Applause lights

I am tempted to give a talk sometime that consists of nothing but applause lights, and see how long it takes for the audience to start laughing.

~ Eliezer Yudkowsky from, Applause Lights — LessWrong

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This is a short piece which shines some good insight into the darker corners of how people use language.

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