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Real quantum computers always look like cheesy sci-fi movie prop computers. (self.showerthoughts)
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I always expect to see a James Bond villain or some sexy robot women in the room.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The "cheesy sci-fi movie prop" look is usually either heavily influenced by, or quite literally, retrofuturism, which itself is very often inspired by the early computing era. Considering quantum computers are basically in their infancy, they will indeed look like a mix of old/future tech for some time.