Quote Originally Posted by ExoByte View Post
Saying one thing and meaning another isn't irony...

i·ro·ny1 /ˈaɪrəni, ˈaɪər-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ahy-ruh-nee, ahy-er-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -nies. 1. the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.
2. Literature. a. a technique of indicating, as through character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually or ostensibly stated.
b. (esp. in contemporary writing) a manner of organizing a work so as to give full expression to contradictory or complementary impulses, attitudes, etc., esp. as a means of indicating detachment from a subject, theme, or emotion.

3. Socratic irony.
4. dramatic irony. (In a play when the audience knows something the characters dont)
5. an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected.
6. the incongruity of this.
7. an objectively sardonic style of speech or writing.
8. an objectively or humorously sardonic utterance, disposition, quality, etc.
The bolded fits. Insulting advanced technology using advanced technology, fits definition #5.
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Does NOT fit. Take a grammar class and learn to comprehend. Then stop breathing and jump off a cliff. There is no outcome of events that fit this. The only outcome of events was a post on the Internet. I'm pretty sure that he was very much expecting the post to be made on the Internet as he clicked the add thread button. Seriously, do you even think before posting?