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by MetaCosm 4574 days ago
> Seriously, why do people waste time writing these types of stories?

Because no one remembers the misses, only hits.

> Where are those guys who predicated that Apple Stores were such a stupid idea? We need to start keeping score.

People are starting to keep score! Websites like http://www.pundittracker.com/ are starting to come out of the woodwork, and as more people help collect data (person X claimed Y would happen by Z date) we can start generating hit rates.

Author XXX is wrong 97.5% of the time!

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Just don't include a date/timeframe and claim it hasn't happened yet
Yep, that is a common tactic. But there is often an implied date.