Rod Van Meter
@rdvquantum.bsky.social
Quantum Computing systems, Quantum Internet, quantum education.
Caltech, USC, Keio.
West Virginia, LA, Kamakura.
Caltech, USC, Keio.
West Virginia, LA, Kamakura.
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Rod Van Meter
@rdvquantum.bsky.social
· Nov 24
Hi, #quantum researchers and authors! Some friendly, informal, totally non-binding advice from your Editor in Chief at IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering (TQE).
#QuantumComputing #QuantumInternet
1/about a hundred
#QuantumComputing #QuantumInternet
1/about a hundred
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"The most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you will never have."
Soren Kierkegaard
Soren Kierkegaard
February 13, 2026 at 8:20 AM
"The most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you will never have."
Soren Kierkegaard
Soren Kierkegaard
Photons have neither morals nor visas.
Dave Farber, 1996
Dave Farber, 1996
February 13, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Photons have neither morals nor visas.
Dave Farber, 1996
Dave Farber, 1996
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Dr. Joycelyn Elders was the fifteenth Surgeon General of the United States, the first African American and only the second woman to head the U.S. Public Health Service. Long an outspoken advocate of public health, Elders was appointed Surgeon General by President Clinton in 1993. #blackhistorymonth
February 12, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Dr. Joycelyn Elders was the fifteenth Surgeon General of the United States, the first African American and only the second woman to head the U.S. Public Health Service. Long an outspoken advocate of public health, Elders was appointed Surgeon General by President Clinton in 1993. #blackhistorymonth
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Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
February 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
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I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
February 12, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
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This white paper about using LLMs in astronomy is making the rounds. It's very interesting, and while I can make some nitpicks, overall the point of the paper is to create a fundamental basis for tackling the issue, and that's something I'd love to hear arguments about…
arxiv.org/pdf/2602.10181
arxiv.org/pdf/2602.10181
arxiv.org
February 12, 2026 at 6:23 PM
This white paper about using LLMs in astronomy is making the rounds. It's very interesting, and while I can make some nitpicks, overall the point of the paper is to create a fundamental basis for tackling the issue, and that's something I'd love to hear arguments about…
arxiv.org/pdf/2602.10181
arxiv.org/pdf/2602.10181
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Tech people have a pattern where they stumble up to basically any area of human endeavor and underestimate / misunderstand what is being done so wildly that they immediately start yapping about how whatever new shiny they are trying to sell can totally replace the whole discipline or industry.
1/?
1/?
February 12, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Tech people have a pattern where they stumble up to basically any area of human endeavor and underestimate / misunderstand what is being done so wildly that they immediately start yapping about how whatever new shiny they are trying to sell can totally replace the whole discipline or industry.
1/?
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If you haven't heard, wake for Dave Farber online in about six hours, and funeral in about 22 hours. You can join by following instructions at
www.ccrc.keio.ac.jp/obituary-not...
www.ccrc.keio.ac.jp/obituary-not...
Obituary Notice: Co-Chair David J. Farber / 訃報：共同センター長 デイビッド・ファーバー | 慶應義塾大学サイバー文明研究センター
February 9, 2026 2026年2月9日 Obituary Notice / 訃報 English/英語 It is with deep regret that we announce t
www.ccrc.keio.ac.jp
February 12, 2026 at 3:05 AM
If you haven't heard, wake for Dave Farber online in about six hours, and funeral in about 22 hours. You can join by following instructions at
www.ccrc.keio.ac.jp/obituary-not...
www.ccrc.keio.ac.jp/obituary-not...
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Top FDA official Vinay Prasad overruled the agency’s reviewers--career scientists--when he refused to accept Moderna’s application for a new influenza vaccine www.statnews.com/2026/02/11/m...
Prasad overruled FDA staff to reject Moderna's flu vaccine application
The rejection is the latest instance of Vinay Prasad overruling career FDA scientists to place vaccines under harsher scrutiny.
www.statnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Top FDA official Vinay Prasad overruled the agency’s reviewers--career scientists--when he refused to accept Moderna’s application for a new influenza vaccine www.statnews.com/2026/02/11/m...
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He got out after 3 months in an ICE gulag.
My electrician is a green card holder who's been here since he was a kid. He got married to a citizen, applied for citizenship, went to court for the papers and when he got there ICE kidnapped him and he's been locked up for a month.
February 11, 2026 at 6:56 PM
He got out after 3 months in an ICE gulag.
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Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which means that it is a perfect moment to highlight some of the most striking scientific results obtained by the women in our lab!
@cnrs.fr @college-de-france.fr @normalesup.bsky.social
©picture @sorbonne-universite.fr
@cnrs.fr @college-de-france.fr @normalesup.bsky.social
©picture @sorbonne-universite.fr
February 11, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which means that it is a perfect moment to highlight some of the most striking scientific results obtained by the women in our lab!
@cnrs.fr @college-de-france.fr @normalesup.bsky.social
©picture @sorbonne-universite.fr
@cnrs.fr @college-de-france.fr @normalesup.bsky.social
©picture @sorbonne-universite.fr
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10 years ago today, we told the world
"We have detected gravitational waves. We did it!"
Relive the moment we shared our result with the world www.youtube.com/live/aEPIwEJ...
#GW10Years #OTD 🔭🧪⚛️ 🎂
"We have detected gravitational waves. We did it!"
Relive the moment we shared our result with the world www.youtube.com/live/aEPIwEJ...
#GW10Years #OTD 🔭🧪⚛️ 🎂
[LIVE] FIRST Gravitational Waves Detected | LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational Observatory)
YouTube video by National Science Foundation News
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:43 AM
10 years ago today, we told the world
"We have detected gravitational waves. We did it!"
Relive the moment we shared our result with the world www.youtube.com/live/aEPIwEJ...
#GW10Years #OTD 🔭🧪⚛️ 🎂
"We have detected gravitational waves. We did it!"
Relive the moment we shared our result with the world www.youtube.com/live/aEPIwEJ...
#GW10Years #OTD 🔭🧪⚛️ 🎂
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Documents that lay out a research group’s ethos and practical guidelines are becoming increasingly popular in the academic community
go.nature.com/3OzPt0h
go.nature.com/3OzPt0h
Lab morale got you down? Try a handbook
Documents that lay out a research group’s ethos and practical guidelines are becoming increasingly popular in the academic community.
go.nature.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Documents that lay out a research group’s ethos and practical guidelines are becoming increasingly popular in the academic community
go.nature.com/3OzPt0h
go.nature.com/3OzPt0h
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Alice Sinatra and her team laid the theoretical foundations for a precise sensor network.
By splitting a Bose–Einstein condensate into correlated atomic clouds, they succeeded in jointly measuring physical parameters with a precision exceeding the standard quantum limit.
www.lkb.fr/en/laboratoi...
By splitting a Bose–Einstein condensate into correlated atomic clouds, they succeeded in jointly measuring physical parameters with a precision exceeding the standard quantum limit.
www.lkb.fr/en/laboratoi...
February 11, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Alice Sinatra and her team laid the theoretical foundations for a precise sensor network.
By splitting a Bose–Einstein condensate into correlated atomic clouds, they succeeded in jointly measuring physical parameters with a precision exceeding the standard quantum limit.
www.lkb.fr/en/laboratoi...
By splitting a Bose–Einstein condensate into correlated atomic clouds, they succeeded in jointly measuring physical parameters with a precision exceeding the standard quantum limit.
www.lkb.fr/en/laboratoi...
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Lutnick last year on his visit to Epstein's house in 2005: "My wife and I decided that I will never be in the room with that disgusting person ever again." (Lutnick testified under oath today that he visited Epstein's island in 2012.)
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Lutnick last year on his visit to Epstein's house in 2005: "My wife and I decided that I will never be in the room with that disgusting person ever again." (Lutnick testified under oath today that he visited Epstein's island in 2012.)
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the rollout of the mRNA vaccines was one of the greatest public health triumphs in history and the end result has been the all-around triumph of the antivax movement and I will never get over it
I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:22 AM
the rollout of the mRNA vaccines was one of the greatest public health triumphs in history and the end result has been the all-around triumph of the antivax movement and I will never get over it
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Another memorable ruling out of West Virginia, where Judge Goodwin — a Clinton appointee — excoriates the treatment of ICE detainees.
"This is not what civil enforcement looks like in a humane system of government under law."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"This is not what civil enforcement looks like in a humane system of government under law."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 11, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Another memorable ruling out of West Virginia, where Judge Goodwin — a Clinton appointee — excoriates the treatment of ICE detainees.
"This is not what civil enforcement looks like in a humane system of government under law."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"This is not what civil enforcement looks like in a humane system of government under law."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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"France announced late last week that it would be awarding funds to 46 scientists as part of a high-profile initiative to recruit foreign researchers to the country with the promise of greater academic freedom. Almost all of them were previously at US institutions."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Dozens of researchers will move to France from US following high-profile bid to lure talent
Large proportion worked at Columbia University, which had its grants cut and frozen by the administration of US President Donald Trump.
www.nature.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:46 AM
"France announced late last week that it would be awarding funds to 46 scientists as part of a high-profile initiative to recruit foreign researchers to the country with the promise of greater academic freedom. Almost all of them were previously at US institutions."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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One of every thousand American residents has been taken into custody by ICE in the last year.
A stunning detail the ICE chief shared in this hearing that was supposed to be a brag, except it isn't: ICE has arrested 379,000 people between Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026 -- but only 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists.
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
Congresswoman Uses Simple Math To Show How Broken ICE Is
www.huffpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
One of every thousand American residents has been taken into custody by ICE in the last year.
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Thanks for sharing my reporting, @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social. Again, much appreciated if you’d share the link, too: it makes it easier for your followers to find out more and it helps support the media outlet that produced the work. Thanks.
Trump's Stablecoin USD1: Binance Holds 87% After Founder's Pardon
World Liberty Financial's founding document describes the company as "pioneering a new era of Decentralized Finance." Its flagship stablecoin is anything but.
www.forbes.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Thanks for sharing my reporting, @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social. Again, much appreciated if you’d share the link, too: it makes it easier for your followers to find out more and it helps support the media outlet that produced the work. Thanks.
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THREAD 🧵 The latest batch of Epstein Files are disgusting and shocking. We wanted to give the public an understanding of the most important takeaways.
February 10, 2026 at 5:49 PM
THREAD 🧵 The latest batch of Epstein Files are disgusting and shocking. We wanted to give the public an understanding of the most important takeaways.
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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Like 75% of the US Olympic curlers are from Minnesota. A lot of them curl out of two clubs in Saint Paul, one club is in Frogtown, a neighborhood that has been very heavily targeted by ICE. These curlers are good neighbors.
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Like 75% of the US Olympic curlers are from Minnesota. A lot of them curl out of two clubs in Saint Paul, one club is in Frogtown, a neighborhood that has been very heavily targeted by ICE. These curlers are good neighbors.