[FRIAM] Rocky Mountain Tech Corridor - Q/B/N/AI-Woo and an Archipelago of virtuous relations?

[steve smith]

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?

Grumble,

   - Steve
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