misunderstanding: Pythons and Emoticons-- Why It's Hard To Discern Emotion From Online Thoughts
- 02/21/08 04:30 AM
There I was reading the San Francisco Chronicle online when the headline grabbed me: "Gulp, The Pythons Are Coming" and I clicked in. Seems there are pet pythons abandoned to the wild in Florida and they've proved highly adaptable and somewhat mobile-- they can, apparently, travel up to 20 miles a day! The story continues with a somewhat forked-tongue-in-cheek description of how long and how possible it would be for these reptiles to make their way across the country. What's great about this story isn't the python, the ludicrous time-line of migration, or the fact that a puff piece like this could … (9 comments)
There I was reading the San Francisco Chronicle online when the headline grabbed me: "Gulp, The Pythons Are Coming" and I clicked in. Seems there are pet pythons abandoned to the wild in Florida and they've proved highly adaptable and somewhat mobile-- they can, apparently, travel up to 20 miles a day! The story continues with a somewhat forked-tongue-in-cheek description of how long and how possible it would be for these reptiles to make their way across the country. What's great about this story isn't the python, the ludicrous time-line of migration, or the fact that a puff piece like this could … (9 comments)
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