A palantír (pl. palantíri) is a fictional magical artefact from J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendarium. A palantír (Quenya for “far-seeing”[1]) is described as a crystal ball, used for both communication and as a means of seeing events in other parts of the world or in the distant past.
I then asked if a predictive technology like Palantir could be used to encourage a result, like a school shooting. Future proves past.
We were all wondering why he’d named his company Palantir.
Thank you, Ma’am.. that post seems like ten years ago, I’d never be able to hunt it down.
Maybe it will be the magical boom...