I used to be a 'wizard' (player admin) for Yegge's GMUD, Wyvern (he mentions it occasionally in his newer world-facing blog; it can be found at www.cabochon.com

I used to be a 'wizard' (player admin) for Yegge's GMUD, Wyvern (he mentions it occasionally in his newer world-facing blog; it can be found at www.cabochon.com). He doesn't just make predictions like this, he actually bets on them. For example, he bet that people would want to play a game with deep and intriguing gameplay regardless of the graphics. Then he bet that people would want to play it on a handheld device (specifically, he targeted the Sharp Zaurus, but the game is compatible with some other palmtops of the same era). I think he's right on the first count, but too early on the second (targeting the iPhone, for instance, would probably have been more successful). There are a number of other reasons the game didn't take off, but the point is that he's not an armchair pundit, shouting that we should all listen to him and take action based on his foresight. If anything, he's taking action, and just logging the predictions that prompted him.