Something happened. Not a quantum leap, but a ripple. For the first time in ages, a post of mine resonated. Not millions, not thousands, but hundreds of people landed here in a single day. Normally, I count visitors on one hand. This time, it was thanks to a Google search for “omega pattern,” which led folks to my post: The Vase of Babel and the Quantum Omega Pattern.
If you’re new here: welcome. You might be wondering what this is — a blog, a journal, a strange mix of philosophy and tech musings? I call it my online lab where I think out loud, follow curiosities wherever they lead and journail about it.
The Chip, the Comment, and the Curiosity
That post explored a concept I found in a controversial YouTube video about a chip called the Majorana 1 quantum chip, introduced by Microsoft on February 19, 2025. At first, I wasn’t sure if it was already manufactured, but then I remembered seeing Microsoft’s CEO holding what looked like a Quantum Processing Unit (QPU). So yes, it’s real.
Then came a comment from David. His feedback? “Rather superficial… simplistic.” A bit of a sting, sure. But I appreciate it. I’ve never claimed to be a scientist.
So, for the record: I’m not a physicist, philosopher, or linguist. I’m a curious tech guy. I’ve worked in consulting, led product teams, and spent decades spotting patterns across tech, business, and language. I believe critical thinking isn’t exclusively for academics. It happens in boardrooms, in product strategy sessions, and in late-night architecture troubleshooting. So yes, I speculate sometimes. But I also connect dots that others might overlook.
The Fifth State? Made in the USA
Back to the chip. Microsoft claims to have detected a topological superconducting state — a potential new phase of matter where electrons can move without resistance, while also gaining protection from environmental noise due to the material’s topological properties. This type of superconductivity is of particular interest because it could enable more stable and fault-tolerant quantum bits, or qubits, which are crucial for practical quantum computing. But wait, isn’t plasma already considered the fourth state of matter? If so, this would be the fifth. Curious that no one seems to be pointing that out.
Even more intriguing: Microsoft reportedly manufactured the chip components themselves, in the U.S. That’s rare. Most chips come from TSMC in Taiwan. For Microsoft to do this independently, at any scale, is a big deal.
As a Dutchman, I naturally thought of ASML — the company that builds the machines used to fabricate advanced chips. Yet ASML wasn’t mentioned. That’s surprising, since their extreme ultraviolet lithography tech is essential for modern chipmaking. So, did Microsoft use ASML machines quietly? Or build their own? Either answer raises even more interesting questions.
A Ripple Worth Tracing
That’s the kind of thing this journal is for. Not to claim expertise, but to wonder out loud. To follow ideas. To trace ripples — and sometimes, those ripples reach the surface as a faint resonance of something that started small but was felt nonetheless.
Thanks for joining me in the current, where each ripple might just carry a bit of resonance into the minds it meets.
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