Being a futurist seems like a great career oppourtunity. I've always wanted a journalist to interview me, carefully noting each work while I mutter about global trends.
On the humourous side I have inadvertantly predicted several odd events in a manner that my wife thinks is spooky.
Here goes ...
Never will there have been more hype about any event. I predict that business will go bankrupt at the normal rate, third world countries will plunge into crisis at the usual pace, and Russia will need western technology.
UNIX will have a new rebirth with new beautiful interfaces. Linux will rule the earth.
The stock market will reach new heights.
No one will carry primitive paper money and coins made of refined metals.
A footnote in history next to Amiga, and Next, just below my TRS-80 Color Computer and the Atari 2400.
This industry will make other industries like computing, banking, and automotive look small. Look for a Free Gene Foundation that does Genetic programming for free just like the Free Software Foundation.