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[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)
[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Still a bit sad we are not doing nano anymore.

[–] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You see, nano is real now and boring

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But things being real doesn't stop the cranks. See quantum.

[–] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 days ago

Quantum superpredicting machines are not real, and that's what they're about. Nano- has lots of uninteresting bs like ultraefficient fluorescent things, but nanomachines are not and that was interesting to them (until they got bored)

[–] istewart@awful.systems 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Wait for AI and Crypto 2.0 to burn out, we'll get there

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 5 points 4 days ago

Sadly it seems the next one is gonna be Quantum.