Recent questions tagged prediction

Description : What can I do to get Firefox "smart" address prediction to work how it did before today's "up"date?

Last Answer : answer:I swear by oldbar.. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/oldbar/ Been using it since they fucked it all up in FF 3.0

Description : Do you get many premonitions, and if so, how do you react to them?

Last Answer : I tend to keep them to myself so as not to get suspicious reactions. If it does come out, I mention it to very close family members.

Description : After 12/21/12, which date will be the subject of the next end-of-the-world hypothesis?

Last Answer : answer:This idea of predicting the end of the world is quite interesting as it is something we are fascinated with, as can be seen by the OMG nature of December 21st. Most of them are now linked ... has vanished over night, then I will add another answer here heavily editing what I have just said.

Description : Can you imagine a news story from thirty years in the future?

Last Answer : Republican Candidate for President Still Not Settled!

Description : Do you have plans for Dec. 21st, 2012? How 'bout the 22nd?

Last Answer : answer:Used to go to a solstice party, but the person who ran it moved to Canada, where he passed a couple of years ago. Most of my friends are more into acknowledging the solstice than anything else. But as far as I know, there is nothing organized yet.

Description : To what level and accuracy can scientists predict earthquakes?

Last Answer : As far as I can tell 0%

Description : Does it rain P% of the time that meteorologists predict P% chance of showers?

Last Answer : There are records of the actual rainfall but I think it would be much harder to find past records of meteorologists predictions. Plus, when and how do you count it? As a case in point, today (Monday) they ... of rain on Wednesday . So then, what is the chance of rain on Wednesday? 50%? 40%? 45%?

Description : Have the predictions related to 2012 affected your life?

Last Answer : Gawd, no.

Description : Are Futurologists....Prophets ?

Last Answer : No. They are people who use current knowledge about developments to extrapolate a prediction about the future. Are economists who predict the development of markets “Prophets”? What about meteorologists who predict the weather? Or virologists who predict the progression of a viral pandemia?

Description : How do you become a futurologist?

Last Answer : Here is an answer from the UK Independent: There are two ways to become a futurologist: either you become an expert in a specialist field, or you can join a future consultancy or institute ... predicting developments in one area where they have strong expertise. Others are more general, like me.

Description : What do people think of the Singularity?

Last Answer : Is there any reason to believe this is true?

Description : Why doesn't the Prophet ever fortell anything good?

Last Answer : Nostrodamas made positive predictions as well. He talked about the beginning of the new millenium beginning a wonderful age.

Description : Deterministic paradox? (Click to read more)

Last Answer : Of course it is ignoring Heisenberg uncertainty principle.

Description : Will Nostradamus' doomsday prediction happen a day sooner in some parts of the world?

Last Answer : It was the Mayans that came up with that date not Nostradamus, And the world will continue to exist on Dec. 22. 2012 so don’t cash in that 401k just yet.

Description : Have you observed instances where animals display foreknowledge of natural disasters?

Last Answer : very cool. I never noticed that.

Description : Should I go to grad school at UC Irvine or UT Austin?

Last Answer : I think that would depend entirely on each school’s program.

Description : Are there any theories out there as to why sales in Halloween masks are a good prediction of the outcome of a presidential election?

Last Answer : Well, maybe there is a connection between the number of George W. Bush masks sold and the number of Democratic votes. I mean, there ain’t nothing scarier that a GW at your door. shudder