New Scientist Quantum computer works best switched off - News

Here is a quick article about quantum computing. It paints a good picture of what is going on in a standard quantum computer. A photon is passed through a system of mirrors and optical devices that changes the properties of the photon. But when it gets to part about this "non-running computer" it makes absolutely no sense. It talks about the photon "flirting" with the program rather than actually running through it. So, your program has not run but you have the answer. Supposedly, "a non-running computer produces fewer errors". Well No duh, where I come from non-running computers don't produce anything at all.