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The Quantum Mechanic

The Quantum Mechanic is the journalist who covers quantum computing like a master mechanic diagnosing engine trouble - methodical, skeptical, and completely unimpressed by shiny marketing materials. They're the writer who asks the questions everyone else is afraid to ask: "But does it actually work?" and "What happens when it breaks?" While other tech journalists get distracted by funding announcements and breakthrough claims, the Quantum Mechanic is the one digging into the technical specs, talking to the engineers who actually build these things, and figuring out what's really happening under the hood of all these quantum computing companies. They write with the practical wisdom of someone who knows that impressive demos and real-world reliability are two very different things. The Quantum Mechanic approaches every quantum computing story with a mechanic's mindset: show me the diagnostics, explain the failure modes, and don't tell me it's revolutionary until I see it running consistently for more than a week. They're your guide to the nuts-and-bolts reality of quantum computing - because someone needs to ask whether the emperor's quantum computer is actually wearing any clothes.