In the office this week we've been kicking around some ideas for how to detect sarcasm. One of the ideas is to use the difference between the min and max polarity scores to see if someone is dissembling in a way such that a human would perceive the statements as sarcastic. The other thing that was...
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Pretzel Logic
by
ramS
on 4 Aug 2009
Filed under: OpenAmplify, human understanding, Polarity
Michael Jackson died in Los Angeles yesterday at the age of fifty. In life, he was a polarizing figure, and it is certainly reflected in his obituary. <Topic> <Name>Michael Jackson</Name> <Value>58.000000</Value> </Topic> <Polarity> <Min> <Name>Negative<...
After a few tiring but productive days in Annapolis, a few members of the team offered to take the Swedes to Washington DC and show us around a bit. Even though a some of us had actually visited DC once before, it was very nice to have someone with you who can show you some of the non-obvious stuff....
Another great visit to stunningly beautiful Annapolis has come to its end. I am back at BWI, this time waiting to leave. Why is it that time does not in any way fly at airports? It ought to be the most natural way of things. Outside the windows there is rain and thunder – threatening to delay the...