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- inactive, on 08/11/2008, -142/+552Ew it's a mac.
- AmyVernon, on 08/11/2008, -25/+304If that's not the definition of the word, it's undefinable.
- powatom, on 08/11/2008, -14/+256CURSE YOU ALANIS MORISSETTE!
- inactive, on 08/12/2008, -18/+186meh, this is some weak irony.
- im2emo4myshrt, on 08/12/2008, -9/+144I had to login to comment on this. Even more ironic.
- CapoCrimini, on 08/12/2008, -16/+143Irony deals with opposites; it has nothing to do with coincidence.
If two baseball players from the same hometown, on different teams, receive the same uniform number, it is not ironic. It is a coincidence. If Barry Bonds attains lifetime statistics identical to his father's, it will not be ironic. It will be a coincidence.
Irony is "a state of affairs that is the reverse of what was to be expected; a result opposite to and in mockery of the appropriate result." For instance: a diabetic, on his way to buy insulin, is killed by a runaway truck. He is the victim of an accident. If the truck was delivering sugar, he is the victim of an oddly poetic coincidence. But if the truck was delivering insulin, ah! Then he is the victim of an irony.
If a Kurd, after surviving bloody battle with Saddam Hussein's army and a long, difficult escape through the mountains, is crushed and killed by a parachute drop of humanitarian aid, that, my friend, is irony writ large. Darryl Stingley, the pro football player, was paralyzed after a brutal hit by Jack Tatum. Now Darryl Stingley's son plays football, and if the son should become paralyzed while playing, it will not be ironic. It will be coincidental. If Darryl Stingley's son paralyzes someone else, that will be closer to ironic. If he paralyzes Jack Tatum's son, that will be precisely ironic. - inactive, on 08/12/2008, -2/+126NYT needs to give up on that registration stuff... info on the web is supposed to be quick and easy, that stuff just makes me want to go elsewhere.
- iatebabies, on 08/12/2008, -5/+107http://www.bugmenot.com/ -- move the ***** on.
- Brad324, on 08/12/2008, -14/+98yeah, like we'd ever install that piece of *****
- ironeus, on 08/11/2008, -15/+80I concur it is quite the irony.
- theduffster89, on 08/12/2008, -2/+67i dont see why you need a username and password to read an article
- lolwutpear, on 08/12/2008, -9/+73I could tell you have a Mac. You get offended by jokes easily.
- oxthemoron, on 08/12/2008, -4/+66I tried to enter my password to read the article...
... Sleep Deprivation Fail. - MAGZine, on 08/12/2008, -1/+49It's even funnier because their passwords are literally useless as a defense.
On their site, just change the url from &authorized=no to &authorized=yes, and bam, passwords become instantly useless! - veracon, on 08/12/2008, -5/+51I cannot believe that an anti-Mac comment has over 100 diggs...
- beahmad, on 08/12/2008, -2/+485. an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected.
I know that you're probably used to scanning headlines and then pretending you're an expert on the subject, but it really doesn't take that long to read the whole dictionary entry.
On the other hand, you could just know what the word means. It's pretty common. - latova, on 08/12/2008, -10/+49Ew it's a mac user.
- pewpewarrows, on 08/12/2008, -0/+35"Tired of creating and changing Web site passwords? Many experts propose dropping passwords entirely for a security system based on cryptography."
Hmm, what security system do I know that is based on cryptography. Oh, right... PASSWORDS. - bigmac375, on 08/12/2008, -0/+29@zwaldowski: ...which is a music client, not a browser.
- beahmad, on 08/12/2008, -2/+30the headline claims that passwords are a useless security measure against protecting content from unregistered users. the expectations are that the site would take its own advice and quit using passwords to protect content from unregistered users. the same page then asks for a member name and password to protect content from unregistered users.
how do people have such a problem with this word? even people who know the actual definition? - GhostWithToast, on 08/12/2008, -16/+42That's not irony. That's synchronicity.
- inactive, on 08/11/2008, -6/+30It's "moron", MORON! Now that's irony.
- svivian, on 08/12/2008, -0/+24Isn't it ironic...how nothing in that song is actually ironic?
- GeneralFailure0, on 08/12/2008, -4/+26I disagree. It's ironic that they are saying that passwords are a bad defense, yet require you to use this system to even read the article. If they used a cryptography system like the article suggested, it would be synchronicity.
- Lounger540, on 08/12/2008, -0/+21Isn't it ironic.
- kxmjb, on 08/12/2008, -0/+20?
- xXIrsotehkewlXx, on 08/12/2008, -0/+19It's like rain on your wedding day.
- mfingers, on 08/12/2008, -9/+27could be safari on windows.
- TheMidnight, on 08/12/2008, -10/+27Looks like the cause of the fire was these stress release candles.
/Irony!/ - darny, on 08/12/2008, -4/+21trying to force rigorous definitions on everyday words may be annoying, but it also preserves our language, which is the backbone of our society.
- borez, on 08/12/2008, -0/+14Plagiarize much
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Irony - Fidelio916, on 08/12/2008, -1/+15It's more wrinkly than irony.
- mysticalone, on 08/12/2008, -3/+17***** nerds
- fajitamelt, on 08/12/2008, -1/+14But it's good irony; my pants have perfect creases.
- beanphoner, on 08/12/2008, -0/+13isn't it ironic? don't you think?
- mhensley1288, on 08/12/2008, -1/+13yes, definitely
- cawpin, on 08/12/2008, -1/+13It IS you ***** morons. Having to log in with a password is not what you'd expect to read an article about how passwords are ineffective. THAT IS IRONY.
- fahrvergnuugen, on 08/12/2008, -6/+18Except none of the passwords on bugmenot work
- physicsguy, on 08/12/2008, -0/+12She set America's understanding of irony back 50 years.
- helooksmortal, on 08/12/2008, -0/+12@KingGorilla
"I'm not one to call people stupid but YOU'RE AND IDIOT?"
now THAT is irony. - DrCyclops, on 08/12/2008, -8/+19But NYT isn't saying that passwords area bad defense. "Many experts" are saying that, according to Randall Stross. NYT is just reporting, not endorsing.
- fuse13, on 08/12/2008, -2/+13oh man. its irony. in order to view an article about how there shouldnt be passwords, you have to enter your password.
drcyclops, it doesnt matter who said what. its the juxtaposition of opposing ideas (in a way that highlights both) on the same page is the context for the irony. all the stuff you said is totally irrelevant.
Sadly, Irony Blindness seems to be very common in north america. luckily I am Australian so I have a well developed sense of irony... also, sarcasm. - svivian, on 08/12/2008, -1/+12"the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend."
Surely that's sarcasm, not irony... - happytedium, on 08/12/2008, -1/+11http://digg.com/Irony_3894792870348702398740981
- sadhesati, on 08/12/2008, -5/+14That's not really ironic. They're just reporting what 'experts' have recommended; they're not endorsing the idea.
- SmellyGeekBoy, on 08/12/2008, -3/+11I agree. For once, somebody got it right.
Hey, where's the clown? - inactive, on 08/12/2008, -0/+8It's like rain on your wedding day
- metateck, on 08/12/2008, -0/+8Fortunately, nobody outside the greater San Jose area has heard of it.
- fuse13, on 08/12/2008, -7/+14Hi DrCyclops. I am intrigued by why you possibly think this is relevant. In context, on the page, there is irony. I think you are digging a little too deep here.
- Soave, on 08/12/2008, -1/+8No, the only person who spells "moron" wrong on accident is the guy that he's quoting:
http://www.leslie-p.com/images/get-a-brain-morans. ... -
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