Oddbean new post about login | logout @b4c50e1b This was fun! I use only a bit of categorical language in my everyday life, so notions like "braided monoidal category" often sound intimidating. But much less so once I find a mental place where to put them. Thanks!
@3ecc8fb4 - great! I remember back in the late 1980s when braided monoidal categories first became important in mathematical physics, and they seemed very far-out and cool! Now Microsoft is trying to use them to build quantum computers. https://physicsworld.com/a/from-electronics-to-anyonics/