Re: waiting for 7th october...2008
Hi Kanigo:
In 1999 I made many predictions about what 2009 would look like. For example, videotape being replaced by DVD - which I admit was obvious. Film cameras replaced by digital cameras. TV going from analog to digital, LCD TV replacing tube TV, MP3 players replacing CD players, digital hard drive movie cameras replacing videotape movie cameras.
But there was one prediction that I got wrong.
I predicted that movie theaters would go from film to digital. Now there are two months left, but I am safe to say that by by 2009 most movie theaters will still use film projectors.
In fact, most film is shot on digital cameras, and converted to film.
However, I predicted that the local cinema would download digital movies over the internet and project them. I even went as far as to explain the benefits like, no more projectionists, ads tailored to the geographical region, super high res, plus if a movie bombs one day, you download a replacement and the next day you do not show the loser movie.
NOW, if back in 2005 all the cinemas had converted over to digital, in 2009 the skeptics would simply claim that my prediction was obvious and that film was ancient technology. BUT guess what, we still use old 35mm film projectors.
To Skeptic:
Got plenty of food and fuel. Using remote viewing I have seen shortages in the future. It is good to be prepared. When the dollar is worthless, silver will still have value.
Case in point. A silver quarter in 1964 would get you a gallon of gasoline, that same silver quarter can still buy you a gal of gas, even today. Funny how both silver and gasoline went down. The idea is that silver will retain its value over long periods of time.
To rain:
I still believe that gold will go to 2000. It might drop below 600 temporarily, but the trend is up! In the case of fuel, I held out waiting for the price to drop, but a shortage forced my hand, I was down to only 50 gallons, when I saw gasoline stations start to close. I moved fast.
Remember oil has many uses, transportation, is but one of them. Without it everything grinds to a halt. You will find that out soon enough. /ttiforum/images/graemlins/smile.gif
To Darby:
Here is an example of an idea that did not come true.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8-nnvtHvd0