Rain Posted July 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 I predict that Hirsi Ali will publish a book about her experiences at the American Enterprise Institue. I predict that Cantonese will become the most popular foreign language next to English in most European countries. I counter predict that the book's sales will be far eclipsed by Harry Potter. Cantonese will die out slowly as China exerts its stranglehold and start demanding everyone use Mandarin. So will traditional chinese (its just harder than simplified chinese). If I'm sufficiently drunk I'd also predict an *official* world language based on English in a few hundered years time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 3) Bridge communication with our partners will still be difficult. :lol: roflmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 All bridge world championships in 2020 will be held in an electronic, cheat-proof playing environment....not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bid_em_up Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 My flat in the Hague has this on both the shower and the bath. I've also seen it frequently in hotel rooms. I don't believe this has any sophisticated technology in it at all: the installation instructions must tell you what temperature to set your hot water thermostat to, then the scale on the mixer tap simply combines the correct amount of cold water assuming the hot water is at that temperature. A cleverer version, which I haven't seen, would be linked to its own temperature sensor in the hot water tank (possibly with a heater as well) and would dynamically mix the water appropriately. But the simple version seems to work pretty well. In actuality, these exist that eliminate the need for any hot water tank whatsoever. (Other than to flow the water through, its not used to actually heat the water). They are point of access devices (shower, hot water faucet, etc.) which heat the water instantly for an always on, never ending supply of hot water. For one example, see: http://www.instanthotshowers.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Chicago Cubs First Major League Team in History to go 0-162. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 All bridge world championships in 2020 will be held in an electronic, cheat-proof playing environment....not Actually, there will be no bridge world championships in 2020, since 95% of the players will have died of old age. :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 Actually, there will be no bridge world championships in 2020, since 95% of the players will have died of old age. Well... maybe the USA won't participate but the rest of the world will just go on playing bridge. See you at the 2050 World Championships! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceptic Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 I predict rainy will start another silly thread :huh: before 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 I predict rainy will start another silly thread :) before 2008 What about Wayne's sexist jokes? :huh: :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceptic Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 Moi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 I predict that in 10.000 years men will still live at this planet and it will be much more comfortable then now.But some would still fear, that the end of all days for mankind is near.And the knowledge of the world will still increase in a unbelievable speed. I believe too, that brain-cotrolled computers will be working within the next 10 years and be on the market in at most 20 years. I predict, that the Soccer world cup this year will be won by the host. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rain Posted August 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Dell now has a 20" laptop. http://www.dell.com/content/products/featu...s=19&l=en&s=dhs I got to thinking after gawking a while, that the future is not these giant, super heavy laptops. Nor is it foldable or rollable screens. Probably projection screens, just like current projection TV. Technology is mostly there. I'd say this will happen in 3 years, but be mass marketed in 10(?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 I predict we will soon have multiple Junior World Champion among our retired forum contributors... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 I predict that my company will finally change our non-compliant Y2K computer system for one that is compliant when the IS manager (and creator of the system) dies. If only because no one else will want to come in at 12:01 am to redate the files.........OMG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 I predict that we will all learn chinese just in time to have to learn Portugese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 I predict that the next Republican Presidential candidate's running mate will be, Dick Cheney. Or is that considered a threat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 I predict that the last Ivory-Billed Woodpecker will be found, shot in the face (bill?), by Dick Cheney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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