Apropos of...

As I retire from tradfi; why I won’t complete my quantum paper. Getting this point out just makes the weight of the pyramid come down on you.

“The quantum research paper I don’t want to finish really changed me.  It made me realise that quantum is like an upside down pyramid. At the very bottom is the Schrödinger equation which is a mathematical object that describes observed quantum anomalies. On that is built quantum computational logic. On that is built quantum algorithms. On that is built national defence and industry dreams, and on that is built utopian and dystopian dreams. And above that is the universes and parallel universes. Then go all the way to the bottom and find - they can’t make or scale a computer that implements that little math object. I’ve got better things to do than contribute to the pyramid - I’ll wait for the machine which is probably impossible. But it was invaluable as a teaching tool - to me for my other work.”

Here’s a photo of  Mr Hugo patiently watching me think so I can shamelessly use the important to get eyes on the unimportant.

Retired Tradfi coder. Dedicated AI hacker. Dad cook. Dog butler.  Happy Grandpa. Known to do pop song karaoke to make universes collide.

He’s so darn cute. Love the little pink spot on his nose.