Statistics
Confidence | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% | 100% | Total |
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Accuracy | 50% | 59% | 67% | 77% | 88% | 92% | |
Sample Size | 11812 | 16505 | 16980 | 17616 | 31357 | 8046 | 102316 |
Recent Predictions
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I will get my passport this week ( 75% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by reesarose on 2014-01-22; known on 2013-01-24; judged right by reesarose on 2014-01-24.
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Elizabeth, Leah, and Tilia will together cause at least twenty women to make prediction book accounts. ( 23% confidence; 4 wagers; 3 comments )
Created by briennestrohl on 2014-01-22; known on 2014-01-29; judged wrong by mitodoteira on 2014-02-04.
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Elizabeth, Leah, and Tilia will together cause at least ten women to make prediction book accounts. ( 65% confidence; 4 wagers )
Created by briennestrohl on 2014-01-22; known on 2014-01-29; judged wrong by briennestrohl on 2014-02-06.
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CFAR will get a grant from the American Mathematical Society to fund SPARC 2014. ( 85% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by briennestrohl on 2014-01-22; known on 2014-03-01; judged right by KnaveOfAllTrades on 2014-02-15.
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Conditional on the current MP4 RfC failing to gain consensus for use of the format, the WMF will enable uploading in MP4 anyway and be met with community outcry ( 70% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by Vulture on 2014-01-22; known on 2014-02-18; judged wrong by Vulture on 2014-02-20.
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Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality reaches a conclusion (not counting chapters explicitly denoted as Epilogues) before the end of 2014 and also before Homestuck finishes Act 7 (not counting “Psyche” fake-endings). ( 26% confidence; 3 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by orthonormal on 2014-01-22; known on 2015-01-01; judged wrong by orthonormal on 2015-01-15.
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This year will DEFINITELY BE BETTER than the previous year. Last year really sucked. Please guys, work to make this real! Work to make this year RULE! ( 68% confidence; 3 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by Pandster on 2014-01-22; known on 2014-11-16; judged right by kuudes on 2014-12-01.
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There will be a snow storm tonight ( 80% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by reesarose on 2014-01-21; known on 2014-01-21; judged right by reesarose on 2014-01-22.
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Someone will convince me betting money is an excellent means of epistemic calibration despite the arguments I made in my FB post about it. (OP here https://www.facebook.com/strohl89/posts/10152167620634598?stream_ref=10) ( 10% confidence; 3 wagers; 4 comments )
Created by briennestrohl on 2014-01-21; known on 2014-01-25; judged wrong by briennestrohl on 2014-01-25.
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I'll cause at least five people to start using Prediction Book by the end of today. ( 89% confidence; 5 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by briennestrohl on 2014-01-21; known on 2014-01-22; judged right by briennestrohl on 2014-01-22.
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It will snow wednesday ( 50% confidence )
Created by reesarose on 2014-01-21; known on 2014-01-22; judged wrong by reesarose on 2014-01-23.
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Australia will win TUF:Nations Canada VS Australia (middleweight) ( 38% confidence; 4 wagers; 4 comments )
Created by mad on 2014-01-21; known on 2014-12-16; judged wrong by mad on 2014-04-11.
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Australia will win TUF:Nations Canada VS Australia (Welterweight) ( 38% confidence; 3 wagers; 4 comments )
Created by mad on 2014-01-21; known on 2014-12-31; judged wrong by mad on 2014-04-11.
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Survivor will have an all winners season for season 30 ( 10% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by mad on 2014-01-21; known on 2015-05-01; judged wrong by mad on 2015-05-01.
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Anderson Silva will announce his retirement from UFC by January 1st, 2016 ( 50% confidence; 3 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by mad on 2014-01-21; known on 2016-01-01; judged wrong by mad on 2016-01-02.
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Ronda Rousey will remain the UFC women's bantamweight champion at the end of 2014 ( 90% confidence; 4 wagers; 3 comments )
Created by mad on 2014-01-21; known on 2014-12-31; judged right by mad on 2015-01-01.
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Eliezer Yudkowsky will remain visibly overweight at the end of 2014. ( 71% confidence; 20 wagers; 19 comments )
Created by waveman on 2014-01-21; known on 2015-01-01; judged right by waveman on 2015-01-02.
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I have an iron deficiency ( 95% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by Vulture on 2014-01-20; known on 2018-04-22.
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When the Wikimedia Commons RfC on the MP4 format closes, the majority of the !votes will be against any use of the format ( 85% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by Vulture on 2014-01-20; known on 2014-02-14; judged right by Vulture on 2014-02-15.
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I will get a job after I graduate from high school. ( 72% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by Snowshi on 2014-01-20; known on 2014-07-30; judged wrong by Snowshi on 2014-07-30.
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A zombie apocalypse could happen. ( 27% confidence; 2 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by Snowshi on 2014-01-20; known on 2050-01-16.
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I'll complete my first job application ( 86% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by PaulaWalla on 2014-01-20; known on 2014-01-21; judged wrong by PaulaWalla on 2014-01-21.
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I'll study 2 hours ( 60% confidence )
Created by Mares789 on 2014-01-20; known on 2014-01-20; judged wrong by Mares789 on 2014-01-21.
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UA would not join russian custom union in next two years ( 70% confidence )
Created by vasaka on 2014-01-20; known on 2016-01-01.
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I will leave my italian duolingo streak unbroken until at least January 1st, 2015 ( 43% confidence; 7 wagers; 8 comments )
Created by mad on 2014-01-20; known on 2015-01-01; judged right by mad on 2015-01-01.
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I will have 2000 Anki cards within 6 months in my collections (it's only 12 a day) ( 65% confidence; 3 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by lettergram on 2014-01-20; known on 2014-07-19; judged wrong by atroche on 2014-08-23.
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Sherlock season 4 will be out by Christmas. ( 23% confidence; 7 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by shadow1537 on 2014-01-20; known on 2014-12-25; judged wrong by kuudes on 2014-12-25.
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The Broncos will win the Super Bowl. ( 59% confidence; 5 wagers )
Created by PseudonymousUser on 2014-01-20; known on 2014-02-03; judged wrong by lettergram on 2014-02-03.
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Gangnam Style (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0) will have 2 billion views by the end of 2014. ( 82% confidence; 7 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by PseudonymousUser on 2014-01-20; known on 2015-01-01; judged right by dk on 2014-06-08.
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I will level up on habitrpg this week ( 93% confidence; 6 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by Duyut on 2014-01-19; known on 2014-01-26; judged right by Duyut on 2014-01-27.
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Skillshare.im will have active users. ( 20% confidence; 2 comments )
Created by Patrick Brinich-Langlois on 2014-01-19; known on 2016-01-19; judged wrong by Patrick Brinich-Langlois on 2016-01-20.
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I will read this book, Nonviolent communication ( 100% confidence )
Created by Duyut on 2014-01-18; known on 2014-01-19; judged right by Duyut on 2014-01-18.
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There will be heavy winds acting up across the United States within the next week ( 50% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by Nomi on 2014-01-18; known on 2014-01-22; judged right by Snowshi on 2014-02-04.
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I will finish reading On Lisp before 2015. ( 25% confidence; 3 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by Michael Dickens on 2014-01-18; known on 2015-01-01; judged wrong by Michael Dickens on 2015-01-01.
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High Court will rule for a re-election of the WA Senate. ( 91% confidence; 4 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by Merinnan on 2014-01-18; known on 2014-04-01; judged right by mad on 2014-02-20.
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There are unique 50 wagers on this prediction by April 1st, 2014. ( 69% confidence; 62 wagers; 71 comments )
Created by lettergram on 2014-01-18; known on 2014-04-02; judged right by rickyrich98 on 2014-04-02.
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I will create a movie for Campus Moviefest this year. ( 40% confidence )
Created by EvanB on 2014-01-18; known on 2014-01-27; judged right by EvanB on 2014-01-28.
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I will participate in Campus Moviefest this year. ( 70% confidence )
Created by EvanB on 2014-01-18; known on 2014-01-21; judged right by EvanB on 2014-01-21.
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I won't end up going to the Alexis Ohanian event tomorrow ( 67% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by EvanB on 2014-01-18; known on 2014-01-19; judged right by EvanB on 2014-01-19.
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A law-enforcement agency or someone(s) interested in law enforcement will be revealed to have been the creator(s) of Bitcoin, and will have done so in order to track illegal dealings. ( 8% confidence; 3 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by EvanB on 2014-01-18; known on 2074-01-18.
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I will go to the LessWrong social meetup tonight ( 75% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by atroche on 2014-01-17; known on 2014-01-17; judged right by atroche on 2014-01-20.
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Star Trek Into Darkness will win Best Visual Effects. ( 15% confidence )
Created by Michael Dickens on 2014-01-16; known on 2014-03-03; judged wrong by Michael Dickens on 2014-03-03.
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The Hobbit will win Best Visual Effects. ( 31% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by Michael Dickens on 2014-01-16; known on 2014-03-03; judged wrong by Michael Dickens on 2014-03-03.
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The Wind Rises will win Best Animated Feature Film. ( 25% confidence )
Created by Michael Dickens on 2014-01-16; known on 2014-03-03; judged wrong by Michael Dickens on 2014-03-03.
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Frozen will win Best Animated Feature Film. ( 30% confidence )
Created by Michael Dickens on 2014-01-16; known on 2014-03-03; judged right by Michael Dickens on 2014-03-03.
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Sandra Bullock will win Best Actress. ( 18% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by Michael Dickens on 2014-01-16; known on 2014-03-03; judged wrong by Michael Dickens on 2014-03-03.
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Meryl Streep will win Best Actress. ( 13% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by Michael Dickens on 2014-01-16; known on 2014-03-03; judged wrong by Michael Dickens on 2014-03-03.
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Leonardo DiCaprio will win Best Actor. ( 16% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by Michael Dickens on 2014-01-16; known on 2014-03-03; judged wrong by Michael Dickens on 2014-03-03.
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Chiwetel Ejiofor will win Best Actor. ( 31% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by Michael Dickens on 2014-01-16; known on 2014-03-03; judged wrong by Michael Dickens on 2014-03-03.
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The Wolf of Wall Street will win Best Picture. ( 8% confidence; 3 wagers )
Created by Michael Dickens on 2014-01-16; known on 2014-03-03; judged wrong by Michael Dickens on 2014-03-03.
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American Hustle will win Best Picture. ( 17% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by Michael Dickens on 2014-01-16; known on 2014-03-03; judged wrong by Michael Dickens on 2014-03-03.
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Gravity will win Best Picture. ( 12% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by Michael Dickens on 2014-01-16; known on 2014-03-03; judged wrong by Michael Dickens on 2014-03-03.
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Her will win Best Picture. ( 8% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by Michael Dickens on 2014-01-16; known on 2014-03-03; judged wrong by Michael Dickens on 2014-03-03.
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12 Years a Slave will win Best Picture. ( 28% confidence; 3 wagers )
Created by Michael Dickens on 2014-01-16; known on 2014-03-03; judged right by Michael Dickens on 2014-03-03.
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Satoshi nakamoto will be Time’s Person of the Year 2014. http://lightspeedindia.wordpress.com/2014/01/13/bitcoin-2014-top-10-predictions/ ( 3% confidence; 4 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by Michael Dickens on 2014-01-16; known on 2015-06-01; judged wrong by kuudes on 2015-03-19.
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NYRRB: I will keep all of my resolutions through the end of January. ( 80% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by PseudonymousUser on 2014-01-16; known on 2014-02-01; judged right by PseudonymousUser on 2014-02-01.
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There will be no snow this March in Champaign ( 25% confidence; 3 wagers; 3 comments )
Created by flyingfox on 2014-01-15; known on 2014-04-01; judged wrong by lettergram on 2014-03-02.
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When I get to class, there will be exactly 5 people there. ( 15% confidence )
Created by Michael Dickens on 2014-01-15; known on 2014-01-16; judged wrong by Michael Dickens on 2014-01-15.
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When I get to class, there will be at least 10 people there. ( 33% confidence )
Created by Michael Dickens on 2014-01-15; known on 2014-01-16; judged wrong by Michael Dickens on 2014-01-15.
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When I get to class, there will be at least 5 people there already. ( 70% confidence )
Created by Michael Dickens on 2014-01-15; known on 2014-01-16; judged right by Michael Dickens on 2014-01-15.
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HPMoR will be fully completed by chapter 111. (That is to say, it will have no more than 111 chapters, including all the remaining arcs, and all epilogues.) ( 20% confidence; 11 wagers )
Created by ygert on 2014-01-15; known on 2016-12-31; judged wrong by PseudonymousUser on 2015-03-14.
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The website namemydaughter.com will prove to be viral marketing or to have some other kind of hidden motive. ( 40% confidence; 4 wagers; 3 comments )
Created by Roxolan on 2014-01-15; known on 2014-05-01; judged wrong by Roxolan on 2014-04-18.
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The total market cap of all non-bitcoin cryptocurrencies will beat Bitcoin's market cap at some point during the year. ( 12% confidence; 9 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by ygert on 2014-01-15; known on 2014-12-31; judged wrong by kuudes on 2014-12-31.
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One of the years 2014-2016 will be the hottest year ever. ( 60% confidence; 10 wagers; 3 comments )
Created by waveman on 2014-01-15; known on 2017-02-01; judged right by waveman on 2015-02-02.
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I will speak (using any nickname) more than 120 lines in #lesswrong before 2014-02-15 ( 0% confidence )
Created by PseudonymousUser on 2014-01-15; known on 2014-02-15; judged wrong by PseudonymousUser on 2014-02-15.
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I will get an 'A' or better in PHI 313: Probability, Evidence, and Decision. ( 75% confidence )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2014-01-15; known on 2014-06-02; judged right by Jayson Virissimo on 2014-05-14.
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Inflation rate of the dollar is 4.2% or higher for 2014. ( 29% confidence; 3 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by lettergram on 2014-01-15; known on 2015-03-01; judged wrong by kuudes on 2015-01-12.
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Price per barrel of oil hits $110 by the end of summer. ( 70% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by lettergram on 2014-01-14; known on 2014-09-01; judged wrong by lettergram on 2014-10-05.
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Austin will get a 15" Macbook ( 85% confidence )
Created by flyingfox on 2014-01-14; known on 2014-01-21; judged right by flyingfox on 2014-01-15.
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My pal Max Misyura is an MBTI INTJ . ( 25% confidence )
Created by timujin on 2014-01-14; known on 2014-02-15; judged right by timujin on 2014-02-12.
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I will get A's or A-'s in all my graded classes. ( 70% confidence )
Created by entropy on 2014-01-14; known on 2014-05-01; judged wrong by entropy on 2014-03-20.
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I will finish CS124 this term ( 90% confidence )
Created by entropy on 2014-01-14; known on 2015-05-01; judged right by entropy on 2014-03-20.
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Argentine peso to be replaced by January 2016 ( 25% confidence )
Created by entropy on 2014-01-14; known on 2016-01-01; judged wrong by kuudes on 2016-01-05.
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the “We're sorry, but something went wrong” problem on predictionbook.com will be fixed by the end of the year ( 75% confidence; 2 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by waveman on 2014-01-14; known on 2014-12-31; judged right by waveman on 2015-01-01.
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I will go on a date with a girl within the next 3 weeks. ( 65% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by entropy on 2014-01-14; known on 2014-02-03; judged wrong by entropy on 2014-02-03.
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Snowden will be granted an official pardon by Barack Obama by January 2015. ( 5% confidence; 15 wagers; 4 comments )
Created by entropy on 2014-01-14; known on 2015-01-01; judged wrong by ciil on 2015-01-01.
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Satoshi Nakamoto will be Time’s Person of the Year 2014 – http://lightspeedindia.wordpress.com/2014/01/13/bitcoin-2014-top-10-predictions/ ( 1% confidence; 4 wagers )
Created by lavalamp on 2014-01-13; known on 2015-01-01; judged wrong by ciil on 2015-01-01.
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The price of Bitcoin is likely to range between $4000-5000 by the end of 2014 – http://lightspeedindia.wordpress.com/2014/01/13/bitcoin-2014-top-10-predictions/ ( 9% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by lavalamp on 2014-01-13; known on 2015-01-01; judged wrong by lavalamp on 2015-01-02.
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There will be less than 5 alt-coins (out of the 50+ in existence) that will survive 2014 – http://lightspeedindia.wordpress.com/2014/01/13/bitcoin-2014-top-10-predictions/ ( 5% confidence; 3 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by lavalamp on 2014-01-13; known on 2015-01-01; judged wrong by lavalamp on 2015-01-02.
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More than $100M of venture capital will flow into Bitcoin start-ups in 2014 – http://lightspeedindia.wordpress.com/2014/01/13/bitcoin-2014-top-10-predictions/ ( 38% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by lavalamp on 2014-01-13; known on 2015-01-01; judged right by lavalamp on 2015-01-02.
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b4a6a4800b48078db172085e8120f0f6 acf7653e0314bb48ef389b8f115e0806db18b05354c5ead3c5af090681b9dafb4fce2fbbbdce8b8f0034df038ef88be999980847eac05aa1adfc730c32361d33 ( 23% confidence )
Created by KnaveOfAllTrades on 2014-01-12; known on 2014-01-15; judged wrong by KnaveOfAllTrades on 2014-01-15.
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Someone will get a 500$ award from Chris Hallquist for convincing him to cancel his cryonics submission ( 15% confidence; 3 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by itaibn on 2014-01-11; known on 2040-01-01.
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I will read 12 books before 2015. ( 86% confidence; 7 wagers; 6 comments )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2014-01-10; known on 2015-01-01; judged right by Jayson Virissimo on 2014-04-29.
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I will complete the Spanish skill tree on Duolingo before 2015. ( 55% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2014-01-10; known on 2015-01-01; judged wrong by Jayson Virissimo on 2015-01-08.
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I will earn the compostela by walking the Way of Saint James before 2015. ( 25% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2014-01-10; known on 2015-01-01; judged wrong by Jayson Virissimo on 2015-01-08.
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New Year's Resolutions Rebooted: I will keep all 3 of my rebooted resolutions for one whole week, from January 9 through January 15. ( 90% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by PseudonymousUser on 2014-01-09; known on 2014-01-16; judged right by PseudonymousUser on 2014-01-16.
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Eliezer Yudkowsky has never read a book written by Andrea Dworkin. ( 76% confidence; 5 wagers; 5 comments )
Created by tedks on 2014-01-08; known on 2014-01-08.
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Pandora Market will shut down / disable withdrawals within the next week. ( 15% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by gwern on 2014-01-08; known on 2014-01-15; judged wrong by gwern on 2014-01-15.
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World of Warcraft Warlords of Draenor will be released around the summer. June, July or August. I would bet anything on it! :) ( 70% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by sebbiboy on 2014-01-08; known on 2014-01-08; judged wrong by Sniffnoy on 2016-02-29.
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There won't be any questions about street harassment in the 2014 Less Wrong survey. ( 97% confidence )
Created by NancyLebovitz on 2014-01-08; known on 2014-12-01; judged right by kuudes on 2014-10-25.
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Dennis Rodman's basketball team will not win over the North Korean team ( 60% confidence; 3 comments )
Created by RandomThinker on 2014-01-08; known on 2014-12-31; judged right by RandomThinker on 2014-01-08.
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Within five years, Pope Francis (or a successor) makes a comment in an official or unofficial capacity that there is no literal hell. ( 11% confidence; 21 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by adbge on 2014-01-07; known on 2019-01-07; judged right by Osuniev on 2019-01-27.
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A cryptocurrency that could have been created by http://coingen.bluematt.me/ achives market cap > 50% of bitcoin's in the next five years. ( 12% confidence; 6 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by lavalamp on 2014-01-06; known on 2019-01-06; judged wrong by Andrew MacFie on 2020-02-11.
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A cryptocurrency that could have been created by http://coingen.bluematt.me/ achives market cap > 50% of bitcoin's in the next year. ( 3% confidence; 3 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by lavalamp on 2014-01-06; known on 2015-01-06; judged wrong by lavalamp on 2015-01-06.
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In the article “8 Subconscious Mistakes Our Brains Make Every Day” that I'm about to read, I already know of at least 4 of the mistakes. ( 80% confidence )
Created by Michael Dickens on 2014-01-06; known on 2014-01-07; judged right by Michael Dickens on 2014-01-06.
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LiteCoin's double in value (to $50) in the next 30 days. ( 62% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by lettergram on 2014-01-06; known on 2014-02-06; judged wrong by lettergram on 2014-02-07.
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I will not masturbate in the next 24 hours ( 0% confidence )
Created by Tuxedage on 2014-01-06; known on 2014-01-06; judged wrong by Tuxedage on 2014-01-06.
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Bitcoin will reach a new all-time high (>$1242.00) in five days or less after exceeding $1068. (Mtgox prices) Both events will occur sometime in 2014. ( 44% confidence; 2 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by ArisKatsaris on 2014-01-06; known on 2015-01-01; judged wrong by ArisKatsaris on 2014-01-11.
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Eliezer will mention/recommend the story “The Last Christmas” in the next Author's Note for HPMOR. ( 90% confidence; 5 wagers; 3 comments )
Created by ygert on 2014-01-05; known on 2014-02-01; judged right by ygert on 2014-02-02.
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By 2030 consciousness, free will and qualia will be recognized as emergent properties of certain intelligences, and not phenomena that are dependent on any “spirit”, “god” or quantum magic. This bc of progress in AI. ( 20% confidence; 3 wagers; 4 comments )
Created by waveman on 2014-01-05; known on 2030-01-02.