Graeme Smith
@graemesmith.bsky.social
Theorist in Waterloo. Quantum information, quantum computing, science, parenting. https://gsbsmith.ca
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CBS paid the president of the United States millions in bribe money and now they censor news reports so it does not annoy him. I don’t know how much plainer we can put this.
December 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
CBS paid the president of the United States millions in bribe money and now they censor news reports so it does not annoy him. I don’t know how much plainer we can put this.
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The ACM Digital Library, where a LOT of computing-related research is published (I'd say at least 75% of my own publications), is now not only providing (without consent of the authors and without opt-in by readers) AI-generated summaries of papers, but they appear as the *default* over abstracts.
December 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The ACM Digital Library, where a LOT of computing-related research is published (I'd say at least 75% of my own publications), is now not only providing (without consent of the authors and without opt-in by readers) AI-generated summaries of papers, but they appear as the *default* over abstracts.
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Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
Careful while leaving IQC at @uwaterloo.ca today. It’s icy out there!!!
December 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Careful while leaving IQC at @uwaterloo.ca today. It’s icy out there!!!
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“Yes,” said Frog, reaching for a cookie, “we need will power.”
“What is will power?” asked Toad.
“Will power is trying hard not to do something you really want to do,” said Frog.
“What is will power?” asked Toad.
“Will power is trying hard not to do something you really want to do,” said Frog.
December 10, 2025 at 5:37 AM
“Yes,” said Frog, reaching for a cookie, “we need will power.”
“What is will power?” asked Toad.
“Will power is trying hard not to do something you really want to do,” said Frog.
“What is will power?” asked Toad.
“Will power is trying hard not to do something you really want to do,” said Frog.
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It’s funny that outside academic philosophy, if someone says they’re into metaphysics, it means they probably believe they have supernatural powers, but inside it means they probably spend all their time trying to figure out what sort of thing a table is
December 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It’s funny that outside academic philosophy, if someone says they’re into metaphysics, it means they probably believe they have supernatural powers, but inside it means they probably spend all their time trying to figure out what sort of thing a table is
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We're gonna need a truth and reconciliation commission and Nuremberg style trials to reckon with all of this evil, and any Dem candidate for office who shies away from a full reckoning in the name of "moving forward as a nation" can get well and truly fucked
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
We're gonna need a truth and reconciliation commission and Nuremberg style trials to reckon with all of this evil, and any Dem candidate for office who shies away from a full reckoning in the name of "moving forward as a nation" can get well and truly fucked
Today I am thankful that my family and I have safelty left the US.
November 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Today I am thankful that my family and I have safelty left the US.
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wonder if in a few years they'll make Nvidia shirts like that
November 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
wonder if in a few years they'll make Nvidia shirts like that
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An interesting thing about a quantum computer is that it can watch all the stocks at the same time...
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
An interesting thing about a quantum computer is that it can watch all the stocks at the same time...
So excutives from Dwave and IONQ have recently dumped large amounts of stock. Zapata (kinda?) went bust... what are the other quantum computing stocks to watch?
D-Wave CEO and CFO dump $29 million worth of shares of their own company. Quantum pump and dump in action!
www.newscase.com/d-wave-quant...
www.newscase.com/d-wave-quant...
D-Wave Quantum Shares Slide Following Executive Stock Disposals | NewsCase
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) experienced a notable decline in its share price, dropping 3.6% during yesterday's trading session. This downward movement c
www.newscase.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
So excutives from Dwave and IONQ have recently dumped large amounts of stock. Zapata (kinda?) went bust... what are the other quantum computing stocks to watch?
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D-Wave CEO and CFO dump $29 million worth of shares of their own company. Quantum pump and dump in action!
www.newscase.com/d-wave-quant...
www.newscase.com/d-wave-quant...
D-Wave Quantum Shares Slide Following Executive Stock Disposals | NewsCase
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) experienced a notable decline in its share price, dropping 3.6% during yesterday's trading session. This downward movement c
www.newscase.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
D-Wave CEO and CFO dump $29 million worth of shares of their own company. Quantum pump and dump in action!
www.newscase.com/d-wave-quant...
www.newscase.com/d-wave-quant...
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For 50 years the right has been telling us that the appropriate response to this is to open fire on these goons. They say we need assault weapons as a bulwark against a tyrannical government snatching people off the streets.
In Portland, Oregon, masked ICE GOONS abducted and vanished US citizen Gonzalo Catalan last week. Tragically, his family remains unaware of his whereabouts and has not received any communication from him as of today.
October 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
For 50 years the right has been telling us that the appropriate response to this is to open fire on these goons. They say we need assault weapons as a bulwark against a tyrannical government snatching people off the streets.
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shut up and purify
arxiv.org/abs/2511.15806
arxiv.org/abs/2511.15806
Mixed state tomography reduces to pure state tomography
A longstanding belief in quantum tomography is that estimating a mixed state is far harder than estimating a pure state. This is borne out in the mathematics, where mixed state algorithms have always ...
arxiv.org
November 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
shut up and purify
arxiv.org/abs/2511.15806
arxiv.org/abs/2511.15806
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This interview is a snapshot into where tech companies are with online harassment right now.
They know how to end it, but they decided not to spend the money. They’re prioritizing growth (and profit) above all else. And they’re blaming YOU for logging on to the platform they designed to be unsafe.
They know how to end it, but they decided not to spend the money. They’re prioritizing growth (and profit) above all else. And they’re blaming YOU for logging on to the platform they designed to be unsafe.
We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This interview is a snapshot into where tech companies are with online harassment right now.
They know how to end it, but they decided not to spend the money. They’re prioritizing growth (and profit) above all else. And they’re blaming YOU for logging on to the platform they designed to be unsafe.
They know how to end it, but they decided not to spend the money. They’re prioritizing growth (and profit) above all else. And they’re blaming YOU for logging on to the platform they designed to be unsafe.
November 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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We need Democrats to commit to a thorough purge of MAGA and fascism in the entire government, especially the military, once they're back in power.
What an abomination. Almost 2,000 Coast Guard personnel died fighting fascism in World War II.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
We need Democrats to commit to a thorough purge of MAGA and fascism in the entire government, especially the military, once they're back in power.
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Threats (like promises) from people who don't honour their agreements mean nothing. #cdnpoli
Future of trade talks depends on Canada’s purchase of American fighter jets, U.S. ambassador says
Future of trade talks depends on Canada’s purchase of American fighter jets, U.S. ambassador says
Pete Hoekstra said it will not be easy to restart the now-stalled trade talks, and urged Canada to "harmonize" as much as possible with the U.S. on a range of
www.thestar.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Threats (like promises) from people who don't honour their agreements mean nothing. #cdnpoli
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"Are we going to support talent here in Canada and the development of our students and our researchers who are here?'" Whitaker asked…simply injecting a wave of high-profile academics at the top without supporting the foundation beneath them is "going to leave us short-changed." @caut.bsky.social
Canada seeks star academics from abroad, but stable funding for higher education remains a concern | CBC News
Proponents believe a current push to recruit star researchers from abroad will mean top-tier learning for Canadian students and a boost to research innovation and excellence. Yet concerns remain about...
www.cbc.ca
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"Are we going to support talent here in Canada and the development of our students and our researchers who are here?'" Whitaker asked…simply injecting a wave of high-profile academics at the top without supporting the foundation beneath them is "going to leave us short-changed." @caut.bsky.social
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The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
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this is more or less the whole thing imo
November 17, 2025 at 9:36 AM
this is more or less the whole thing imo
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as we saw with Elon Musk, observe how the prominent pundits at the forefront of building up unrealistic tech mythologies pivot immediately on a dime to pretend they wisely warned you of trouble the whole time
Scott Galloway warns of ‘nowhere to hide’ in markets if the OpenAI story unravels | Fortune
"If the music stops, there's not only not any chairs, there's like hot coals they're all going to sit on. It's going to be ugly."
fortune.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
as we saw with Elon Musk, observe how the prominent pundits at the forefront of building up unrealistic tech mythologies pivot immediately on a dime to pretend they wisely warned you of trouble the whole time