Predictions are the opposite of hindsight. In a world with a continuous bombardment of new information, it is easy to lose the perspective of where events and technologies are headed. I was asked to write my opinion on the predictions in the seven articles in this issue that discuss where computer technology might be headed. Crystal balls are rarely accurate, but here is my crystal ball on their crystal balls.

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预测上的预测

预测与后见之明相反。在一个不断受到新信息轰炸的世界中，很容易失去对事件和技术发展方向的看法。我被要求写下我对本期七篇文章中的预测的看法，这些文章讨论了计算机技术的发展方向。水晶球很少准确，但这是我在水晶球上的水晶球。