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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Death Note: Equestria: Spike is L ( 46% confidence; 3 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by gwern on 2012-05-10; known on 2012-06-10; judged wrong by gwern on 2012-05-10.
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I will squat 1.5x my own bodyweight or more for 5 sets of 5 reps with equal to or less than 1 minute rests before 2013. ( 54% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-05-09; known on 2013-01-01; judged right by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-07-06.
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I will deadlift 1.5x my own bodyweight or more for 5 sets of 5 reps with equal to or less than 1 minute rests before 2013. ( 61% confidence; 3 wagers )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-05-09; known on 2013-01-01; judged right by Jayson Virissimo on 2013-01-02.
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I will run 4 miles in 30 minutes or less before 2013. ( 75% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-05-09; known on 2013-01-01; judged wrong by Jayson Virissimo on 2013-01-02.
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Tablet market will grow 5x in 5 years (424.9 million units by 2017) —NPD ( 40% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-05-09; known on 2018-03-01.
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Google self driving car will get in an accident (involving human injury or property damage > $2k) before end of 2018. ( 48% confidence; 10 wagers; 12 comments )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-05-08; known on 2018-12-31; judged right by elecnix on 2022-12-10.
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I will complete chapter 1 of Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid within the next 10 hours. ( 55% confidence )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-05-08; known on 2012-05-08; judged wrong by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-05-08.
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Apple will switch away from Samsung as the fab for its processors in iPhones and iPads by end of 2014 ( 65% confidence; 10 comments )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-05-07; known on 2014-12-31; judged right by RandomThinker on 2015-01-11.
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At most 1 of the NYT profiled hot startups (Pinterest, Path, Pinwheel, Taskrabbit, Dropbox, Square, Quora, Uber, Airtime) will be acquired before the end of 2013. ( 53% confidence; 3 wagers; 3 comments )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-05-07; known on 2013-12-31; judged right by RandomThinker on 2014-07-07.
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I will complete chapter 10 of the All-In-One CompTIA Network+ Exam Guide within the next 8 hours. ( 60% confidence )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-05-06; known on 2012-05-06; judged wrong by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-05-07.
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Facebook IPO price will “pop” above $45 on first day ( 66% confidence; 3 wagers; 9 comments )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-05-05; known on 2012-06-01; judged wrong by PseudonymousUser on 2012-05-18.
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Facebook will buy Evernote before end of 2013 ( 16% confidence; 4 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-05-05; known on 2013-12-31; judged wrong by PseudonymousUser on 2013-12-31.
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Japan will restart nuclear reactors before end of 2020 ( 68% confidence; 6 wagers; 11 comments )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-05-05; known on 2020-12-31; judged right by RandomThinker on 2012-07-24.
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The margin of victory in the French election will be less than 5 points ( 65% confidence; 2 comments )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-05-05; known on 2012-05-30; judged right by RandomThinker on 2012-05-07.
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Knicks will be swept in the first round of NBA playoffs ( 70% confidence; 2 comments )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-05-05; known on 2012-05-10; judged wrong by RandomThinker on 2012-05-06.
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Dewey LaBoeuf (law firm) will cease to exist by the end of 2012 ( 70% confidence; 3 comments )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-05-05; known on 2012-12-31; judged right by RandomThinker on 2012-05-29.
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Yahoo will change CEO's before end of 2012 ( 72% confidence; 2 wagers; 3 comments )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-05-05; known on 2012-12-31; judged right by RandomThinker on 2012-05-13.
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The “blind lawyer” Chinese dissident will come to the US (for however long) before end of 2012 ( 67% confidence; 2 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-05-05; known on 2012-12-31; judged right by RandomThinker on 2012-05-19.
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By the end of the summer, I will have memorized over 500 words in Italian. ( 65% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by pkfalu92 on 2012-05-05; known on 2012-09-01; judged wrong by pkfalu92 on 2012-10-10.
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By the end of the summer, I will have memorized 1000 words in Italian. ( 35% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by pkfalu92 on 2012-05-05; known on 2012-09-01; judged wrong by pkfalu92 on 2012-10-10.
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By 12am tonight, I will have written my HIS paper. ( 70% confidence )
Created by pkfalu92 on 2012-05-05; known on 2012-05-05; judged right by pkfalu92 on 2012-05-05.
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I will reply to Kawoomba's comment (http://www.reddit.com/r/DebateReligion/comments/t5svm/to_all_the_rational_is_framed_by_the_reasonable/c4k5xk8) ( 98% confidence )
Created by khafra on 2012-05-04; known on 2012-05-05; judged right by HonoreDB on 2012-05-07.
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Eliezer Yudkowsky retracts or significantly edits one of the posts in the quantum physics sequence in the next two years. ( 5% confidence; 14 wagers; 10 comments )
Created by papermachine on 2012-05-03; known on 2014-05-03; judged wrong by waveman on 2014-05-04.
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I will finish a second draft of my article before my advisor meeting tomorrow. ( 30% confidence )
Created by papermachine on 2012-05-03; known on 2012-05-04; judged right by papermachine on 2012-05-15.
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I will complete Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots within the next 150 days. ( 40% confidence )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-05-03; known on 2012-09-30; judged right by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-06-15.
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I will complete Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty within the next 120 days. ( 45% confidence )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-05-03; known on 2012-08-31; judged wrong by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-09-06.
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I will complete Metal Gear Solid within the next 90 days. ( 50% confidence )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-05-03; known on 2012-08-01; judged wrong by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-08-02.
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I will complete Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker within the next 60 days. ( 60% confidence; 2 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-05-03; known on 2012-07-02; judged wrong by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-07-03.
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I will complete Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater within the next 30 days. ( 75% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-05-03; known on 2012-06-02; judged right by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-05-19.
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I will attempt suicide this year ( 16% confidence; 7 wagers; 10 comments )
Created by Leo on 2012-05-02; known on 2013-05-03; judged wrong by Leo on 2013-05-03.
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http://dkmvs.com/ will rank #1 on Google searches for “dick moves” in Australia ( 60% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by scott.arbeitman on 2012-05-02; known on 2012-06-06; judged wrong by scott.arbeitman on 2012-06-06.
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I will complete my daily Anki review within the next 10 hours. ( 80% confidence )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-05-02; known on 2012-05-02; judged wrong by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-05-02.
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I will complete chapter 9 of the All-In-One CompTIA Network+ Exam Guide within the next 10 hours. ( 60% confidence )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-05-02; known on 2012-05-02; judged right by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-05-02.
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Looking back from 2016, people will say that Microsoft “got” social networking better than Google. ( 37% confidence; 4 wagers; 5 comments )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-05-01; known on 2016-12-31; judged wrong by gwern on 2017-01-01.
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Neutrino communication will be used commercially for high-frequency trading within 10 years. ( 9% confidence; 16 wagers; 9 comments )
Created by gwern on 2012-05-01; known on 2022-05-01; judged wrong by gwern on 2022-05-01.
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Google will buy RIMM before the end of 2013 ( 13% confidence; 5 wagers; 3 comments )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-05-01; known on 2013-12-31; judged wrong by mastermind8189 on 2013-12-28.
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I will complete my daily Anki review within the next 7 hours. ( 95% confidence; 2 comments )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-05-01; known on 2012-05-01; judged wrong by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-05-01.
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I will complete chapter 8 of the All-In-One CompTIA Network+ Exam Guide within the next 7 hours. ( 55% confidence )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-05-01; known on 2012-05-01; judged right by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-05-01.
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I predict that in the next two hours, I will finish 90% of the assignment I'm working on ( 90% confidence )
Created by Selector_3 on 2012-04-30; known on 2012-04-30; judged wrong by Selector_3 on 2012-04-30.
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I will complete chapter 8 of the All-In-One CompTIA Network+ Exam Guide within the next 10 hours. ( 75% confidence )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-04-30; known on 2012-04-30; judged wrong by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-04-30.
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I will finish Learn Python the Hard way by the end of the School Year ( 65% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by meisnewbie on 2012-04-30; known on 2012-06-17; judged wrong by meisnewbie on 2012-06-17.
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Seth Roberts will not post a blog post on my (supposedly) null result for taking vitamin D in the morning. ( 82% confidence; 2 wagers; 6 comments )
Created by gwern on 2012-04-28; known on 2012-05-02; judged right by gwern on 2012-05-02.
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Zeo vitamin D morning: Week 7 &8: placebo then vitamin D ( 70% confidence; 2 comments )
Created by gwern on 2012-04-27; known on 2012-04-28; judged right by gwern on 2012-04-28.
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Michael Green did not have any explosives on him. ( 90% confidence; 3 comments )
Created by RobFisher on 2012-04-27; known on 2012-05-02; judged right by gwern on 2012-08-28.
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I will pass exam 220-702 tomorrow. ( 62% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-04-27; known on 2012-04-28; judged right by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-04-28.
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3D technologies (like 3D TV channels) will become widespread by the year 2013. Football matches will be screened in 3D as well. ( 48% confidence; 8 wagers; 9 comments )
Created by Selector on 2012-04-26; known on 2013-01-31; judged wrong by alexyakushev on 2013-02-01.
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US domestic movie box office for summer in 2012 will be higher than 2011 ( 65% confidence; 3 comments )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-04-26; known on 2012-10-01; judged wrong by RandomThinker on 2012-10-03.
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Apple will be a trillion dollar company before end of 2016 ( 28% confidence; 5 wagers; 4 comments )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-04-26; known on 2016-12-31; judged wrong by PseudonymousUser on 2017-01-01.
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I will still learn French by the end of the year. ( 97% confidence; 2 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by Emanuel Rylke on 2012-04-25; known on 2012-12-31; judged right by Emanuel Rylke on 2012-12-31.
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Planetary Resources won't be mining asteroids by 2020 ( 84% confidence; 10 wagers; 4 comments )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-04-25; known on 2020-01-01; judged right by Bruno Parga on 2020-01-01.
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I will complete chapter 8 of the All-In-One CompTIA Network+ Exam Guide within the next 4 hours. ( 60% confidence )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-04-25; known on 2012-04-25; judged wrong by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-04-25.
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I will listen to the entire lecture series Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation by Mark W. Muesse within the next 3 weeks. ( 55% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-04-25; known on 2012-05-16; judged wrong by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-05-26.
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GSoC 2012: “multiuser browser-based interactive ghci, hpaste.org meets tryhaskell.org, for improved teaching of those new to Haskell.” ( 80% confidence; 2 comments )
Created by gwern on 2012-04-24; known on 2013-01-01; judged wrong by gwern on 2013-01-01.
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GSoC 2012: “Enable GHC to use multiple instances of a package for compilation” ( 65% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by gwern on 2012-04-24; known on 2013-01-01; judged wrong by gwern on 2013-07-17.
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GSoC 2012: “Sandboxed builds and isolated environments for Cabal” ( 75% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by gwern on 2012-04-24; known on 2013-01-01; judged right by gwern on 2013-01-01.
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GSoC 2012: “Accelerating Haskell Application Development” ( 40% confidence; 2 comments )
Created by gwern on 2012-04-24; known on 2013-01-01; judged wrong by gwern on 2013-01-01.
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GSoC 2012: “Implement Concurrent Hash-table / Hash map” ( 60% confidence; 2 comments )
Created by gwern on 2012-04-24; known on 2013-01-01; judged wrong by gwern on 2013-01-01.
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GSoC 2012: “Scoutess – a build manager for cabal projects” ( 40% confidence; 2 comments )
Created by gwern on 2012-04-24; known on 2013-01-01; judged wrong by gwern on 2013-01-01.
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GSoC 2012: “Patch Index Optimization for Darcs” ( 80% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by gwern on 2012-04-24; known on 2013-01-01; judged right by gwern on 2013-01-01.
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Jeb Bush will be Mitt Romney's VP pick ( 8% confidence; 5 wagers )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-04-24; known on 2012-09-01; judged wrong by gwern on 2012-08-11.
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Kevin Durant will win the NBA scoring title ( 52% confidence; 2 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-04-24; known on 2012-05-01; judged right by RandomThinker on 2012-04-27.
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Supreme Court will uphold individual mandate in “ObamaCare”. ( 65% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by DetroitDan on 2012-04-24; known on 2012-07-01; judged wrong by gwern on 2012-08-28.
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Barack Obama will be reelected. ( 55% confidence; 2 comments )
Created by DetroitDan on 2012-04-24; known on 2012-11-07; judged right by RandomThinker on 2012-11-07.
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I will complete chapter 7 of the All-In-One CompTIA Network+ Exam Guide within the next 5 hours. ( 80% confidence )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-04-23; known on 2012-04-23; judged right by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-04-23.
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The twenty under twenty program will accept more than twenty fellows this year. ( 10% confidence )
Created by beo_shaffer on 2012-04-23; known on 2012-05-02; judged wrong by beo_shaffer on 2012-05-05.
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I will run equal to or greater than 5 k before going to work tonight at an average rate of 7 mph or greater. ( 60% confidence )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-04-23; known on 2012-04-23; judged right by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-04-23.
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Replication of the buckyball life extension research will show <25% longevity gains. ( 79% confidence; 5 wagers; 6 comments )
Created by gwern on 2012-04-22; known on 2018-04-22; judged right by pranomostro on 2020-02-09.
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Manly Brawl on a Big Tree will not get blammed from the Newgrounds portal ( 90% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by Grognor on 2012-04-21; known on 2012-04-22; judged right by Grognor on 2012-04-22.
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Nosek’s project to replicate findings from three major psychology journals will find that >=60% of them are failed replications ( 43% confidence; 11 wagers; 4 comments )
Created by lweismantel on 2012-04-19; known on 2013-04-01; judged right by hedges on 2015-05-01.
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HP MoR: Rita Skeeter was hoaxed into publishing the article by Fred & George Weasley, and Gilderoy Lockhart gave false memories via Memory Charm to Rita Skeeter ( 16% confidence; 4 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by gwern on 2012-04-19; known on 2015-01-01; judged wrong by Afforess on 2015-08-17.
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Nosek's project to replicate findings from three major psychology journals will find that >=30% of them are failed replications. ( 73% confidence; 14 wagers; 4 comments )
Created by lweismantel on 2012-04-19; known on 2013-04-01; judged right by hedges on 2015-05-01.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins will defeat the Philadelphia Flyers in 7 games in the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs ( 13% confidence )
Created by Cy Fleming on 2012-04-19; known on 2012-04-25; judged wrong by Cy Fleming on 2012-05-30.
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Given that they complete a least 48 attempted replications, less than 5% of the replications the reproducibility project* is attempting will successfully replicate at the p<.05 level. http://openscienceframework.org/project/shvrbV8uSkHewsfD4/wiki/index ( 2% confidence; 9 wagers; 6 comments )
Created by beo_shaffer on 2012-04-19; known on 2022-10-10; judged wrong by CarlShulman on 2016-11-09.
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Homestuck: Sollux and Eridan are prototyped together into Roxy's kernelsprite ( 10% confidence )
Created by papermachine on 2012-04-19; known on 2012-09-19; judged wrong by papermachine on 2012-09-19.
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Homestuck: Feferi and Eridan are prototyped together into Roxy's kernelsprite ( 20% confidence )
Created by papermachine on 2012-04-19; known on 2012-09-19; judged wrong by papermachine on 2012-09-19.
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Homestuck: Sollux and Feferi are prototyped together into Roxy's kernelsprite ( 40% confidence )
Created by papermachine on 2012-04-19; known on 2012-09-19; judged wrong by papermachine on 2012-09-19.
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Homestuck: Nepeta and Equius are prototyped together into Dirk's kernelsprite ( 70% confidence )
Created by papermachine on 2012-04-19; known on 2012-09-19; judged wrong by papermachine on 2012-09-19.
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Homestuck: Eridan will be prototyped into a kernelsprite by himself. ( 40% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by papermachine on 2012-04-19; known on 2012-09-19; judged wrong by papermachine on 2012-09-19.
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Homestuck: Of the five remaining dead trolls, at least four of them will be prototyped into fused sprites. ( 50% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by papermachine on 2012-04-19; known on 2012-09-19; judged wrong by papermachine on 2012-09-19.
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20 or more people will show for the next Sydney CDG ( 70% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by Ben Doherty on 2012-04-19; known on 2012-04-30; judged right by Ben Doherty on 2012-05-01.
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I will be hospitalized or visit the emergency room within the year. ( 5% confidence )
Created by gwern on 2012-04-18; known on 2013-04-18; judged wrong by gwern on 2013-04-18.
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HP MoR: Cloak & Hat is behind Hermione Draco accident (attempted murder) ( 82% confidence; 13 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by gwern on 2012-04-18; known on 2015-01-01; judged right by player_03 on 2015-02-22.
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papermachine will buy Grognor a monocle on or by December 7, 2012 ( 18% confidence; 2 wagers; 4 comments )
Created by Grognor on 2012-04-18; known on 2012-12-08; judged wrong by Grognor on 2012-12-09.
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HP MoR: Severus Snape is behind Hermione Draco accident (attempted murder) ( 11% confidence; 8 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by Ami on 2012-04-18; known on 2014-01-01; judged wrong by HonoreDB on 2015-03-14.
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HP MoR: Voldemort is proper dead. ( 32% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by Ami on 2012-04-18; known on 2015-01-01; judged wrong by Oscar_Cunningham on 2015-03-26.
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HP MoR: Ravenclaw and Slytherin will both win the House Cup, because people will be uncertain whether Harry's points ought go to Slytherin or Ravenclaw. ( 7% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by ArisKatsaris on 2012-04-18; known on 2016-01-01; judged wrong by Oscar_Cunningham on 2017-02-06.
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HP MoR: Ravenclaw and Slytherin will both win the House Cup, because Hogwarts rules are unclear whether house points earned by students that have left Hogwarts should be counted. ( 30% confidence; 3 wagers )
Created by ArisKatsaris on 2012-04-18; known on 2016-01-01; judged wrong by Oscar_Cunningham on 2017-02-06.
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Homestuck: Gamzee didn't go god-tier at all. He just made the outfit/acquired it from one of his alternate timeline selves. ( 69% confidence; 4 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by 1337_w0n on 2012-04-17; known on 2015-01-01; judged wrong by papermachine on 2021-09-16.
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Determining if a knot is unknotted will be shown to be unconditionally in NP intersect co-NP by 2035. ( 58% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by JoshuaZ on 2012-04-17; known on 2035-01-01.
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I will sleep on the plane. ( 5% confidence )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-04-17; known on 2012-04-18; judged wrong by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-04-17.
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I will complete chapter 3 of the All-In-One CompTIA Network+ Exam Guide within the next 10 hours. ( 66% confidence )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-04-16; known on 2012-04-16; judged right by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-04-16.
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In my Wikipedia experiment, >=50% of the links will be restored. ( 20% confidence; 2 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by gwern on 2012-04-15; known on 2012-06-15; judged wrong by gwern on 2012-05-30.
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In my Wikipedia experiment, >=90% of the links will be restored. ( 3% confidence; 3 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by gwern on 2012-04-15; known on 2012-06-15; judged wrong by gwern on 2012-05-30.
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I will complete chapter 2 of the All-In-One CompTIA Network+ Exam Guide within the next 6 hours. ( 75% confidence )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-04-15; known on 2012-04-15; judged right by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-04-15.
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Of the 25 questions listed as unanswered within my specialties tonight on drugs.com that I answer, 15 of them will within 2 hours have a second answer which restates out of context my own, 5 that are just links to webmd.com or a similar site, 1 will be re ( 89% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by ShadyPharmacist on 2012-04-15; known on 2012-04-16; judged right by ShadyPharmacist on 2012-04-28.
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I will come to respect those people who endeavor to know systems of thought, fail, and yet still pretend comprehension/mastery when presenting the topic to others. ( 1% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by ShadyPharmacist on 2012-04-15; known on 2012-06-18; judged wrong by gwern on 2012-08-28.
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gwern will present his next public opinion in a way which people will see only one of three ways: educated lie, pompous and self important, lost on them due to his penchant for the thesaurus. ( 99% confidence; 2 wagers; 5 comments )
Created by ShadyPharmacist on 2012-04-15; known on 2012-04-15; judged wrong by ShadyPharmacist on 2012-04-28.
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Children born with symptoms enough to be diagnosed as ADHD will rise as result of a rise in its treatment with stimulant medications. ( 71% confidence; 2 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by ShadyPharmacist on 2012-04-15; known on 2016-03-27.
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My “Master Deck” for Anki will exceed 2,000 flash cards before June, 2012. ( 90% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-04-14; known on 2012-06-01; judged right by Jayson Virissimo on 2012-04-16.
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iphone 5 won't have significantly different form factor than iphone 4S ( 60% confidence; 4 wagers; 5 comments )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-04-14; known on 2013-01-01; judged right by RandomThinker on 2012-09-13.