The above story's conclusion —
" … the current state of the art in quantum computing is still
not quite ready for solving anything but toy problems and
testing basic algorithms."
From "Annals of Square Space" (Log24, Sept. 3, 2019) —
" 'Before I go somewhere for a story, I have a certain understanding of
what form it will take, and when I get there, it’s always far, far more
complicated,' says the journalist and poet Eliza Griswold, over lunch
in Gramercy Park. 'They begin with a neat little bow' — she pantomimes
tying it, her wide blue eyes growing wider — 'and then: kaboom.' ”
— VOGUE Lives: Eliza Griswold, August 27, 2010, 9:10 AM,
by Megan O'Grady