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more about #predictions more comments → cletar: Where the hell are the flying cars? more » Vulcan Has No Moon: Christopher Reeve :( I will refrain from commenting on those who did their damnedest to ban stem cell research. more » Kishi: AOL? Even in 2000, it was a laughing stock among my friends, best known for having those free CDs at every register in every store- grab a handful ea... more » Dresan: Dunno why this post kinda depresses me :S more » geesejuggler: I would to comment about the changes in the past and future but really, I'm still ticked off about not having a jet-pack. more » Chip Overclock: No one foresaw Starbucks pushing instant coffee, in what seems to be a marketing effort completely contrary to their business model. more » Chip Overclock: I don't know exactly what Kurzweil said about computers in all shapes and sizes, but that was exactly right. The market reports for embedded processor... more » Chip Overclock: SBC Communications: I'd say this one is true. What actually happened is that SBC basically bought AT&T (although some called it a merger), and then us... more » cylon_conspiracy: "Since then, the vast majority of scientists accept human-influenced global climate change as fact, and dissenters are increasingly laypeople." Eliti... more » Dirk Anger: "Wrong We will stop evolving. This prediction fails to take into account that evolution is something that can happen at the fringes of society, among ... more » Britt Smith: It seems like the older the book/movie is, the crazier the theory. more » Meirelle: 2009 is also the year Metal Gear Solid 2 takes place. Between that and Cloverfield, I am staying far, far away from New York this year. more » Charax: "The British Government Will Begin Dismantling Public Freedom" Begin? more » reddingofish: I have always liked stories that say "In the near future" or "This could happen tomorrow" or a story that happens beyond the life time of the person w... more » gertymac: I am anxiously awaiting the day Who-verse becomes reality. Remember! Slitheens = vinegar, Sontarans = back of the neck, and Daleks...well, you're fucked. more » -
#predictions
Millennium Predictions That Got Things Right - and Those That Didn't
A decade ago, the world was braced for the Y2K bug and everyone was prognosticating about the 21st century. Ten years into the new millennium, we look back at those predictions and decide which still seem likely - or not.
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#triviagasm
Science Fiction’s Predictions for the Year 2009
As we bid farewell to 2008, it’s time to find out what the new year will hold. Amazing technologies? Alien lifeforms? Giant monsters? We look at science fiction’s predictions for the year 2009.
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#foundfootage
The Ancient Maya Predicted Bicycles and VCRs
If you need a hoot, check out 2012: Science or Superstition, all about the ancient Mayan prophesy that the world ends in 2012. Which apparently has much to do with VCR clocks. -
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#predictions
Do You Live In A Flu Epidemic Zone?
Using the deadly SARS flu outbreak as a template, researchers have created a model that can predict the spread emerging global epidemics. A team of researchers in the US and Europe incorporated travel and census data from 3100 urban areas and 220 countries to figure out where a virus would travel and how fast. More »
