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SECRET SERVICE SOFTWARE WILL 'DETECT SARCASM' IN SOCIAL MEDIA USERS
Reuters ^ | June 3 2014 | No Attribution

Posted on 06/03/2014 11:53:16 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey

The Secret Service is purchasing software to watch users of social networks in real time, according to contract documents.

In a work order posted on Monday, the agency details information the tool will collect -- ranging from emotions of Internet users to old Twitter messages.

Its capabilities will include “sentiment analysis,”

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: praetorianguard; sarcasm; secretservice; socialmedia; ss; waffenss
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To: Texas resident

Zactly.
They see Americans as more of a threat than people wanting us dead.


61 posted on 06/03/2014 12:28:18 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: Starstruck

Well I’ll be on the chitlist for sure. :-)


62 posted on 06/03/2014 12:30:46 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: dfwgator

That policy is not insignificant if in fact they are working on perfecting their litotes detection algorithm.


63 posted on 06/03/2014 12:31:32 PM PDT by Stosh
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To: MeshugeMikey

Does a double /sarc mean the 1st one was insincere?

:>)


64 posted on 06/03/2014 12:32:46 PM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: The Duke; MeshugeMikey

“...I’m gonna have to switch from sarcasm to innuendo! :O...”

I’m skipping “innuendo” and going straight for Ridicule!!!!


65 posted on 06/03/2014 12:33:13 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: MeshugeMikey

I, for one, will be glad to see the government keep track of all those people who write sarcastic things about the Democrats.


66 posted on 06/03/2014 12:34:43 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: NFHale

hopefully ridicule will not require a ridicule tag


67 posted on 06/03/2014 12:34:48 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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To: blueunicorn6

theyre not bright enough to make any constructive use of their collected data /R *

*the New Ridicule Tag


68 posted on 06/03/2014 12:36:06 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

“Officer, I swear I wasn’t being sarcastic or was I?”


69 posted on 06/03/2014 12:36:30 PM PDT by Starstruck (If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
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To: xzins

thats for US to know and them to puzzle over for the next decade!!


70 posted on 06/03/2014 12:36:54 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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To: MeshugeMikey

If I didn’t have sarcasm, I’d have nothing to say.


71 posted on 06/03/2014 12:37:27 PM PDT by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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To: Red Badger

We probably need a sarcasm signs to hold up for the self-proclaimed “brightest and best” liberal idiots out there. These people are really the most humorless, colorless, miserable, dumbest people around despite all their caterwauling to the contrary.


72 posted on 06/03/2014 12:37:36 PM PDT by sarge83
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To: MeshugeMikey

“...hopefully ridicule will not require a ridicule tag...”

I can also go straight to “Hey! GFY!” in about two point three seconds, if they like.

Getting sick of this nazi bullshiesse.


73 posted on 06/03/2014 12:38:06 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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Hi, SS.

Or should I say heil?


74 posted on 06/03/2014 12:38:42 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: Starstruck

Are you being sarcastic? :-)


75 posted on 06/03/2014 12:40:32 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: NFHale
now THAT is gonna overload their Sentiment Detection Algorithm....

/R

/R


76 posted on 06/03/2014 12:41:47 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

My Sentiment Detection algorithm just isnt up to this task.


77 posted on 06/03/2014 12:42:59 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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To: MeshugeMikey

The Secret Service will have to hire new agents. 3 or 4 at least. Just to monitor my FR posts alone.


78 posted on 06/03/2014 12:45:11 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: MeshugeMikey

Oh, I’m soooo glad they’re doing this.


79 posted on 06/03/2014 12:46:20 PM PDT by servo1969
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To: MeshugeMikey

80 posted on 06/03/2014 12:49:13 PM PDT by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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