Now it\u2019s time for you to make your predictions about what is going to happen in the new year that begins today.\u00a0 Then, on New Year\u2019s Eve of 2015, we will review them to see who is the most far-sighted prognosticator.<\/p>\n
Again, the more specific, out-of-the-blue, and surprising predictions fare best.\u00a0 The example I keep giving is tODD, who a few years ago predicted the death of North Korea\u2019s dictator , Kim Jong-Il, and the ascension of his unlikely son, Kim Jong-Un.\u00a0 I don\u2019t believe Kim Jong-Il was even sick at the time of the prediction, so it was quite a stunning guess.\u00a0 (Then again, no one last year predicted that Kim Jong-Un would be associated with a hack of a major Hollywood studio in a first successful and then unsuccessful attempt to kill a crude comedy about assassinating said dictator.\u00a0 If anyone had made such a prediction, the trophy would be retired.\u00a0 Instead, reg won with his prediction that the United States would normalize relations with Cuba, which is plenty specific, out-of-the-blue, and surprising.<\/p>\n
See yesterday\u2019s reward post and the New Year\u2019s Day prediction post it links to, to show you what we\u2019re looking for.\u00a0 Then predict away!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Now it\u2019s time for you to make your predictions about what is going to happen in the new year that begins today.\u00a0 Then, on New Year\u2019s Eve of 2015, we will review them to see who is the most far-sighted prognosticator. Again, the more specific, out-of-the-blue, and surprising predictions fare best.\u00a0 The example I keep […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1281,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,20,21],"tags":[1571,3524],"class_list":["post-20487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bible","category-history","category-holidays","tag-new-years-day","tag-predictions-2015"],"yoast_head":"\n