What's going to happen in 2012? I like odds better than predictions, because future events are inherently uncertain. Here are the odds I would give on events in 2012, if I were a betting man. Add yours in the comments.
(Odds are of the form against-for, e.g. 10-1 is 10 to 1 against, 1-10 is 10 to 1 for. Rely on them at your own risk.)
Canadian Research and Universities
(Odds are of the form against-for, e.g. 10-1 is 10 to 1 against, 1-10 is 10 to 1 for. Rely on them at your own risk.)
Canadian Research and Universities
- NSERC budget cut: 1-2
- NSERC budget increased more than 5%: 10-1
- Canadian wins Nobel prize: 5-1
- P=NP? solved: 1000000-1
- Faster-than-light neutrino result debunked: 1-10
- Higgs boson found: 1-20
- D-Wave One is accepted by Aaronson as a quantum computer: 10000-1
- DIDO is implemented in a commercial product: 100-1
- ... and has the claimed performance: 100000-1
- CUPE 3903 strike: 4-1
- YUFA strike: 8-1
- RIM acquired: 1-1
- RIM acquired by Microsoft: 2-1
- RIM acquired by Nokia: 5-1
- RIM acquired by Amazon: 10-1
- RIM shares end year (or sold for) above $20: 1-1
- ... or below $10: 2-1
- Both Mobilicity and Public Mobile acquired: 1-5
- Mobilicity acquired by Globalive: 1-1
- Public Mobile acquired by Bell or Rogers: 2-1
- Two of the big three (Telus, Bell, Rogers) announce merger: 10-1
- ... and the merger is permitted by regulators: 20-1
- Leafs make the playoffs: 2-1
- Leafs win the Stanley Cup: 100-1
- Next leader of the NDP is Brian Topp 1-1
- ... Thomas Mulcair: 3-1
- Next leader of the Liberal party is Bob Rae 2-1
- ... Justin Trudeau 5-1
1 comment:
RIM acquired by Google 8 - 1
End of the World 1000000 - 1(as predicted by ancient Mayans)
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