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Boom times are back in Silicon Valley. Office parks along Highway 101 are once again adorned with the insignia of hopeful start-ups. Rents are soaring, as is the demand for fancy vacation homes in resort towns like Lake Tahoe, a sign of fortunes being amassed. The Bay Area was the birthplace of the semiconductor industry and the computer and internet companies that have grown up in its wake. Its wizards provided many of the marvels that make the world feel futuristic, from touch-screen phones to the instantaneous searching of great libraries to the power to pilot a drone thousands of miles away. The revival in its business activity since 2010 suggests progress is motoring on.

So it may come as a surprise that some in Silicon Valley think the place is stagnant, and that the rate of innovation has been slackening for decades. Peter Thiel, a founder of PayPal, and the first outside investor in Facebook, says that innovation in America is “somewhere between dire straits and dead”. Engineers in all sorts of areas share similar feelings of disappointment. And a small but growing group of economists reckon the economic impact of the innovations of today may pale in comparison with those of the past.

[ … ]

Across the board, innovations fueled by cheap processing power are taking off. Computers are beginning to understand natural language. People are controlling video games through body movement alone—a technology that may soon find application in much of the business world. Three-dimensional printing is capable of churning out an increasingly complex array of objects, and may soon move on to human tissues and other organic material.

An innovation pessimist could dismiss this as “jam tomorrow”. But the idea that technology-led growth must either continue unabated or steadily decline, rather than ebbing and flowing, is at odds with history. Chad Syverson of the University of Chicago points out that productivity growth during the age of electrification was lumpy. Growth was slow during a period of important electrical innovations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; then it surged.

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There were 20 entries submitted in this pair during the submission phase, 7 of which were selected by peers to advance to the finals round. The winning entry was determined based on finals round voting by peers.

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Entry #26942 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Ekaterina Veremyanina
Ekaterina Veremyanina
Russian Federation
Winner
Voting points1st2nd3rd
5812 x43 x24 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.653.46 (13 ratings)3.83 (12 ratings)
Entry tagging:
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нечто среднее между тяжелым кризисом и смертью
Flows well
Nikolay Novitskiy
лишь бледной тенью
Flows well
Nikolay Novitskiy
пустыми обещаниями
Good term selection
Irina Tregub
+1
Однако мысль о том, что технологически обусловленное развитие — это неуклонное движение либо вверх, либо вниз, а не череда подъемов и спадов, не находит исторического подтверждения.
Flows well
Nataliya Marenych
Entry #27029 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
417 x46 x21 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.793.76 (17 ratings)3.81 (16 ratings)
Entry tagging:
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  • 5 users disagreed with "likes" (7 total disagrees)
-1
+1
1
переживает новый бум активности
Flows well
Alexandra Bril
-2
1
снова украшены символикой
Flows well
Alexandra Bril
+1
спрос на фешенебельные виллы
Flows well
Alexandra Bril
на озере Тахо
Flows well
Alexandra Bril
-1
+2
1
Местные гении
Flows well
Nikolay Novitskiy
+1
многие из тех чудесных инноваций,
Flows well
Alexandra Bril
заставляют нас чувствовать, что будущее уже наступило
Flows well
Alexandra Bril
+2
набирает обороты
Good term selection
dolex
-1
1
. Они считают,
Flows well
хорошо был​о разбить ​на 2 предл​ожения
Alexandra Bril
+1
темпы инноваций
Good term selection
Alexandra Bril
+2
на грани жизни и смерти
Good term selection
Alexandra Bril
+1
экономический эффект
Good term selection
Alexandra Bril
ничтожным
Flows well
Alexandra Bril
дешевой вычислительной мощностью
Good term selection
Alexandra Bril
+1
Трехмерная печать позволяет создавать все более сложные объекты, и вполне вероятно, что скоро среди них будут ткани человека и другой органический материал
Flows well
Alexandra Bril
-2
1
Пессимисты в отношении инноваций
Flows well
Alexandra Bril
+1
напрасными ожиданиями
Good term selection
Irina Tregub
+1
Однако история не подтверждает мнение
Flows well
Nataliya Marenych
+2
рост производительности в эпоху электрификации был неравномерным
Flows well
Alexandra Bril
Entry #26504 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Russia
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
294 x42 x29 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.963.92 (12 ratings)4.00 (13 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 2 users entered 4 "like" tags
  • 4 users agreed with "likes" (6 total agrees)
  • 1 user disagreed with "likes" (1 total disagree)
+2
Налицо явные признаки финансового благополучия
Flows well
Nikolay Novitskiy
-1
де-то между бедствием и крахом
Flows well
Nikolay Novitskiy
+4
Говоря об экономическом эффекте инноваций, пессимист мог бы махнуть рукой, мол, обещанного три года ждут
Flows well
Irina Tregub
обещанного три года ждут
Flows well
Nikolay Novitskiy
Entry #25778 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Russia
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
244 x44 x20
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.443.40 (15 ratings)3.47 (15 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 4 users entered 21 "like" tags
  • 3 users agreed with "likes" (6 total agrees)
  • 5 users disagreed with "likes" (6 total disagrees)
времена расцвета
Good term selection
Andriy Yasharov
-2
2
Зона Залива
Flows well
В принципе​, так тоже​ можно
Nikolay Novitskiy
+1
а вслед за ней
Good term selection
Alexandra Bril
от которых мир стал выглядеть футуристическим
Flows well
Nikolay Novitskiy
дроны
Flows well
С этим все​ в порядке​. Не обяза​тельно пер​еводить до​словно.
Nikolay Novitskiy
набирает обороты
Flows well
Nikolay Novitskiy
-1
мнение о Кремниевой долине, как мнение о
Flows well
Nikolay Novitskiy
+1
царит застой
Good term selection
Andriy Yasharov
-1
+1
1
буксуют на месте
Good term selection
Andriy Yasharov
-1
1
И это несмотря на то, что
Flows well
Nikolay Novitskiy
+1
возникло похожее чувство
Good term selection
Alexandra Bril
+1
былыми временами
Good term selection
Andriy Yasharov
С другой стороны
Flows well
Nikolay Novitskiy
телодвижений
Good term selection
Andriy Yasharov
-1
1
изваять
Good term selection
Andriy Yasharov
Пессимист от инноваций
Flows well
Nikolay Novitskiy
+1
посулы
Good term selection
Kateryna Melnychenko
рогресс на основе технологий идет либо по нарастающей, либо постепенно затухает
Flows well
Alexandra Bril
по
Flows well
Kateryna Melnychenko
расходится с исторической правдой
Flows well
Alexandra Bril
шел скачками
Good term selection
Alexandra Bril
Entry #26740 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Russia
Boris Kobritsov
Boris Kobritsov
Russian Federation
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
182 x45 x20
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.473.53 (15 ratings)3.40 (15 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 2 users entered 3 "like" tags
  • 2 users disagreed with "likes" (2 total disagrees)
-1
1
устремилась в облака
Flows well
Taisiia Gusarova
-1
дышит на ладан
Flows well
Nikolay Novitskiy
отмахнется от таких прогнозов
Flows well
Taisiia Gusarova
Entry #27044 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Russia
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
184 x402 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.553.67 (12 ratings)3.42 (12 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 2 users entered 4 "like" tags
  • 1 user agreed with "likes" (2 total agrees)
+1
пестрят вывесками перспективных стартапов
Flows well
GalaM66 (X)
колыбель компьютерных и интернет-компаний, выросших на волне развития новой индустрии
Flows well
Nataliya Marenych
+1
Множество удивительных технологий, когда-то казавшихся нам фантастическими
Flows well
Nataliya Marenych
о стагнации и замедлении темпов внедрения инноваций
Flows well
GalaM66 (X)
Entry #26995 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
133 x401 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.473.64 (14 ratings)3.29 (14 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 2 users entered 2 "like" tags
перспективных
Flows well
Kateryna Melnychenko
где-то между бедственным и мертвым"
Good term selection
Natalia Novichenko


Non-finalist entries

The following entries were not selected by peers to advance to finals-round voting.

Entry #26482 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Russia
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.383.13 (15 ratings)3.63 (16 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 2 users entered 6 "like" tags
  • 4 users disagreed with "likes" (4 total disagrees)
снова процветает
Flows well
Nikolay Novitskiy
-1
Их гениальные умы создали ряд чудес футуристического мира, как-то
Flows well
Nikolay Novitskiy
-1
1
снова на плаву
Flows well
svetlana cosquéric
болтаются где-то между отчаянием и смертью
Flows well
Nikolay Novitskiy
-2
1
ворвется
Flows well
Nikolay Novitskiy
перспективы сегодняшних инноваций вилами на воде писаны
Flows well
Nikolay Novitskiy
Entry #25901 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Russia
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.343.17 (12 ratings)3.50 (12 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 1 user entered 1 "like" tag
  • 1 user agreed with "likes" (1 total agree)
  • 1 user disagreed with "likes" (1 total disagree)
-1
+1
засияли рекламой
Flows well
Nikolay Novitskiy
Entry #26387 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Russia
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.293.08 (13 ratings)3.50 (12 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 3 users entered 3 "like" tags
  • 1 user agreed with "likes" (1 total agree)
+1
ощущение фантастической реальности
Flows well
Nikolay Novitskiy
наводит на мысль, что прогресс идёт семимильными шагами.
Flows well
svetlana55
Во всех сферах деятельности возрастает количество инноваций, подпитываемых дешевой вычислительной мощностью.
Good term selection
Epistulis
Entry #26980 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Russia
Mikhail Abramkin
Mikhail Abramkin
Russian Federation
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.213.25 (12 ratings)3.17 (12 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • No "like" tags
Entry #26641 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Russia
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.183.15 (13 ratings)3.21 (14 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 1 user entered 3 "like" tags
  • 1 user agreed with "likes" (2 total agrees)
+1
пестрят
Good term selection
Andriy Yasharov
+1
стоят одной ногой в могиле
Flows well
Andriy Yasharov
кормят завтраками
Good term selection
Andriy Yasharov
Entry #26498 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.152.93 (15 ratings)3.36 (14 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 2 users entered 5 "like" tags
  • 1 user agreed with "likes" (1 total agree)
спрос на виллы
Flows well
Alexandra Bril
вокруг озера Тахо
Flows well
Alexandra Bril
+1
была колыбелью
Good term selection
Andriy Yasharov
основанные на дешевой вычислительной мощности
Flows well
Andriy Yasharov
обещания светлого завтра
Good term selection
Andriy Yasharov
Entry #25835 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Russia
Svetlana Melikyan
Svetlana Melikyan
Russian Federation
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.073.31 (13 ratings)2.83 (12 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • No "like" tags
Entry #26924 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.043.00 (14 ratings)3.07 (14 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 1 user entered 2 "like" tags
  • 1 user agreed with "likes" (1 total agree)
  • 1 user disagreed with "likes" (1 total disagree)
-1
+1
1
мы ощущаем себя в мире будущего
Flows well
Taisiia Gusarova
замедлились на десятилетия
Flows well
Taisiia Gusarova
Entry #26564 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Russia
Nikolay Novitskiy
Nikolay Novitskiy
Russian Federation
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.963.06 (16 ratings)2.86 (14 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 2 users entered 5 "like" tags
  • 1 user agreed with "likes" (1 total agree)
  • 2 users disagreed with "likes" (2 total disagrees)
+1
взвинчены до небес
Good term selection
Taisiia Gusarova
в огромных массивах данных
Good term selection
svetlana55
лагодаря этим чудесам кажется, что будущее уже наступило
Flows well
Taisiia Gusarova
возможно, скоро на 3D-принтерах начнут печатать человеческие ткани
Good term selection
svetlana55
-2
те, кто слабо верит в инновации.
Good term selection
svetlana55
Entry #26962 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry2.962.92 (13 ratings)3.00 (13 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 2 users entered 6 "like" tags
  • 1 user agreed with "likes" (1 total agree)
стала местом зарождения
Flows well
Nikolay Novitskiy
мир стал восприниматься
Flows well
Nikolay Novitskiy
бытует мнение
Flows well
Nikolay Novitskiy
не чуждо
Flows well
Nikolay Novitskiy
пессимистическими взглядами на инновации
Flows well
Taisiia Gusarova
+1
когда рак на горе свистнет
Good term selection
Taisiia Gusarova
Entry #25867 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry2.762.42 (12 ratings)3.09 (11 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 1 user entered 1 "like" tag
Времена бума
Flows well
Экономичес​кий бум, т​ак говорят
Nikolay Novitskiy
Entry #26089 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry2.572.60 (15 ratings)2.53 (15 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • No "like" tags
Entry #25933 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry2.432.36 (14 ratings)2.50 (14 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • No "like" tags