|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
Darren New <dne### [at] san rr com> wrote:
> I suspect there's also a component of DRM security in there, since it's
> using Plays4Sure
Kind of an ironic name, no?
And to get on a real tangent:
I thought for just a moment about whether that's really ironic or not. But it
is, because with a name like that you'd expect things to play for sure when in
fact the additional complexity might be what prevents things from playing. I
googled "irony misuse" just to be sure, and this was the first link:
http://webweevers.com/irony.htm
It has an "excellent" example of irony in which a news reporter reporting on
recent deaths at a dangerous intersection is hit by a car. That's unfortunate
and maybe coincidental, but not ironic. If it's really a dangerous
intersection and he's running around it, then I *would* expect him to get hit
by a car. So the highest-ranked page devoted to correcting misuse of the word
"irony" it itself wrong?
Now THAT'S ironic.
Please correct me if I'm wrong about this. If I am wrong, then I haven't a clue
what that would do for the irony, and I'd be in no position to figure it out!
- Ricky
Post a reply to this message
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |