Wait, Someone Expects People To Pay To Let People Know When They're Being Sarcastic? That'll Work
from the [sarcasm] dept
We've pointed out in the past how unfortunate it is that so few browsers recognize the sarcasm markup tag in HTML, because sarcasm sometimes gets missed in text. Apparently some random company is trying to fix that by creating an explicit sarcasm punctuation mark, called the SarcMark, made up of a squiggle around a dot. I'm hoping the whole effort itself is sarcastic, because the company has apparently registered a trademark on it (no, you can't use that punctuation!) and is trying to get you to pay $1.99 for a special app to let you use the mark. What a great deal! I'll buy 6!
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Amazing
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony_mark
and guess what. No patents required. That's right, contrary to corporate and governmental belief, not every idea needs a patent to exist.
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Yeah but...
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⸮⸮
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
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all these years.. and without charging a cent for people to read it either... damn
Now will the swirl done in mirror image be called an ANTI sarcastic remark? o¿o
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Why not just use a special font?
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Why not just an explicit HTML tag?
<sarcasm></sarcasm>
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Re: Why not just an explicit HTML tag?
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Now I wont be offended every time I go online as I will be able to recognise sarcasm!
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From the article:
<blockquote>...the new punctuation mark was not a gimmick and had serious potential applications, such as allowing deaf people to pick up sarcasm in subtitles.</blockquote>
Fix'd:
<sarcasm>...the new punctuation mark was not a gimmick and had serious potential applications, such as allowing deaf people to pick up sarcasm in subtitles.</sarcasm>
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"So what is that, your email address or are you being a douche again?"
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Woosh.
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Looks like their free offer is still valid!
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sarcasm
The SarcMarc seems vaguely similar to an anpersand "@" since it's already in the system... and FREE... couldn't we just reappropriate it's use or as we like to do in the english language, use something that means something else and use it for a different meaning... I mean seriously, we do it all the time for words, why not symbols!
The SarcMark is a GREAT idea@ This company is a revolutionary force in punctuation venue@ I look forward to the visionary like contributions they will be providing to society in years to come!@!@
I like it! I'm gonna use the open source sarcasm mark from now on! ...::: Sarcasm Mark: "@" :::...
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You made me laugh this morning
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Seriously...
As long as they don't try to sue people for not being stupid and using other free methods, or start suing other companies that don't use their symbol and come up with other methodologies...
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Re: Seriously...
How does one know if a sentence is asking a question? Is there a special character to denote this? I do not know of any trademark upon the character "?"
There is a character which denotes the end of a sentence. I have not heard of any trademark upon the character ".".
Is there a need for a special character to express the fact that you are being sarcastic? Let's assume there is.
Why does it need to be trademarked?
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I don't get it
"That'll work"
Why do you think it will work?
I think you're wrong. I don't see a need.
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sigh.
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Don't Learn The Hard Way!
pirating punctuation
my heinous crime.
As remorse slowly sets in
I realize my error
Oh what a fool I've been.
Let my plight a lesson be
don't make a mark
without paying the fee.
/Punctuation,Uppercase letters, and rhymes used with permission/
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But I don't blame them for trying because there are other ridiculous things out there which require to be paid for.
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Those imbeciles!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony_mark
Personally, I think it's a GREAT idea؟
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Re: Those imbeciles!
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What in the.....
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I'm afraid someone like Dark Helmet could go broke using these... (/s) ;) etc.
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I am trying to put my finger on why this is deemed significant such that it merits an article.
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You must be new here. This article is yet-more evidence that so-called intellectual property laws are OUT OF CONTROL and therefore they all need to be abolished. Every week or two, there's a new story about some crazy cat lady who has somewhere between four and six DSM-IV-certified mental illnesses who brings an absolutely frivolous lawsuit against someone claiming, among other things, some sort of IP violation. The other claims may include telekinetic harassment, infringement of one's right to defecate openly in a public park, interference with the manufacture and use of tinfoil hats, and so on.
This is the latest in that vein. Eventually, the weight of all the crazy cat ladies and Sarc-Mark vendors will convince you that the only solution is simply to abolish all the laws in this area so we don't have this kind of frivolous-time wasting ever agin.
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Your lack of a sense of humor is duly noted.
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bad sense of humor
"How come you didn't find that funny? Didn't you see my SarcMark?"
You can't fix failed sarcasm with punctuation.
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Prior art?
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SarcMark is Stolen
http://www.mepreport.com/2010/01/web-company-auctions-off-foreign-alphabet/
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