Category Archives: Seattle

Seattle for QIPers

Posted on January 5, 2017 by dabacon

QIP 2017 is coming to Seattle, hosted by the QuArC group at Microsoft, January 16-20 (with tutorials on the 14th and 15th). If you have some spare moments, maybe you arrive early, or maybe you are planning for the afternoon … Continue reading →

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OneBusAway

Posted on March 5, 2010 by dabacon

Congrats to OneBusAway, winners of the 2010 WTIA Industry Achievement Award for “best use of technology in the government, nonprofit or education sector”. OneBusAway was started by University of Washington students and provides real time access to transit information here … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in iPhone, Seattle, Self: Meet Center. Center: Meet Self. | 6 Comments

Seattle Signs

Posted on November 3, 2009 by dabacon

Not helpful: In Seattle if a road bends ever so slightly you are on a new street, but the above is…confusing. Continue reading →

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Broken Glass Everywhere. If it Ain't About Quantum Money, I Just Don't Care

Posted on September 24, 2009 by dabacon

Note the new location (updated 9/28/09) The Optimizer is coming to town, which is always fun: TIME: 1:30-2:30 pm, Tuesday, September 29, 2009 PLACE: CSE 305 SPEAKER: Scott Aaronson (MIT) ABSTRACT: Ever since there’s been money, there have been people … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Quantum Computing, Seattle | 2 Comments

Unscientific in Seattle

Posted on August 4, 2009 by dabacon

Chris Mooney, former Scienceblogger and provocateur extraordinaire, will be in Seattle this Thursday talking about the book he co-authored with Sheril Kirshenbaum, “Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future.” Details: Thursday, August 6 7:00 PM University Bookstore 4326 University … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Microsoft Extreme Computing Group

Posted on June 15, 2009 by dabacon

Dan Reed has a brief note up about a new group at Microsoft the extreme computing group (XCG) which includes among its subject areas quantum computing: XCG was formed in June 2009 with the goal of developing radical new approaches … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Quantum Computing, Seattle | 7 Comments

Campus Ad

Posted on June 3, 2009 by dabacon

In the University of Washington’s “The Daily” in the lost and found section: FOUND – PANDA head, appears to be a part of a missing suit. Recovered near 45th and Memorial. presumably stolen by ill-advised sorority girls during their week-long, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Funny Ha Ha, Seattle | 2 Comments

Strip Malicious Mischief

Posted on May 26, 2009 by dabacon

Ah, the games people play: A 23-year-old Tacoma man and an 18-year-old Lakewood woman are suspected of throwing rocks from a railroad trestle onto at least 14 vehicles traveling southbound on Interstate 5 early Monday. … Investigators told KOMO-TV that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Go Ahead, Waste Your Time, Off The Deep End, Seattle | 2 Comments

Thoughts on Lazowska's Seattle Comments

Posted on May 13, 2009 by dabacon

Over at TechFlash there is an article about some words Ed Lazowska, professor extraordinaire here in the computer science & engineering department at UW, had for the Seattle tech scene (see also xconomy): “It seems to me that the issue … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle, Technology | 9 Comments

SciBlogging: A Roundtable Discussion on Science Blogs

Posted on April 22, 2009 by dabacon

Wednesday, April 29, 6:30 p.m I’ll be participating in a panel discussion of science blogging sponsored by the Northwest Science Writers Association: Join local science bloggers, including Alan Boyle from MSNBC.com’s Cosmic Log, David Bacon the Quantum Pontiff, Sandra Porter … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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