Yay NM (and CO/WY)? https://www.elevatequantum.org/elevate-quantum-funding-faq/
I'm always puzzled by these kinds of funding patterns, though I do understand (vaguely) the synergistic possibilities of regional/local concentrations. It feels almost entirely political... senators and governors making deals, etc.
With the new American Oligarchy and Trumpian retribution I'm expecting all this funding will be pulled from NM/CO (liberal/blue/sanctuary/failing states) and passed to WY, especially since they (WY) eagerly 'canceled' Liz Cheney on-command?
As an interesting aside, perhaps the cross-fertilization between Quantum-Woo and Blockchain-Woo (via IOG/Cardano situated in WY <https://www.uwyo.edu/news/2025/01/blockchain-visionary-hoskinson-to-speak-at-uw-jan-31.html>) and Nuke-Woo (Bill Gates/TerraPower <https://www.terrapower.com/>) will yield something unique (albeit dangerous as hell?).
As a generalist with no significant depth, I can't say I really understand or appreciate the full range of any such tech thrust (Q or BC or 21st C Nukes or AI) so probably can't begin to appreciate the possibilities implied by the "soft assembly" (cross-product) of the components of either, but from my 50k high view it looks possible?
I know we have our resident QC expert, but do we have any BC experts here? I've a good friend who moved inside the IOG/Cardano ecosystem 2 years ago, and he keeps me up on his fascinations and responds to some of my own as best he can with my limited appreciation. This MAGA/Trumpian late-adoption of MemeCoinage only seems to muddy (en$hittify) the water.
With the Gates TerraPower effort afoot, might we expect Stargate <https://openai.com/index/announcing-the-stargate-project/> to put down at least one deep root in a former coal-mine turned nuke-plant/data-center in under-regulated Wyoming?
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