As I See It: Predictions and Poetry
December 18, 2006 Victor Rozek
It’s that time of the year when pundits predict the coming sunrise and other longshots. Let’s face it though, whether the guesswork is educated or not, it’s still guesswork; and if you’re in the prediction business, it’s best to have a short memory. Or hope that your readers do. Unlike picking stocks, however, which dart-throwing monkeys do as well as stock brokers, IT offers even the most obtuse prognosticator the opportunity not just to get lucky, but to get it right. So here goes. Drum roll please. . . . I predict computer components will become smaller and faster and will provide more function for less money. Da-da! Be scornful if you must, but if I was as right about picking stocks, I could retire. All right, so it’s not as spectacular as predicting the alien abduction of Sam Palmisano (actually, that’s scheduled for 2008), but it’s not like I’m predicting that personal computer purchases will overtake typewriter sales. Still not convinced of my prognosticating prowess? OK, here are my Top 20 Predictions for 2007.
There you have it, right from the mouth of a modern day Nostradamus. And in the spirit of the Holiday Season, I offer the following poem with apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, because nothing says Christmas like mangled poetry. The Night Before
‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house Old manuals were stacked by the chimney with care Young hackers were nestled all snug in their beds But downstairs the parents were caught in a bind Dad wanted more credit, Mom needed a drink On iPod, on cell phone, on Xbox, on Wii On flat screen, on laptop, on HDTV And just when you thought that things couldn’t get worse He broke in the house, put the gifts in his car When the family awoke they got quite a scare So they sat on the couch and felt bad for a while It was later that day they began to discover God de-stress us, everyone. |