#xkcd 114

[yesterdays-xkcd]

Chomskyists, generative linguists, and Ryan North, your days are numbered.

Computational Linguists [Explained]

Transcript Under the Cut

[Black Hat is standing next to a large badge that says FUCK Computational Linguistics.] Black Hat: And the dumbest thing about emo kids is that... I... You know, I'm sick of easy targets. Anyone can make fun of emo kids. You know who's had it too easy? Computational Linguists. "Ooh, look at me! My field is so ill-defined, I can subscribe to any of dozens of contradictory models and still be taken seriously!"