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Humanity May Achieve the Singularity Within the Next 12 Months, Scientists Suggest (www.popularmechanics.com)
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I somehow doubt this, but interesting read nonetheless

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[–] randon31415 6 points 14 hours ago

I tried search the web for a particular comic - I think it might have been smbc - where the person's prediction of when the singularity was inversely proportional to how long they had to live, but I can't find it.

The last panel was an old guy saying "The singularity will arrive by Friday! Hopefully before 5..."