Well don't forget Mr Singularity, Ray Kurzweil.
  I remember when he made an awesome keyboard.
  Then he was a looney on early 1990s Usenet talking about this
  Singularity notion of his.
  Really "out there" stuff. Seemed looney - yet ANOTHER musician
  who thinks he has it all figured out.

  But... he became popular with it and now he gives talks and
  writes books and people love him. So, good for him, I say smile
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