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The Most Futuristic Predictions that Came True in 2014

posted by LaminatorX on Tuesday April 14 2015, @05:33PM   Printer-friendly
from the wold-of-tomorrow dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

io9 reports:

As 2014 comes to a close, it's time to reflect on the most futuristic breakthroughs and developments of the past year. This year's crop features a slew of incredible technological, scientific, and social achievements, from mind-to-mind communication to self-guiding sniper bullets. Here are 15 predictions that came true in 2014.

It's a bit deep into 2015 for a 2014 round-up, but there are some in their list you may not have heard of.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Tuesday April 14 2015, @10:34PM

    by FatPhil (863) <reversethis-{if.fdsa} {ta} {tnelyos-cp}> on Tuesday April 14 2015, @10:34PM (#170597) Homepage
    The prediciton that a computer would solve a mathematical problem that was too hard for humans, with a proof that was too large for humans to check was made in 1976 by Kenneth Appel and Wolfgang Haken. Just before they typed [R] [U] [N] [return].
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  • (Score: 1) by Bogsnoticus on Wednesday April 15 2015, @04:22AM

    by Bogsnoticus (3982) on Wednesday April 15 2015, @04:22AM (#170751)

    Actually, it was made many millions of years before that.

    The answer was 42, remember?

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    • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Wednesday April 15 2015, @07:10AM

      by FatPhil (863) <reversethis-{if.fdsa} {ta} {tnelyos-cp}> on Wednesday April 15 2015, @07:10AM (#170812) Homepage
      That prediction was only finally written down in 1978. I wonder if one had some influence on the other.
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