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| Secret Service wants SW that tracks sarcasm on social media 'real time.' |
| 2014-07-10 |
| Caution: Source is Info-Wars. I believe it. They need it to protect people's privacy, y'know. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #14 Any "app" than can reliably detect sarcasm could probably pass the Turing test. |
| Posted by: KBK 2014-07-10 22:26 |
| #13 well, I have always been sincere in my commentary. no worry here |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-07-10 18:51 |
| #12 What I think this is actually about is a desire on the part of the police bureaucracy to not have to exercise any judgement. If the software says it wasn't acceptable sarcasm, you're guilty. Sue the vendor. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-07-10 16:54 |
| #11 Considering the amount of snark generated by the White House, State, etc., I figured it was intended for 'internal use'. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-07-10 14:28 |
| #10 Charles seems to have nailed it. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2014-07-10 13:02 |
| #9 The reason for this is simple: They're to stupid to tell the difference between sarcasm and reality. |
| Posted by: Charles 2014-07-10 12:04 |
| #8 Oh I feel sooooo much safer already!!! |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2014-07-10 11:24 |
| #7 You want more money for another boondoggle software project? Why sure! |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-07-10 11:19 |
| #6 Hell, if they want to know whether I'm being sarcastic, I'll be glad to tell them. Another waste of our money and an assault on freedom of speech. Falls in the category of FUBAR. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-07-10 10:32 |
| #5 Dogs patrolling the WH, and now this. Assuming that the S/S, like most governmental agencies, is mostly reactive, there must be some real doozies of perceived credible threats coming in. |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2014-07-10 08:13 |
| #4 Next software request: something that can track hooker price and availability, so they |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-07-10 07:18 |
| #3 The Service would find this fantastic (can you tell if I'm being sarcastic?): An app -- call it Honey -- To track time and money They spend on pursuits orgiastic. |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2014-07-10 00:51 |
| #2 Unfortunately Redd Foxx is unavailable for the job... |
| Posted by: borgboy 2014-07-10 00:38 |
| #1 For best results, they should hire Don Rickles as a consultant.... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2014-07-10 00:27 |