volidity: IPA: /vəʊlɪdɪtɪ/
Noun
A style of rhetoric characterized by its focus on both minutiae and grand theory (and reversals thereof), tendency to embark on tangents, and provision of solutions where problems are not widely perceived. Often it attempts to make the fictional real and meaningless profound.
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6.25.2012
Tales from the Spambots - Humanoid Twitterbots
Ah, the Twitters! A veritable playground of internet robots, who generated 24% of all Twitter content even way back in 2009. These robots are constantly trolling for humans with whom they might connect--to sell products, or perhaps event learn how to feel. In fact, your editor-in-chief has noticed--through volid investigations on Twitter--that the old twitterbots version 1.0 (which had obviously machine-generated profiles and would merely tweet hyperlinks at you) have been replaced by a second variety. These new bots have full profiles and tweet sentence-like messages that don't necessarily include hyperlinks to buy Nikes or Armani dresses or just incoherent nonsense. They're so much like us, and yet, something is not quite right. Let's take a look:
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