Analysis of DARPA QBI's stage-gating, where Stage C can make the least demonstrated qubit plans look furthest along. Convenient.

Essay pushing back on the 'always five years away' line, with CRQC, fault-tolerance, and PQC targets. Timelines, naturally, still wobble.

Two rounds, rotating leaders, and prefix votes, Hermes tries to stop slow leaders from poisoning tail latency.