Comments on: Why sarcasm on the Net is dangerous: Exhibit A http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/26/why-sarcasm-on-the-net-is-dangerous-exhibit-a/ Korea... in Blog Format Sun, 6 Jul 2008 02:12:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: ecorn http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/26/why-sarcasm-on-the-net-is-dangerous-exhibit-a/#comment-50341 ecorn Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:54:07 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/26/why-sarcasm-on-the-net-is-dangerous-exhibit-a/#comment-50341 Though not quite as bad as the utter lack of fact checking is making sure numbers are correct. I was editing a translated article at work the other day and learned that a prominent American company had 3.5 trillion USD in profits last year. As this is about a quarter of the GDP of the United Stated I referred back to the Korean article. Sure enough it said 3조5천언 달러. After doing a bit of research on my own, I found that the company's profit for last year was a mere 5.6 billion dollars. I still have no idea how the reporter came up with the 3.5 trillion dollar number. Though not quite as bad as the utter lack of fact checking is making sure numbers are correct. I was editing a translated article at work the other day and learned that a prominent American company had 3.5 trillion USD in profits last year. As this is about a quarter of the GDP of the United Stated I referred back to the Korean article. Sure enough it said 3조5천언 달러. After doing a bit of research on my own, I found that the company’s profit for last year was a mere 5.6 billion dollars. I still have no idea how the reporter came up with the 3.5 trillion dollar number.

]]> By: slim http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/26/why-sarcasm-on-the-net-is-dangerous-exhibit-a/#comment-50340 slim Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:59:51 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/26/why-sarcasm-on-the-net-is-dangerous-exhibit-a/#comment-50340 That's quite rich -- Oh My News complaining about journalistic standards. That’s quite rich — Oh My News complaining about journalistic standards.

]]> By: michael http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/26/why-sarcasm-on-the-net-is-dangerous-exhibit-a/#comment-50330 michael Tue, 26 Sep 2006 06:56:36 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/26/why-sarcasm-on-the-net-is-dangerous-exhibit-a/#comment-50330 Ah, the Korean media...even the sports announcers here yell "gooooaaalll" before the ball gets near the net. They're premature speculators :) And yes, sarcasm tends to fall flat on the peninsula. Guys dressed in drag are a perennial laugh riot, though. Ah, the Korean media…even the sports announcers here yell “gooooaaalll” before the ball gets near the net. They’re premature speculators :)

And yes, sarcasm tends to fall flat on the peninsula. Guys dressed in drag are a perennial laugh riot, though.

]]>