2021 will be the year of Linux on the desktop. You heard it here first.
FINALLY
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#82Apple Fitness+ will be their fastest growing service, and Apple Watch Series 7 will have non-invasive glucose monitoring.
A reliable non-invasive glucose monitoring device is going to be revolutionary. That’s essentially a holy grail for diabetes.
I have a Freestyle Libre glucose monitor. It's not exactly continuous. I believe it lets me get a glucose reading as often as every 8 minutes. When I had to do finger sticks I would test my glucose an average of 4 times a day. With my new monitor I'm measuring an average of 20 times a day, without the pain of finger sticks. Inserting the sensor is almost completely painless, and I only have to do it every two weeks. Current CGM devices may not be "revolutionary", but they are a hell of a lot better than what I used to deal with.
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#83Software Bill of Material (SBOM) will become more of a thing - where you must list the dependencies and their hash you used for supply-chain security and vulnerability management. New law enforcement techniques using DNS and other Intel techniques will be used to track, seize and tax cryptocurrency - which will cause increased popularity of Ethereum. A qubit will travel around the world without decohering and increas…
In Megaman Battle Network, the “shadow net” had a name: UnderNet (UraNet, in Japan).
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#84Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Tensions between China and USA will increase, but will decrease between USA and Russia. Unlikely. Biden once said to putin directly that "he had no soul".
And Putin looked Biden in the eye, smiled, and said "So, we understand each other."
Really?! That’s stone cold.
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#852021 will be the year of Linux on the desktop. You heard it here first.
> You heard it here first.
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#86China will get into bigger skirmishes with neighbouring countries. India might experience one or two major terrorist attacks. Trump will be more desperate and loud. Amazon Prime / Netflix might bring in pay-per-view / pay-per-hour options.
> India might experience one or two major terrorist attacks.
I am very curious to know what made you predict this
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#87Software Bill of Material (SBOM) will become more of a thing - where you must list the dependencies and their hash you used for supply-chain security and vulnerability management. New law enforcement techniques using DNS and other Intel techniques will be used to track, seize and tax cryptocurrency - which will cause increased popularity of Ethereum. A qubit will travel around the world without decohering and increas…
I got the free zozosuit when it came out a while ago. It sounded really cool but it didn't have the iPhone AR at least that I can remember.
Virtually trying on clothes would be cool but I don't think there's any way you could get actual tailoring, but maybe adding a few intermediate sizes from the standard s m l?
My prediction for fashion change would be more towards ideas like NTWRK. I hate the false scarcity 'drops' trend, but doing a cool digital launch experience is fun and chunking out a season like Jacquemus seems to build anticipation.
https://qz.com/quartzy/1539036/the-zozosuit-has-been-an-expe...
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#88Amazon Kindle will finally move to USB-C. We can only hope.
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#89Democrats will win the GA runoffs
Off the back of that, stimulus and other popular liberal policies will be enacted. And they'll be successful and well-liked.
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#90Obligatory Year of the Linux Desktop prediction. :)
With what's happening with Valve and Proton recently, there may be something here. Although not in the way we'd expect. Valve-machine as a PC-console with preset specs?