irony
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A DARPA Sarcasm Detector Is Good
Members of the media are sarcastically complaining about a sarcasm detector developed by researchers partnering with the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Using sarcastic language, they indicate that it is a stupid killjoy only useful to GOP politicians. Before eye-rolling on Twitter, hear me out. An optional sarcasm detection tool could do a profound…
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Dubai’s Newly Opened The Hunger Games Theme Park Does Not Get The Irony
The Motiongate Dubai theme park, the largest Hollywood-themed park in the world, has recently opened up “The World of the Hunger Games,” a lavish section of the park devoted to the dystopian world of Panem in all its garish, high-fashion glory. Because when I hear dystopian horror, I think theme park.