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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: Pollster1

heh... it DOES defy sanity, doesn’t it...

Can’t make this crap up.

But - at least he keeps stepping on his own crank, and that’s a good thing.


101 posted on 06/03/2014 3:34:05 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: MeshugeMikey

sentiment analysis in brothels .... SS first hand research....
hey....great job in dallas (sarc)


102 posted on 06/03/2014 3:41:05 PM PDT by zzwhale
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To: MeshugeMikey
...sentiment analysis...

I read "sediment analysis".

This is easy. Just show no more sentiment in any post ever.
103 posted on 06/03/2014 4:01:23 PM PDT by Resettozero
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To: MeshugeMikey

Lemme help them with the calibration of their software:

No sh!t, Sherlock.


104 posted on 06/03/2014 4:47:46 PM PDT by RobinOfKingston (Democrats--the party of Evil. Republicans--the party of Stupid.)
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To: Steve_Seattle

“I don’t see any reference to “sarcasm-detection software” in the linked story. It just talks about reviving a domestic terrorism unit without specifying any details.”

Nice catch.


105 posted on 06/03/2014 4:53:00 PM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: RobinOfKingston

the FREE REPUBLIC may actually cause their sarcasm algorithm to overload and start running backwards


106 posted on 06/03/2014 7:27:58 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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To: Resettozero

no more Kitty Videos????


107 posted on 06/03/2014 7:28:38 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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To: MeshugeMikey

Oh sure! Like that’s a valid concern!


108 posted on 06/03/2014 7:28:41 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Fegelein! Fegelein! Fegelein!)
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation

we might be calling their hero....NAMES er sumpthin

names like Puke Puddler,,and such.


109 posted on 06/03/2014 7:29:55 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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To: SoFloFreeper

#HASHTAGEXTRANAGANZABREAKSOUT!!!


110 posted on 06/03/2014 7:31:01 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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To: infowarrior

oh yes you mentioned the seeing eye dog....

I think we got em nailed


111 posted on 06/03/2014 7:32:00 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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To: ClearCase_guy

ahahahaha!

the software should be operational by say what.... 2024 or thereabouts....


112 posted on 06/03/2014 7:33:53 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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To: MeshugeMikey
Ok. That does it.

</sarc>

113 posted on 06/03/2014 8:55:41 PM PDT by logi_cal869
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