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@#8 ... This is your brain on dementia. ...
I disagree.
For example, here's another performer that hits it out of the park ...
Renaissance - At The Harbour (1973)
www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt ...
...
Out at daybreak to the sun
Seas are drifting glass
The tides were turning to the storm
Winds were moving fast
Women waiting at the harbour
Silent stand around
Weather storms another day
For men the sea had found
Fishermen were laying nets
The barrels spread the bait
The seagulls warning echoed round
Winds that wouldn't wait
People gathered at the harbour
Waiting for the tide
Eyes half closed against the spray
And tears they cannot hide
Shadows falling at the harbour
Women stand around
Weather storms another way
For men the sea have drowned
Hulls were creaking crashing sails
Rains were slating down
The oilskins flapping, decks awash
Slanting turning round
Thunder roaring at the harbour
Women drawn in fear
Huddle up to wait the time
And pray the sky will clear
Howling winds and the raging waves
Cracked upon the boats
And torn from safety, torn from life
Men with little hope
Ghostly echoes at the harbour
Whispering of death
Women weeping holding hands
Of those they still have left
Shadows falling at the harbour
Women stand around
Weather storms another way
For men the sea have drowned
...
Yeah, they don't write lyrics like that anymore.
@#13
Hey, you commented on a Country Dick Montana (Beat Farmers) tune I posted recently.
Here's another...
Country Dick Montana - Little Balls of Yarn (1987)
www.youtube.com
Not surprisingly, I cannot find lyrics for this tune. Too obscure.
And, yes, R.I.P. Country Dick Montana.
A writer and performer of interesting songs.
@#3
More info ...
Gartner hype cycle
en.wikipedia.org
... The Gartner hype cycle is a graphical presentation developed, used and branded by the American research and advisory firm Gartner to represent the maturity, adoption, and social application of specific technologies.
The hype cycle framework was introduced in 1995 by Gartner analyst Jackie Fenn[1] to provide a graphical and conceptual presentation of the maturity of emerging technologies through five phases.[2] ...
Five phases
General hype cycle for technology
Each hype cycle drills down into the five key phases of a technology's life cycle.
1. Technology trigger
A potential technology breakthrough kicks things off. Early proof-of-concept stories and media interest trigger significant publicity. Often no usable products exist and commercial viability is unproven.
2. Peak of inflated expectations
Early publicity produces a number of success stories"often accompanied by scores of failures. Some companies take action; most do not.
3. Trough of disillusionment
Interest wanes as experiments and implementations fail to deliver. Producers of the technology shake out or fail. Investment continues only if the surviving providers improve their products to the satisfaction of early adopters.
4. Slope of enlightenment
More instances of the technology's benefits start to crystallize and become more widely understood. Second- and third-generation products appear from technology providers. More enterprises fund pilots; conservative companies remain cautious.
5. Plateau of productivity
Mainstream adoption starts to take off. Criteria for assessing provider viability are more clearly defined. The technology's broad market applicability and relevance are clearly paying off. If the technology has more than a niche market, then it will continue to grow.[5]
The term "hype cycle" and each of the associated phases are now used more broadly in the marketing of new technologies. ...
Yeah, we currently seem to be in Phase 2 regarding AI.
OK, put into a simple graphic, the Gartner Hype cycle for new technology ...
[image]
hmestrum.blogs.com
My guess is that, regarding AI, we are currently residing in the peak of inflated expectations in that chart.
The technology adoption life cycle attractor: Understanding the dynamics of high-tech markets (2004)
www.sciencedirect.com
... Abstract
Unlike more stable industries, high-tech firms must constantly be in a strategy development phase. These companies are in desperate need of assistance in strategy formulation. This paper introduces a quantitative (rather than subjective) approach to help high-tech firms to understand their position in the technology adoption life cycle using some of the principles and tools of Chaos and Complexity theories. ...
The technology adoption life cycle
The technology adoption life cycle is a means for classifying the market and its reaction to a high-tech product. ...
Defining the technology adoption life cycle
To address this problem, it is necessary to first provide a clear definition of the technology adoption life cycle and its phases. For the purposes of this work, the technology adoption life cycle was defined as consisting of six discrete phases roughly corresponding to the phases described by Moore [1]. These phases are as follows:
1. Innovation
2. Chasm
3. Tornado
4. Main Street
5. Decline
6. Obsolescence
@#3 ... the actual POTUS is focusing his attention on some pop tart and not on the dozens of Americans dying in the weather disasters that are ripping their way through the Midwest. ...
Well, yeah.
Pres Trump does not seem to have a modicum of concern about Americans.
Trump tells rally-goers not to die in searing Vegas heat: I don't care about you, I just want your vote' (June 2024)
www.independent.co.uk
@#13 ... $170 Billion so far. ...
www.theregister.com (April 20, 2025)