I just received my annual TCP-1 letter from LLNS and a summary of the LLNS Pension Plan. Looked in pretty good shape in 2013. About 35% overfunded (funding target attainment percentage = 134.92%). This was a decrease from 2012 where it was 51% overfunded (funding target attainment percentage = 151.59%). They did note that the 2012 change in the law on how liabilities are calculated using interest rates improved the plan's position. Without the change the funding target attainment percentages would have been 118% (2012) and 105% (2013). 2013 assets = $2,057,866,902 2013 liabilities = $1,525,162,784 vs 2012 assets = $1,844,924,947 2012 liabilities = $1,217,043,150 It was also noted that a slightly different calculation method ("fair market value") designed to show a clearer picture of the plan' status as December 31, 2013 had; Assets = $2,403,098,433 Liabilities = $2,068,984,256 Funding ratio = 116.15% Its a closed plan with 3,781 participants. Of that number, 3,151 wer...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bang_nucleosynthesis
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-we-living-in-a-computer-simulation/
https://home.cern/science/computing/birth-web
By the way I am a physicist, so I'm qualified to mix metaphysics with physics as is the fashion these days!
Ok a serous post.
What on earth does NIF, ITER or another fusion breakthrough have to do with quantum computing?
These are completely different topics that no scientific overlap at all. A big breakthrough in fusion will no consequence on if quantum computers can work or not. If they do they can work on the standard energy we use today not fusion generated energy.
The story was just silly on science level. Maybe on some weird hype level non-scientists this
sounds like it all be connected. By the way quantum computing is also a hype filled field, it could be big if it works but so far we have not solved a single problem with these early versions
of quantum computers that are not solvable with classical computers. This could change in coming years and progress is being made, but the amount of hype is rather high.
If NIF works and can give free unlimited energy to everyone it is pretty irrelevant to quantum computing. The only thing that NIF and quantum computing have in common is degree ofhype. It is more justified in quantum computing. NIF is not about nor has ever been about creating a new energy source. Like it or not fusion energy sources are a long way off if ever. Large scale quantum computing devices with real computational advantages is much more likely in the not too distance future.
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It's a silly article written by AI.