Michael J. Biercuk @MJBiercuk Twitter profile

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Michael J. Biercuk

5 months

The team @qctrlHQ and our partners @IBM #quantum are making #QuantumComputing easy for everyone - so we've taken it to #TimesSquare Learn more:

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2 years

@schmidtim They're the smart ones. They get what amounts to private tutoring from a globally leading scientist. Sometimes winning really is mostly just showing up.

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@joshtpm @dburbach I refrained from commenting until a proper journalistic outlet confirmed. Now that's happened, this is next-level insanity and seems quite illegal.

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This is crazy town. #PatientZero in Perth was recently allowed to travel from Aus to India for a wedding and back. But there are tens of thousands of stranded Australians awaiting access to return. I just do not understand this prioritization. #COVID19

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I was subject to a no-grounds eviction from my #NSW #rental property about 8 weeks ago. After 7.5 years in my property - never missing a payment or asking for a reduction during COVID - I was given 30d to get out. My sin? ... 1/n

Krissy spoke out about her 50 per cent rent hike. Then she got evicted

The eastern suburbs firefighter and single mother of four will have to leave her rental property just five days before Christmas.

www.smh.com.au

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Dear @ScottMorrisonMP @billshortenmp : despite political differences I am certain you can agree there is no room for explicit support of Nazi ideology in Australian parliament. Will you move to censure Sen Anning for his participation in a far right rally at taxpayer expense?

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#Housing #greed destroys lives. We need full reform of renters protections in #NSW @ChrisMinnsMP Being forced to move on a no-grounds eviction cost me a huge chunk of savings. If even professionals like me are getting smashed, those less fortunate have no hope /fin

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We need a wholesale change in the economy away from property investment as a specially advantaged asset. I was, frankly, wealthy enough and stable enough in my jobs to take time and eat the cost. A single mother? Impossible. A shift worker? Impossible. 12/n

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Peak #Sydney #privateschool entitlement. The hashtag #ProudShoreMums , coupled w/ args based on "not all #Shore boys" & "other schools are doing the same" used to deflect criticism of indefensible behavior. The kids learn it from their parents. @JaneCaro

#ProudShoreMums stand up for their sons after muck-up day controversy

Mothers have been posting photos on Instagram and Facebook of their children in Shore uniform, adding blue and white hearts to represent the school's colours.

www.smh.com.au

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But even if you don't care about the social impacts, let's take the pure economic rationalism approach. If we want a diversified economy with high-wage jobs in #NSW , people have to be able to comfortably afford to live here and have security in their lives. /fin +1

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This landlord owned a fleet of rental properties. I get that as an asset class, property investors want to maximize returns. Therein lies the problem. Because housing is a necessity for the functioning of a civilization AND it's also the most tax-advantaged asset in AU. 11/n

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Minister - doctors triage patients based on how sick they are. If any Australians are delayed in receiving treatment it's only because you delayed #AsylumSeekers treatment so long that they have become the most seriously ill patients in hospital.

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Home Affairs Minister @PeterDutton_MP on asylum seekers: “We’re seeing people at hospitals missing out on medical services because people are taking it from Nauru and Manus. Australians will be angry about that as well.” #auspol #7News

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@laurenboebert @realDonaldTrump You should fight for the constitution since that's the only thing we swear allegiance to in the US. We don't swear fealty to individual leaders. We the people have already spoken and I'm sorry for you, but your preferred candidate lost.

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Michael J. Biercuk

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My ~70yo mother arrived at the polls at 5:55 am in suburban New York today. She waited in a line circling the block for an hour and a half to #VoteBiden . Suburban New York. The #turnout is insane.

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Even without context, it blows my mind that government #FreedomofInformation requests are adjudicated by senior advisers to the politicians in question rather than an independent third party in government. #auspol

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Michael J. Biercuk

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2 years

@QasimRashid @krystalball It does, very much, seem like @billmaher just forgot this 31% dive on the S&P in March 2020, roughly a third larger than the current dive of 22% from peak so far.

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...who knows. But what I do know is 50% of the light fixtures in the unit didn't work, despite multiple requests for assistance. The heat didn't work for a full 6mo during winter. The home was subject to massive water damage from persistent leaks 2/n

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@TimWilsonMP Sir, the alternative option is well documented. Please be honest about your preference.

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Michael J. Biercuk

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4 years

Here's a little bit of #quantumcomputing #laboratory porn for you all

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I had to be home to let in dozens of tradesmen to "investigate" on behalf of strata, but nothing was ever done to repair the water ingress. It seemed every time a quote came for a repair the landlord balked at paying. 3/n

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The landlord was largely unresponsive for years, but as my requests for remedy grew, I knew I was in danger of retribution. The landlord waited 1d before my lease ended so he could give 30 days notice (instead of 90 if he waited just a bit longer). 4/n

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. @michiokaku - I grew up inspired by you. I became a Pro #quantum scientist at least in part bc your books got me excited about physics. I know how hard it is to make science accessible. But in your @joerogan interview you just lied. You made stuff up. It's so disappointing.

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30d notice to relocate an entire multibedroom townhouse is absurd. Plus I was away for 14 of those 30 days on travel scheduled for months. I had <2 weeks to find a new unit and relocate. 5/n

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Having to move in a hurry cost a LOT. Probably over $15k in moving expenses, rubbish removal, cleaning, etc. Plus 2 solid weeks of nothing but prep for the move. I had to eat vacation time. 8/n

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@Samoskal @JaneCaro Holy crap. Look I was excited to graduate from high school also. And I went to a pretty good and well respected school. Not once did celebrating via a Nazi salute come up #ProudShoreMums

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@mirandayaver As a US expat in Aus, (semi-)socialised medicine is the single best thing about living here. Aside from the clusterf**kery in the US, the alternative is actually quite awesome. Imperfect but awesome.

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I ended up negotiating down to a much smaller bill just to end it - going to the NSWCAT would have taken days of document prep digging through old emails to show the lack of maintenance, and it just wasn't worth the last $1k. 10/n

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@maxwalden_ Another reason this policy is absurd: Sometimes a candidate/supervisor relationship just doesn't work. So there are processes to change project topic and supervisor within a department. Now the academic power imbalance includes effective deportation. Just insane.

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After departing it took 8 weeks to get notice from the landlord about my bond. They submitted invoices to me for everything from "recleaning" the property to maintenance of the exterior bushes. Seems they were taller than some unspecified target. 9/n

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Michael J. Biercuk

@MJBiercuk

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I'm the founder of Australia's first #VC backed #quantum tech company. The products & sovereign defence capabilities we provide are derived from basic research conducted in the last 12y. Academia built our scientific foundations. Please - we must preserve exploratory research.

ARC Tracker

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Quick summary of Australian research funding: – 7000 research jobs gone. – Edu. Minister stood down. – ARC CEO standing down. – Grants starting in 2 weeks not yet announced. – No schedule for largest scheme to open. Government's priority? "More translational research please"⁉️

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Here's a balanced thread on #academia vs #industry from the perspective of someone who has held senior positions in both. I'm going to write this thread because a lot of what I read here reduces to "my tribe is better than yours" or "grass is always greener". 1/n

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The result is that I paid through the nose. Since I was desperate I ended up decidedly paying above market rent (other units listed at the same time gradually dropped). I had no choice - the landlord gave no leniency. 6/n

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Then amazingly the day of my move the landlord's agent called to complain expressing shock I was moving out. What did he think I was going to do? I advised I would be on travel and had to leave. 7/n

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@joshtpm I'm not sure if this has come up, but the response to @michelleisawolf 's cutting roast feels a bit like the response to @StephenAtHome 's brilliant roasting of Pres. Bush. Some people were terribly offended that the jokes were actual thoughtful critiques...and here we are again.

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I am a high wage earner and would have benefitted from #Stage3 #taxcuts maximally. I'd love a few $k more, but don't need it. Others desperately need help. The policy of flat tax from 45-200k never made sense. Nor does flat above 200k. Let's *actually* reform tax brackets.

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@strom_m @ScottMorrisonMP Respectfully sir, #science starts with smashing beliefs when they are contradicted by reality.

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@DontanaHerb @D_mcP @SeanBrooks324 @brianrayguitar The point is this: "They" believe they can say whatever they want to anyone, but the other side can't talk back. Power asymmetry. Class/race based hierarchy. Hence, so many confederate flags...

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After ~3y as a founder in #startupaus , I've come to an unpopular opinion about #entrepreneurship (?): We need more people doing (founders, early employees, investors)... ...and less people hanging on for the ride (advisors, consultants, accelerators, surveyors, analysts)

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@ABCthedrum Dear Caroline @overingtonc : Despite your protestations I'll remind you that the Australian constitution disagrees with your assertion. The Christian heritage of modern founders is not the same as Australia being a Christian nation. #thedrum

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Michael J. Biercuk

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My father passed about 5h after I posted this. Just minutes after I raised a toast to him with friends. He was a good man who taught me compassion for others & that democracy is worth fighting for. I wish him safe travels as he measures the unknown distance to the great beyond.

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Offering a message to someone special right now...

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@Generali11 Agree. Right now it's illegal for a tenant to go on a rent strike But there is zero recourse for a landlord who goes on a maintenance strike.

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Why are we pouring more money into #PrivateSchools & offering only the weak response the funding #publicschools is the responsibility of the states? Isn't funding private schools the responsibility of parents who opt out of a public option? @JaneCaro

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Michael J. Biercuk

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#yoshiki #limitlesshorizons #techcracker2018

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@faketitojohnsON Fair enough if you disagree with the policy. But this thread and the editing makes out like he's just cold hearted Proposing using the funds for free community college and not forgiving the loans of wealthy students is pretty reasonable. 🤷‍♂️

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@maxwalden_ As a University researcher in critical technology I want to emphasize this for every govvie out there: We Give Our Tech Away Openly That's scientific publication. Universities don't (and shouldn't) do secret work. This concern is horribly misplaced.

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@paintsandsings @JaneCaro And massive tax penalties for purchasing housing and keeping it empty/mostly empty. Any property that leaves the class of having a long term occupant (owner occupier or renter) should incur a tax penalty.

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If you make >$200k - while you may not be awash in cash - a tax cut of "just" $4500 instead of $9000 will not break you unless you are deliberately choosing a lifestyle beyond your means. We must appreciate the difference between "want" and "need". #Stage3 #taxcuts @JaneCaro

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Michael J. Biercuk

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7 years

If you're interested in #quantumcomputing but can't make heads or tails of competing claims, I wrote this for you!

Hype and cash are muddying public understanding of quantum computing

Quantum computing is being described as “just around the corner”. Is it?

theconversation.com

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@SharriMarkson Why are you implicitly advocating on behalf of the pseudo-celebrity son of a former politician in the US rather than for the Australian government?

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Thanks to the @FinancialReview for covering the exciting news that #QCTRL is now backed by key investors @sequoia @DCVC @HorizonsHK joining @MSeqVC . A great demonstration of the power of #quantum #research in #Australia .

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Yes we all know what @TonyAbbottMHR stands for: #TonyAbbott . He's described as a great "political campaigner" rather than a public servant or representative. We have enough self-serving politicians, thanks. Time for this one to go. #auspol via @smh

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Quantum startups: Hey Univ, we'd like to work with this academic on your staff! Univs: That will be on our IP terms, 3x more expensive than hiring (since you look like an ATM to us), & we will get to a contract in 6 mos Startups: no thanks Univs: industry is hard to work with!

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This may be one of the worst #housingpolicy ideas I've heard in ages. Allowing borrowers to overextend via low-down-payment #mortgages was a driver of both the #GFC and the insane price escalation we saw in Aus from 2010+. #auspol

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PM promises that if he wins on Saturday, he’ll introduce a new loans scheme to help young homebuyers buy their first home with a 5% deposit. #auspol

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@CarolynGilholme @JaneCaro Just look at what was included in his victory mailer...

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3 years

Signed a major customer contract tonight for @qctrlHQ - something that fundamentally changes our trajectory. What a holiday gift for the team! Time to celebrate!!!

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A lot of performative "disappointment" from panelists on #thedrum about actions at #shoreschool and other privileged #privateschools , but not a lot of calls for action. Money talks. Pull your kids out and send them to public school. @JaneCaro @ABCthedrum @bairdjulia

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#yoshiki @YoshikiOfficial playing #swanlake at #techcracker2018 #tokyo , #limitlesshorizons

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Hi #quantum #twitter . I promised something very exciting from @qctrlHQ ! Here it is: >25X improvement in algorithmic success using deterministic error suppression, run on real #quantumcomputers

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7 people have died from clots related to #AstraZeneca after about 7Million shots over the last ~6 months. 8 people have died of #COVID19 in NSW in the last 3 days. Both are tragic. But the risks of the vaccine are miniscule (less than drowning in the bath!) #GetVaccinatedNow

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@MichaelRoddan Super bad take. You act to end outbreaks before they constitute large fractions of the population. Yes we will be inconvenienced for a few days. It sucks. In the US >3000 people died yesterday because so many refused to accept any inconvenience.

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Dear @APSphysics . Please do not ever do this to us again. This is the worst possible city choice.

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. @JoeBiden is a statesman running for President. He needs to be gracious and magnanimous. I understand. We don't. I want #Trump to recover quickly so we can mock him for being the #WorstPresidentInHistory & a fascist, and so he can experience a record loss at the polls.

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Dear @penn @pennlaw : I'm a @Penn alum & an #academic . #Academicfreedom in scholarship is essential. Prof Wax's statements are not fact-based scholarship. They're racist opinions given a major platform specifically leveraging her standing as a Sr academic. Time to act.

Nancy Levine Stearns ✍️

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NEW: Statement from spokesperson from the University of Pennsylvania emailed to me today in response to U Penn law professor Amy Wax’s racist comments made on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show

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Biden not a compelling candidate #thedrum ? Really? How about; he believes in reality, science, racial equality, and the rule of law for starters? What kind of insane propaganda are you pushing from your uninformed commentators?

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I'm very excited today to launch Q-Ctrl, a new technology startup powering the #quantum revolution.

Professor Michael J. Biercuk’s Q-Ctrl: powering the quantum revolution

Quantum computers promise to redefine the 21st century but the underlying hardware – the qubit – is highly susceptible to errors. Controlling those errors wi...

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This is one of the coolest photos a student in my #quantum #lab has ever sent. #Hardatwork #WomenInSTEM #phdlife @MeteAtature @KellerCaponePhD @A_Aspuru_Guzik @AndrewDohertyQu @ARC_EQUS @WomenSciAUST @rdviii @Ion_busters @IonQ_Inc @jmchow @jaygambetta @dabacon

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Honestly it's hard not to find this a bit overwhelming. Very pleased to have the privilege of representing @qctrlHQ & @Sydney_Uni at the #australian state visit of PM @AlboMP to meet @POTUS and @FLOTUS Cross-border #quantum cooperation is a true opportunity for the future

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Thanks @australian for including me in "The List" of Australia's top 100 innovators again! Look out for the full issue tomorrow. @qctrlHQ @Sydney_Uni

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Here's why I'm bullish: State-of-the art 2010: 2-qubit processors, superconducting T1~5us. 2020: ~64 qubits, SC T1~200us. 40x T1 & 32x Qubit #. Another 10y, at *half* the pace is: Qubit # 1024, T1~4ms Doesn't even assume major "breakthroughs". We can do something with that.

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I am so sick of the academic orthodoxy that useful quantum computers are “decades” away.

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Impossible not to be excited about this! @qctrlHQ in #TimesSquare #NYC !

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@TimWilsonMP Which is more degrading and dehumanising? Being in an unfortunate and even infuriating #lockdown , or the alternative - mass death? Because this is the choice. Nobody wants a lockdown. But it's saving lives.

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@teakingw @TheKouk @TimWilsonMP With 30k in dividends at an approximate dividend rate of 4% that corresponds to nearly $750k JUST in dividend yielding shares. Then assuming a generous 6% yield to get the other 130k she has another 2.16M in other assets. So about $3M in super savings. NOT HARD DONE BY.

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I'm beginning to know what scientists, artists, and the generally educated must have felt like in Germany in the 1930s. This is our chance to stop the #fascism emerging in real time. #VoteBidenHarris2020 #VoteHimOut #VoteBidenHarrisToEndThisNightmare

Michael J. Biercuk

@MJBiercuk

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Of all the terrifying things #Trump has done to undermine the rule of law and the #Constitution in the US, embracing his own symbols *instead of* the #usa #flag is straight out of the #fascist playbook. #VoteBidenHarrisToSaveAmerica

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@NyadolNyuon Sikh volunteers have been 100% amazing throughout this ordeal - and in other emergencies like the bushfires. What incredibly generous members of the community!

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@Liv_Lanes I think it's a defense mechanism. "I hate it" is a euphemism for "I wasn't good at it" that retains power for the speaker. It's a convenient way for insecure ppl to justify they're still socially superior in some way. I'm not convinced it's really about bad lecturing

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This juxtaposition on #COVID19 from @CNN is quite something: #Trump : "We can't control the virus" #Victoria , #Australia : "We controlled the virus" #VoteBidenHarris2020

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Dear #quantum twitter and #apsmarch refugees: Please bookmark as a placeholder. We will be building this as a community service to freely host content from the March Meeting over the next days. The team is working on it right now!

Michael J. Biercuk

@MJBiercuk

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Dear #quantum twitter. The team @qctrlHQ is working on helping to build a stopgap solution to #apsmarch . Since travel is so highly disrupted with some on site, some leaving soon, and others cancelling plans, we are going to try building a freely accessible site to host content/1

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@JoshButler The mask relaxation is particularly bad given how effective they can be and the expectation of greater case numbers as restrictions relax. They are such a tiny cost. Why throw them away so soon? Oh yeah, politics.

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Thanks @SalesforceVC for backing @qctrlHQ ! Bringing #Aussie #quantumcomputing to new heights!

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@MJBiercuk

2 years

HEY AUSTRALIA! I'm back on @ABCthedrum tonight for the first time since 2018! Tune in for the physicist body, stay for the angry rants. #thedrum

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Dear #apsmarch refugees: Exciting news, is now live! You can upload your presentations and link to live webinars! This is a free effort built by @qctrlHQ with our partners @horizon_quantum @rigetti @ZapataComputing @Matter_CP

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@DCdoozy @duetosymmetry @SeamusBlackley Framed another way, the University could take donations from boosters into a central discretionary account and/or prohibit "gifts" that only benefit the athletic program without also benefiting the core academic mission. I know I'm dreaming, but that's a choice.

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@wmyeoh It's the most insane aspect of Sydney culture. No one moves, they expect no one to move, and believe social standing at age 40 is still set by your high school, irrespective of what you've accomplished in life.

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I AM NOT AN ASTROFIZZIEST!

Steve Rogers- I see entitled people

@SEggminder

3 years

Is this a new field in science. Science with fizz #QandA

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Michael J. Biercuk

@MJBiercuk

5 years

@AlboMP @KKeneally @JasonClareMP @SamPCrosby @AustralianLabor I'm glad to hear this. Will you relax secrecy laws? Implement legal protections for whistleblowers? Legislate against the use of classification for political purposes? There's a huge opportunity to be different here. Please end the slide to Australian autocracy.

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Michael J. Biercuk

@MJBiercuk

4 years

It's finally here! Excited to share our work from @qctrlHQ on @IBM #cloud #quantumcomputers using the @qiskit Pulse API

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Michael J. Biercuk

@MJBiercuk

4 years

The hardest #professional #lifelesson I've ever had to learn (here in a lovely quote): "To be a scientist is to be naive. We are so focused on our search for truth, we fail to consider how few actually want us to find it." What's yours?

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Michael J. Biercuk

@MJBiercuk

1 year

. @qctrlHQ is excited for today's announcement with @IBMResearch VP @jaygambetta that Q-CTRL Embedded will be a natively available performance management solution in @IBM #quantumcomputers ! @TheEconomist Learn more how Q-CTRL Embedded makes QC useful:

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Michael J. Biercuk

@MJBiercuk

4 years

We know many #phdstudents & #postdocs in #quantum tech are unsure about a transition to industry. Consider: 1) We do cutting-edge research 2) We publish 3) We pay WAY better 4) We're well resourced 5) We've discarded everything about University bureaucracy we hate. Join us!

Michael J. Biercuk

@MJBiercuk

4 years

Dear #quantum twitter. @qctrlHQ is about to make a number of hires. From #quantumsensing through to #quantumalgorithms for #quantumcomputing we will be expanding how our core activities in #quantumcontrol touch other areas. US & Australia. DM me!

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Michael J. Biercuk

@MJBiercuk

3 years

@VincentMarotta2 @scoutsleftleg @JandakotJoe @Peter_Fitz @RWMaloneMD I am an American who lives in Australia. I have lost family friends. Friends have lost family members. And now you're making up conspiratorial BS because reality doesn't suit your selfish personal preferences.

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Michael J. Biercuk

@MJBiercuk

5 years

@sunriseon7 @JaneCaro The notion of "protecting our own" first is irrelevant. These people are *already* under our care via detention. The only Q is whether we permit them to suffer & die w/o medical treatment while under our care. LNP politics here is the #immigration version of human shields.

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Michael J. Biercuk

@MJBiercuk

3 years

@JaneCaro It's disgusting on so many levels, including this being some dude whose job is to bid to set up a circus speaking in such a condescending way to an elected official, in public. Some bloody nerve.

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Michael J. Biercuk

@MJBiercuk

4 years

Watching the American people so resoundingly throw off creeping #authoritarianism is quite amazing. Thanks to everyone for the hard work they did to bring this change and say #ByeByeTrump #BidenHarris2020

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Michael J. Biercuk

@MJBiercuk

2 years

Very excited to share our latest work @qctrlHQ demonstrating how powerful deterministic error suppression can be to bring #quantumadvantage closer from today’s #quantumcomputing hardware! The results are incredible!

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Michael J. Biercuk

@MJBiercuk

4 years

Why do you act like this? You rapidly go to ad hominem attack when someone with an informed technical opinion disagrees with your prognostications. It's absurd.

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Michael J. Biercuk

@MJBiercuk

6 years

So we have to shut down #Sydney nightlife due to random drunken violence, and have an aggressive #NSW traffic policing/surveillance campaign "towards zero" fatalities, but repeat shootings linked to unlicensed gun users aren't a concern? #4Corners

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Michael J. Biercuk

@MJBiercuk

5 years

@Constababble PhDs aren't job training. They're an exceptionally deep-dive research experience. My view is that too many people who don't actually want that experience are pursuing PhDs because they don't know of another option for advanced training. A new MSc would fix that.

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Michael J. Biercuk

@MJBiercuk

6 years

Jane wins with logic and calm advocacy to put the mother at the center of the argument. Well done @JaneCaro this was brilliant to listen to.

ABC The Drum

@ABCthedrum

6 years

“We do not give up our human rights when we become pregnant!” @JaneCaro talks #abortion and women's rights, as Ireland votes #repealthe8th #TheDrum

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