I’m running behind in my online reading, between concentrating on my server and then feeling ill last weekend — I’m currently reading items from Feb. 13th in NetNewsWire, and I’ve got 2000 unread items to go — but sometimes there are advantages to being a bit behind the times. Take this Metafilter post, for example:
A group of psychics led by colourful ‘SilverJade’, based in Johannesburg South Africa, have predicted that a series of earthquakes and other natural disasters will strike the western coast of the United States on or around the 23rd of February 2005. The prediction is based on the interpretation of a series of dreams by SilverJade, and the technical analysis of earthquake patterns occuring worldwide throughout the month of January 2005. As of 11th of February 2005, they have successfully predicted a significant event, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake in south eastern Alaska, as being a first step in a series of smaller events leading up to the big bang. The next step of the prediction is set to occur at some time on or around the 13th and 15th of the month.
Seeing as how it’s now late in the evening on the 16th, I do believe that SilverJade was a bit off in her predictions.
Gee, now that’s a surprise.
Of course, we do have until “on or around” the 23rd to see if she ends up with the last laugh…
“Banstyle/Sappys Curry” by Underworld from the album Second Toughest in the Infants (1996, 15:22).