Last month, I published my annual list of predictions for the forthcoming year.

To demonstrate how fast the future is moving, I’d like to share with you just two recent developments that reflect on two of these predictions.

My first prediction suggested that consumers will grow very uneasy over the use of facial recognition technology. To understand why this might be, check out this new video by Shopperception. If you value your privacy, it’ll creep you out.

Number 5 on the list was the idea of “urban farms.” To this understand why this prediction might come to fruition sooner rather than later, check out this story of a Berlin man who is building an aquaponic farm on his rooftop.