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It's a prediction, and not a very interesting one at that. Still, I don't want to reveal it until the discussion has fizzled out. I promise I'll sate your curio
by AngryParsley 15y ago
It's a prediction, and not a very interesting one at that. Still, I don't want to reveal it until the discussion has fizzled out. I promise I'll sate your curiosity in 24 hours.
- AngryParsley 15y agoUgh, I can't believe it. My laptop battery died and with it, my recent bash_history (which was not saved to disk). I don't remember the exact text, so I might as well spoil my prediction now since it can't be confirmed. I predicted that some nitpicker would reply to my comment and name a few important works that are in the public domain or CC-licensed. Like I said, not a very interesting prediction. This hasn't happened yet, so my prediction was wrong. In this case, making the prediction public changes how people act, so I didn't want to say it outright. On the other hand, saying "I knew you were gonna do that" isn't very believable. A hash of the prediction is a good solution to this problem. The only information it conveys is that a prediction has been made. Sorry for the losing the exact text. I love being able to prove I predicted something.
- yequalsx 15y agoI like the idea you have there. I wish there was a service that would keep track of predictions by politicians, pundits, and other notable figures. Maybe then people would realize that a lot of people on TV(radio) are only randomly saying something reasonable.
- protomyth 15y agoThat would actually be a very interesting addition to message board. Add a note to your last posted message that reveals itself after a set time and allows people to vote on the truth of the predication. nice idea - sorry about the loss