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more about #crapfuturism Klebert L. Hall: Isn't pretty much every car with a cellphone in it "internet-capable"? I mean, my 1967 Polara has internet access whenever I'm carrying passengers...... more » Golem100: All of these predictions discounted corporate greed as a factor. We could have those things now, well, maybe not the protable quantum generators, if ... more » Chip Overclock: 90% of my and Mrs. Overclock's consumer goods _are_ home delivered. There's this thing called the World Wide Web. They say it's going to be big. more » JRD_2: A number of those seem just a few years off the mark-- it's been noted below that we basically already have "wearable computers" in the form of smartp... more » tipsymongoose: In the year 2017 the Google cloud system becomes self aware. By 2019 the war against the machines is already over, and humanity is no longer the domin... more » LittleDragon: *Puts on black cloak with silver collar and shines flash light from under chin* IN THE YEAR TWO THOOOOOOUUUUSSSAAAAAANNNNNND more » Hamslicer: I predict that the predictions of the future will be wrong. more » Faustroll: Smell-o-vision? Really? I know everyone's gaga over that new fangled 3D like it's frickin' 1950 again but seriously, you do not want to smell what any... more » ManchuCandidate: Who takes anyone named Faith Popcorn seriously? If I want predictions, I call Yahoo Serious. more » jamesryan: Concerning the wearable computer prediction, I'd say they did a pretty good job there; ever benchmark an iPhone...? more » Jes St.Lawrence: "Arthur C. Clarke predicted we'd have portable quantum generators that drew on the power of space to give us unlimited clean energy." Yeah. Was it 4... more » EdificeComplex: "while an implanted microchip in your forearm adjusted the lights and heating systems of any building you walked into." Somehow I don't picture t... more » OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: Predictions for 2020: After Lady Gaga's insidious plan comes to fruition we all become one with the Gagaverse transcending space and time as we know it. more » braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: I don't understand why you'd have a microchip implanted in your arm with all that data stuff. Why wouldn't you just keep a tag in your pocket, or som... more » goldfarb: it alway seems to me that these 'predictions' are all interesting but don't take into account the present...which is what the future is built on... more » Chip Overclock: IMO: "futurism" is "this might happen". "science fiction" is "if this happens, this will be the consequences". "fantasy" is "this will never happen... more » Bill-Lee: I thought the point of futurism was to publish a lot of books. more » MentalEngineer: This really does sound like a half-hearted justification for continually having to recalibrate the date of the Singularity. How long will it be befor... more » Klebert L. Hall: It's truly spin mastery when you can say that your job is worthless navel-gazing, and still get paid. -Kle. more » Spaceknight: This is just the World Future Society's way of saying they haven't yet settled on a date for next year's conference. more » -
#crapfuturism
2000's Wackest Predictions For The World Of 2010
Are you enjoying your "smellyvision?" Does your implanted microchip adjust every building's temperature when you enter? Or how's your portable quantum generator working out? These are just a few of the craziest predictions for 2010, made in 1999 and 2000. More » -
#quoteoftheday
The Point Of Futurism Isn't To Make Accurate Predictions
"But in the end, making lots of accurate predictions isn't necessarily the job of the futurist. It's more the act of stimulating creative thought about the future that, in turn, influences how we act today. More » -
#knowing
The One Disaster That Nicolas Cage Couldn't Predict
Did Nicolas Cage really predict the future in his schlocktastic thriller Knowing? That seems to be what tech startup Global Findability is hinting, in their infringement lawsuit against the film. Apparently Cage's method of locating future disasters is already patented. More » -
#chartporn
Recent Poll Reveals Massive Untapped Market for Sexbots
If you could have a personal robot that did just one thing, what would it be? That's what futurist Mike Treder asked the readers of his blog, and the top answers revealed what we secretly (or not so secretly) suspected. More » -
#mondayhate
The New York Times Columnist Who's Helping To Ruin The Future
Why is John Tierney so skeptical, and yet so gullible? The New York Times' science columnist is one of the most vocal global-warming doubters in the media, but when it comes to Ray Kurzweil's Singularity and geo-hacking, he's suddenly wide-eyed. More » -
#worldcon
Krugman Explains Why Progress Is Slowing Down
It's become a cliche to say that our world is changing faster and faster, as we hurtle towards an ultra-advanced future. But it's not true, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman told Worldcon. Actually, change is slowing down. More » -
#worldcon
Can You Still Write Science Fiction Set In The Future?
The future is over! It's no longer possible to write about the future, because the Singularity will definitely happen in twenty years. We'll have artificial intelligence, and the meaning of humanity will be transformed. Is this idea hindering science fiction?
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#crapfuturism
4 Ways The United States Could End In The Next 100 Years
The United States is always collapsing in science fiction. The U.S. implodes, explodes, or just declines. But a team of professional futurists sees only four scenarios that could end the U.S.A. — and they've got a chart to prove it. More » -
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#triviagasm
When the Future Expires - A Timeline
Putting an expiration date on the future is risky. Take the Terminator franchise: The all-important "Judgment Day" — originally set in the "near future" of 1997 — has been pushed back twice already. Here's a timeline of future scenarios past their sell-by dates - and a few that will curdle soon. More » -
#foundfootage
A Society That Tolerates Triceratops-Men Is A Better Place For All
Multi-culturalism isn't just for aliens and dinosaur-people: it benefits mutants too, as the Mutant Ninja Turtles discover when they visit 2105, and blend in with the multi-species population. It's all thanks to the pan-galactic U.N. -
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Online Media Will Never Threaten Print Media
Back in 1981, this newscast showed us an amazing new technology: Newspapers online! The newscaster chuckles that it can't really compete with print. And the editors say they'll never make money on it. -
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In A Couple Of Years, Sarah Palin's House Could Be In Russia
A Russian social scientist is making waves with his prediction, floated since 1998, that the United States will split into a set of independent republics by 2010. Are we finally going to see Ecotopia? -
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Battlestar Galactica Proves Environmentalism Is A Waste Of Time
Stop sorting your paper and plastic into recycling bins, urges economics professor Art Caden. Instead of trying to save the planet, we should be preparing for its inevitable demise, and building our own Battlestar. -
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Larry Niven's Iron-Clad Rules For Predicting Future Tech
How can you predict future technologies? You can't, according to five great science fiction authors quoted in the new CIO Magazine. But at least you can predict what types of problems will crop up. -
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Consultants Say 2020 Will Be Just Like 2006, Only More!
Want a good (but bitter) laugh? Read "Manufacturing In 2020," a new report by management consulting firm Capgemini. Apparently, trends from two years ago will continue unabated into the Roaring Twenties. More »
