P.s. I enjoyed your book 'Quantum Computing Since Democritus'.
What's the likelihood of quantum computing being a practical method to solve some class of problem in the next ten years?
If it is possible but not practical for solving any problems, that's a thing one would want to know.
If it's possible but unlikely to be practical within the next ten years, that's even more useful.
Perhaps it's possible and already practical for some problem. I don't know what that is, so it would be good information.
In all of these cases, it's Scott's presumably better-informed opinion that's being requested.
P.s. I enjoyed your book 'Quantum Computing Since Democritus'.