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Re:Jury finds Boeing stole technology from electric airplane... by soulofmischief on Wednesday June 05, 2024 @09:16PM (#40592419)
Not everyone subscribes to this silly /s tag trend which defeats the intended purpose of sarcasm.
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Re:Jury finds Boeing stole technology from electric airplane... by yareal on Wednesday June 05, 2024 @09:50PM (#40592605)
Right? Sarcasm is so easy to detect using only text with no additional signifiers.

Wait.

Was that sarcastic?

Who could say. /s is just the same as using a sarcastic vocal tone, eye roll, or hand gesture. Surely you aren't against those?

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Re:Jury finds Boeing stole technology from electric airplane... by mpalmer on Wednesday June 05, 2024 @11:10PM (#40593028)
/s is about as subtle as just saying "jk". It's a big old wink.

Challenge yourselves to write something that 5-10% of people wouldn't spot as sarcasm. I'm sure you can manage that!

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Re:Jury finds Boeing stole technology from electric airplane... by soulofmischief on Thursday June 06, 2024 @12:42AM (#40593586)
> Surely you aren't against those?

Other people can do whatever they want, I'm not against anything. And I'm well familiar with Poe's law.

Now try not being against how I like to communicate on the internet, or OP, and everyone's happy.

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