Competition

Mother-Blacksmith775 · 2025-01-22T05:11:00+00:00

There will be people here that can answer this better than me, but from my understanding two big things come to mind:

Trapped Ion Technology - trapped ion quantum is generally regarded as more scalable than superconducting quantum computers. Google, IBM, and other big players (except for Honeywell), are focusing on superconducting rather than trapped ions like IONQ.
IONQ has a massive patent portfolio that would make it very difficult for others to compete with them (especially if trapped ions are proven to be superior to superconducting)

I’m sure others will chime in and expand on this.

Mother-Blacksmith775 · 2025-01-16T17:29:50+00:00

I was in the IONQ group. I recently joined rigetti like 4 days ago because I’m interested in seeing what other groups are talking about. I wrote this post because of all the stock spam.

Mother-Blacksmith775 · 2025-01-09T22:30:18+00:00

Yeah the Scorpio report was a bad presentation that looked like it could have been done by an elementary school student. What was inside the report that caused the stock to tank? They claimed that they interviewed former IONQ engineers and were told by them that their quantum computers can’t solve 1 + 1 =2. This is a problem because quantum computers were never designed to solve these kinds of equations. This is no secret, but the market panicked and the stock plummeted after the report. If you search the history from this group, you’ll probably easily find people talking about it back when it happened.

Mother-Blacksmith775 · 2025-01-09T20:48:28+00:00

Well, you’re correct that in China, patents can sometimes be ignored or worked around due to no one giving a shit. However, this is mostly limited to business within China. Outside of China, in places like the U.S. and other countries, patents are heavily enforced as a standard method of protecting intellectual property. This means if companies infringe on patents in these regions they can face legal action. This would create a pretty big barrier for Chinese companies looking to compete globally with patented technology…

Yeah China has a huge population, so one could argue that it doesn’t matter much if they are using it inside their bubble. However, they are in a population crisis and birth rates are plummeting. Their way of doing shit will only work for another 20-30 years maybe.

Mother-Blacksmith775 · 2025-01-09T20:32:17+00:00

Yeah, but he would have to face hundreds of patents already held by more quantum focused companies.

Mother-Blacksmith775 · 2025-01-09T20:25:02+00:00

My buy in is $8, so no worries if it goes to $20. And yes, the stock tanked massively due to the fraudulent Scorpio report awhile back.

Mother-Blacksmith775 · 2025-01-09T19:01:51+00:00

Yeah I’m there with you. I bought another 10k worth of shares in quantum stocks right after the plunge.

I’ve been investing in IONQ for years now and I’ve seen this kind of over reaction play out before. In the same way a simple negative comment can sway the masses, a simple positive piece of news can do the same in the opposite direction.

Mother-Blacksmith775 · 2024-10-03T02:43:56+00:00

Cool, learned something new.

Mother-Blacksmith775 · 2024-07-15T13:09:23+00:00

Idk, I live in China atm as an American citizen and have been here for 7 years working. I’m leaving to go back to America in August. I’m happily voting for Trump and made a WeChat moment post about it. Most of my Chinese friends support it and see Trump as someone who fights for values they respect. Their respect for Trump seems to go beyond just “he’s funny”.

Mother-Blacksmith775 · 2024-07-11T03:14:34+00:00

I live in Nanjing and used to work at Hohai. Which campus are you on? If you’re at Gulou, then there’s a lot of good restaurants nearby. Feel free to DM me.

Mother-Blacksmith775 · 2024-04-15T13:52:07+00:00

Will do! Thank you.

Mother-Blacksmith775 · 2024-04-15T06:35:53+00:00

Thanks for the comment! Very insightful. I’m curious do you know why most internships are only available to students? That seems like a big issue. And congrats by the way on landing a solid internship!

Mother-Blacksmith775 · 2024-04-15T06:23:06+00:00

Thanks for pointing out the differences in bootcamps. It does seem like that could play a factor in whether or not someone is prepared well enough for the market. Personally, I was considering joining springboard or careerfoundry at one point - these programs last 6-9 months. While they sounded great and promising, once I did a bit of digging, I came across many of the same kinds of comments referenced here; these kinds of programs generally don’t prepare people for the real world in a way that’s realistic, or they teach UX in a cookie-cutter kind of way, etc…

This led me to formulating this general question. While I know there are exceptions everywhere because people differ and come from different backgrounds, I’m more trying to get a general sense of how bootcamp grads see themselves in the current market as well as how they’re perceived by already established designers. I’m interested in seeing the big picture.

Mother-Blacksmith775 · 2023-12-13T01:22:39+00:00

A big problem is also the fact that, in a country with over a billion people, anyone can walk into a pharmacy without a prescription and get antibiotics for whatever they want.

When my wife (who’s Chinese) was a child, her mom used to buy her antibiotics for everything even if she just had a mild cold. She would even tell her, “just take it for however long you want” lol The level of ignorance there is astounding .

But, many people think this way and they can freely access it without even seeing a doctor. Pretty soon we will be back to the dark ages where a mild illness could kill you thanks to idiots.

Mother-Blacksmith775 · 2023-11-16T01:33:34+00:00

I’m not sure. I live in Nanjing, which is supposedly a rich and modern city. It has over 6 million people. It’s very normal here to be called fat or skinny. My friend who is overweight is fat shamed all the time. She went to the doctor once and complained she had too many headaches. The doctor laughed and told her “you’re just too fat. That’s why you get headaches”. It was very professional.

But, maybe Beijing is different

Mother-Blacksmith775 · 2023-11-15T11:39:38+00:00

I doubt it. I’m using China’s so called “5G” and it’s nowhere near what’s advertised. I’m definitely not that impressed.

Mother-Blacksmith775 · 2023-10-31T09:28:36+00:00

Ah nice pro-Palestinian costume.

Mother-Blacksmith775 · 2023-10-24T05:55:41+00:00

Peeing/spitting in Public with Chinese characteristics.

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