Any time now:

1. Market crash

2. AI bubble bursting

3. Year of the linux desktop

Have I missed something?

Half life 3

This will probably be better than duke nukem forever because they were always working in DNF but nobody has been working on hf3 in 20 years.

GTA VI

Beyond Good and Evil 2

Come on, don't you just love Bixby?

Hmm, clicking the 'prediction for 2029' link gets me to the 404: Page not found.

Oops, sorry - should have been https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/8/llm-predictions-for-202...

The slop must flow!

> It’s not yet the year of Linux on desktop

Not for me. Coincidentally, I spent half a day yesterday with Gemini trying to install Linux Mint so that it dual boots with my Windows 10. Unfortunately - no matter what I did (and I tried a lot of things), the installer "couldn't locate an existing system installation" and warned me of losing access to my data should I continue.

Now, I am using computers since 1980s, and I said "Nope, I don't have time for this". Now imagine a casual user trying to fight with GRUB.

If you have Bitlocker on on windows you might have to disable it for dual boot installation to work (you can re-enable it later).

I don't have Bitlocker enabled.

It certainly exists in my Windows 10.

It's not free, but it's much cheaper. (And yes, that includes taxation.)

https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/health-spending.html

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OECD_health_expendit...

As a bonus, all that spend doesn't make us better in outcomes.

https://ourworldindata.org/us-life-expectancy-low#life-expec...

My health insurance for a family of four in Spain is $2k/year. In the US, it was exceeding $25k/year with premiums, copays, deductibles, etc. While not free, it is accessible.

There was a time in my life we had to decide in the middle of the night if we could afford to take one of our children to the ER in the US when they were a newborn. I will never have that feeling in Europe, and that is priceless. Tax me more, I will happily contribute to a functioning governance system. I like taxes, with them I contribute to civilization. As an American, I am all in on Europe. It's not perfect, but the bar is in hell.

We Asked 300 People About Health Care Costs. The Numbers Are Shocking. - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/opinion/health-insurance-... | https://archive.today/MnYz9 - January 22nd, 2026

That article is just mindblowing. My countries Health Service is far from perfect, but that is insanity.

This is a component of what those who can qualify for some sort of visa are fleeing. The economics are undeniable.

i have questions about this! is there a way to get in touch with you?

I mean the issue here is your arguing on hackernews. The vast majority of people on this site in the USA just don't have these issues. Health care is taken care by the employeer and they are paid more.

Nobody in Europe thinks that healthcare just exists for free, but that it should be available to who need it for free and are happy to pay for that via tax.

Can't miss this gem: https://webneko.net/

Thanks a lot, this is eye-opening.

And eventually Copilot Bluescreen.