If you have a calendar handy, you've probably noticed that today was new year's day. This means, of course, that you can't throw an iPod into a newsstand without hitting a dozen 'Top stories of 2005' lists. I was a bit late jumping onto the bandwagon this year, so I figured I'd try something a little unconventional instead. Here, in no particular order, are my predictions for the top ten stories of 2006.
- 'Web 2.0' hailed as the next big thing; the expression still doesn't mean anything.
- Apple releases shiny white thing in a box; takes market by storm.
- Natural disaster strikes disaster-prone area. World community pledges unprecedented sum toward relief efforts.
- Natural disaster strikes another disaster-prone area. World community doesn't notice.
- New research proves that coffee and sunlight cause certain types of cancer.
- New research proves that coffee and sunlight prevent certain types of cancer.
- Celebrities do stuff. Newspapers write about them.
- Bad stuff happens in the Middle East. Gas prices hit new high.
- Bad stuff continues. Gas prices beat previous high. Thousands starve, unable to afford gas and too lazy to walk to the grocery store.
- US Senate approves bill allowing the FBI to staple RFID tags to everybody's forehead. Privacy activists protest, but nobody listens.
