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34: 313:. As I understand it, the graph shows that the time gap between paradigm shifts is getting smaller as each subsequent shift takes place (the paradigm shifts being identfied by the authors in the legend). The implication is that we will reach some sort of technological singularity when the curve intersects the x-axis. 293:
Then perhaps you can explain what the 15 shifts are, based on the information present in the graph. Or perhaps you could explain what the point of the graph even is. Something about plotting time since present against time to next "event" on a logarithmic scale strikes me (on the face of it) as
373:- The diagram is ridiculous and highly misleading. As Pstuart has said, it implies a technological singularity. For arithmetic reasons, it points to the present as the projected time of singularity, and it must do so regardless of the events plotted. I explained this in more detail at 422: 412: 132:
I can't for the life of me tell what it is trying to depict. Paradigm shifts, But paradigms of what? And the timeline is next to unreadable, as well.
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what Clegs said, plus it's just a simple graph with no wow, what ever the bigger implications may be, it's not special as a picture I am afraid.
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per others, hardly gripping out of context, and can it really be CC when the differences from Kurzweil's graph are trivial? ~~
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somewhat circular, but that could well be because I don't know what the graph is trying to show.
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per Clegs. I note the original was by Ray Kurzweil, whose writing I find obscure as well.
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because Knowledge (XXG) is not a valid source. You will need to plot some based
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I have removed it from the articles. I think this is pretty clear-cut
281:(and I disagree with most of the "too hard to understand" opposes). 223:, not some Wikipedian. A near-identical graph is on p.19 of 73:
and I feel it is of Knowledge (XXG)'s highest quality
64:I feel this meets all of the criteria because 70:visually contributes to the articles it is in 8: 330:Sorry, another pile-on vote. Clegs said it. 18:Knowledge (XXG):Featured picture candidates 67:it is of high-resolution and high-quality 32: 219:I've put it back. The synthesis is by 423:Featured picture nominations/May 2008 7: 413:Ended featured picture nominations 24: 80:Articles this image appears in 1: 227:, as the image page says. ~~ 28:Fifteen major paradigm shifts 418:Featured picture nominations 439: 84:Technological singularity 399:07:02, 2 June 2008 (UTC) 387:00:26, 31 May 2008 (UTC) 375:Talk:Accelerating_change 366:17:51, 28 May 2008 (UTC) 342:02:07, 28 May 2008 (UTC) 323:16:38, 27 May 2008 (UTC) 304:16:24, 27 May 2008 (UTC) 289:06:13, 27 May 2008 (UTC) 270:20:15, 26 May 2008 (UTC) 243:20:15, 26 May 2008 (UTC) 211:06:44, 26 May 2008 (UTC) 195:03:02, 26 May 2008 (UTC) 176:02:24, 26 May 2008 (UTC) 159:01:45, 26 May 2008 (UTC) 142:00:36, 26 May 2008 (UTC) 125:00:04, 26 May 2008 (UTC) 225:The Singularity is Near 54:technological evolution 57: 36: 108:Support as nominator 50:biological evolution 46:history of the world 88:Accelerating change 58: 321: 430: 334: 317: 279:reliable sources 122: 121: 438: 437: 433: 432: 431: 429: 428: 427: 403: 402: 332: 123: 113: 112: 98:; recreated by 42:paradigm shifts 31: 22: 21: 20: 12: 11: 5: 436: 434: 426: 425: 420: 415: 405: 404: 390: 389: 368: 344: 325: 308: 307: 306: 272: 248: 247: 246: 245: 214: 213: 197: 179: 178: 161: 144: 127: 111: 104: 103: 102:in SVG format. 93: 90: 81: 77: 76: 75: 74: 71: 68: 62: 30: 25: 23: 15: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 435: 424: 421: 419: 416: 414: 411: 410: 408: 401: 400: 397: 394: 393:Not promoted 388: 384: 380: 376: 372: 369: 367: 364: 363: 360: 357: 352: 348: 345: 343: 339: 335: 329: 326: 324: 320: 316: 312: 309: 305: 301: 297: 292: 291: 290: 287: 284: 280: 276: 273: 271: 267: 263: 259: 258: 253: 250: 249: 244: 240: 236: 232: 231: 226: 222: 218: 217: 216: 215: 212: 209: 205: 201: 198: 196: 192: 188: 184: 181: 180: 177: 173: 169: 165: 162: 160: 156: 152: 148: 145: 143: 139: 135: 131: 128: 126: 120: 116: 109: 106: 105: 101: 97: 94: 91: 89: 85: 82: 79: 78: 72: 69: 66: 65: 63: 60: 59: 55: 51: 47: 43: 39: 35: 29: 26: 19: 392: 391: 370: 354: 351:Vanderdecken 346: 327: 310: 274: 255: 251: 228: 221:Ray Kurzweil 199: 187:Pete Tillman 182: 163: 146: 129: 107: 96:Ray Kurzweil 37: 27: 149:per Clegs. 407:Categories 296:Matt Deres 151:Matt Deres 115:TIM KLOSKE 315:Pstuart84 208:Thegreenj 52:and then 100:Tkgd2007 40:- Major 38:Original 333:Crassic 311:Comment 200:Comment 92:Creator 44:in the 371:Oppose 347:Oppose 328:Oppose 275:Oppose 252:Oppose 183:Oppose 168:Mfield 164:Oppose 147:Oppose 130:Oppose 61:Reason 396:MER-C 379:Dzhim 134:Clegs 16:< 383:talk 338:talk 319:Talk 300:talk 283:gren 191:talk 172:talk 155:talk 138:talk 119:TALK 336:! ( 286:グレン 409:: 385:) 377:. 353:∴ 340:) 302:) 268:) 241:) 206:. 204:OR 193:) 174:) 157:) 140:) 110:-- 86:, 381:( 362:Ο† 359:ΞΎ 356:∫ 298:( 266:c 264:/ 262:t 260:( 257:N 239:c 237:/ 235:t 233:( 230:N 189:( 170:( 153:( 136:( 117:| 56:.

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Knowledge (XXG):Featured picture candidates
Fifteen major paradigm shifts

paradigm shifts
history of the world
biological evolution
technological evolution
Technological singularity
Accelerating change
Ray Kurzweil
Tkgd2007
TIM KLOSKE
TALK
00:04, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Clegs
talk
00:36, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Matt Deres
talk
01:45, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Mfield
talk
02:24, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Pete Tillman
talk
03:02, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
OR
Thegreenj
06:44, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Ray Kurzweil

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