progress while editing history on my local branch.

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Louis Vignoli @lvignoli.eu · Jul 10

In 30 minutes, Pascal Scholl and I will give technical details on FTQC and how we do it at Pasqal, with the plans on the coming years. See you there!

Pasqal @pasqal-quantum.bsky.social · Jul 2

Exclusive Webinar on FTQC on July 10th 💡

You will learn more about:

• Our strategy to perform FTQC in a relevant regime for applications
• The key technological features required to perform FTQC with neutral atoms
• The typical applications we envision targeting with FTQC

ow.ly/FESM50Wce5x

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Louis Vignoli @lvignoli.eu · Jul 10

Not my go

Louis Vignoli @lvignoli.eu · Jul 9

But we have not spared our efforts on digital and QEC in the past year, and so we will join the database very soon! 😀

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Louis Vignoli @lvignoli.eu · Jul 9

You may have noticed that Pasqal is not on the map though... And indeed, for a time we had operated our devices in the analog mode only.

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Louis Vignoli @lvignoli.eu · Jul 9

My great desk buddy @francoismarie.bsky.social published arxiv.org/abs/2507.03678 earlier this week, introducing his efforts in collecting QEC experiments across all modalities into a single database at github.com/francois-mar...
Check it out!

Awesome Quantum Computing Experiments: Benchmarking Experimental Progress Towards Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computation

Achieving fault-tolerant quantum computation (FTQC) demands simultaneous progress in physical qubit performance and quantum error correction (QEC). This work reviews and benchmarks experimental advanc...

arxiv.org

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Louis Vignoli @lvignoli.eu · Jul 3

And we now have an official account @pasqal-quantum.bsky.social ✨

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Louis Vignoli @lvignoli.eu · Jun 13

It has been a hot day in Paris—currently 31°; and yet we are supposed to have hail! 🌨️

Friday evening picnic cancelled as the town closed all parks…

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Dulwich Quantum Computing @dulwichquantum.bsky.social · Jun 12

Forget the 10²⁵ years needed to simulate Google's Willow chip on world's fastest supercomputer. The most impressive number in quantum computing in this:

It would take 3678 years for a quantum computing PhD student to earn the 103 million made by the IonQ CEO Niccolo de Masi in his first 90 days.

Dulwich Quantum Computing @dulwichquantum.bsky.social · Jun 12

"IONQ CEO Niccolo de Masi sells $103 million in stock. SEC filing confirms full liquidation. Investors question timing. Pump-and-dump concerns rise."
citizenwatchreport.com/ionq-ceo-nic...

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James Sanders @jamesaltonsanders.com · Jun 11

Maybe we shouldn't join an unproven technology like quantum computing with an unproven financial vehicle like SPACs.

—me, 2021

www.reddit.com/r/wallstreet...

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Louis Vignoli @lvignoli.eu · Jun 13

🦌

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Louis Vignoli @lvignoli.eu · Jun 13

My deer colleague Alex has brought to publication his book Machine Learning in Quantum Sciences!

Available for free on the arXiv here: arxiv.org/abs/2204.04198.

www.cambridge.org/us/universit...

Modern applications of machine learning in quantum sciences

In this book, we provide a comprehensive introduction to the most recent advances in the application of machine learning methods in quantum sciences. We cover the use of deep learning and kernel metho...

arxiv.org

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Craig Gidney @craiggidney.bsky.social · Jun 9

This is a typical "making the hard part harder" paper.

Making good qubits is *already* the hardest part. Replacing those qubits (2-level systems) with n-level systems isn't helping, it's hurting. But the increased difficulty is hard to quantify, whereas counting oscillators is easy, so here we are.

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Louis Vignoli @lvignoli.eu · Jun 5

« A key finding is a surprising resilience property that sheds light on why fast transversal gates can be sustained. »
@marklt.bsky.social I have yet to read the paper in details, but in short which mechanism is behind this resilience?

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