Blackrout?



He's doing his own original research on why your such jackasses who can't even get with the changing economy and distribution landscape

What an asshole.

How can anyone hate Pipa?

Cry moar, you illiterate son of a biatch.

Oh no, the Internet fought back and made your lobbying ineffective. Poor RIAA. Poor MPAA.

Why would RIAA tweet and why would anyone follow it?

/seriously.

DanZero: Blackrout?

FTFA: If you want to convince the public (you know, those people you like to sue) that you aren't a bunch of assholes, maybe try a different tack. Or, if you're going to be a dick, maybe be a dick who can spell?


Oh dear. *facepalm*

Stones. Glass houses and all that.

GungFu: Oh dear. *facepalm*

It's derived from sailing and was properly used here.

GungFu: DanZero: Blackrout?

FTFA: If you want to convince the public (you know, those people you like to sue) that you aren't a bunch of assholes, maybe try a different tack. Or, if you're going to be a dick, maybe be a dick who can spell?


Oh dear. *facepalm*

Stones. Glass houses and all that.

tack [tak] noun
3. a course of action or conduct, especially one differing from some preceding or other course.

Stones. Glass houses and all that.

The tweet in question, "Wikipedia will go dark in protest of SOPA. Now where am I supposed to find inaccurate information about SOPA?

Everyone knows the RIAA is the best source of inaccurate information regarding anything media related.

david_gaithersburg: How can anyone hate Pipa?

My anger at the RIAA and MPAA combined with pictures of Pipa has caused more HateFapping™ than my ex-wife.

/ spoils the joke a bit, but I have no ex-wife
// had to say it, the Mrs. is a farker

badLogic: Well snarky RIAA guy does kind of have a point...

And so did the 1%'ers, and thus a legitimate complaint was quashed under the hippie boot.

Yes, let's not try and kill SOPA because a website which we "know" promotes plagiarism opposes it. Which would you rather do: Kill the internet by regulating it to death, or side with Jimmy Wales?

ultraholland: GungFu: Oh dear. *facepalm*

It's derived from sailing and was properly used here.

*sigh*

I tactfully disagree.

This really wouldn't be a bad time to keep kicking Congress in the nuts until they reduce copyright terms to no more than 20 years and eliminate all criminal penalties for copyright infringement.

GungFu: ultraholland: GungFu: Oh dear. *facepalm*

It's derived from sailing and was properly used here.

*sigh*

I tactfully disagree.

You're not serious, right? It's hard to tell these days. You're joking. Please say you are.

Emposter: GungFu: DanZero: Blackrout?

FTFA: If you want to convince the public (you know, those people you like to sue) that you aren't a bunch of assholes, maybe try a different tack. Or, if you're going to be a dick, maybe be a dick who can spell?


Oh dear. *facepalm*

Stones. Glass houses and all that.

tack [tak] noun
3. a course of action or conduct, especially one differing from some preceding or other course.

Stones. Glass houses and all that.


Major league rotsky fail. FTW!

Emposter: GungFu: DanZero: Blackrout?

FTFA: If you want to convince the public (you know, those people you like to sue) that you aren't a bunch of assholes, maybe try a different tack. Or, if you're going to be a dick, maybe be a dick who can spell?


Oh dear. *facepalm*

Stones. Glass houses and all that.

tack [tak] noun
3. a course of action or conduct, especially one differing from some preceding or other course.

Stones. Glass houses and all that.


I stand impressed and shamed.; never used it within said context; would have used 'tact'.

That doesn't seem to be a spelling error. Looks like just a play on "rout," as in attributing this disturbance to an act of the unwashed rabble while also labeling it a failure. Rather snarky, really.

dericwater: Emposter: GungFu: DanZero: Blackrout?

FTFA: If you want to convince the public (you know, those people you like to sue) that you aren't a bunch of assholes, maybe try a different tack. Or, if you're going to be a dick, maybe be a dick who can spell?


Oh dear. *facepalm*

Stones. Glass houses and all that.

tack [tak] noun
3. a course of action or conduct, especially one differing from some preceding or other course.

Stones. Glass houses and all that.


Major league rotsky fail. FTW!

That is one of the best Rotsky's I have seen.

Emposter: GungFu: ultraholland: GungFu: Oh dear. *facepalm*

It's derived from sailing and was properly used here.

*sigh*

I tactfully disagree.

You're not serious, right? It's hard to tell these days. You're joking. Please say you are.

Checked the online dicts and nothing about the word 'tack' being derived from the nautical word.
In context, I would still have used 'tact'.

While tactic would have been acceptable, tact in fact does not fit.

Along with "nip it in the butt" that's one of my broken English pet peeves. I had a boss once that was constantly saying stuff like that and I had to bite my tongue. How hard did you look?

#1 search result for "different tact" on google (new window)

GungFu: Checked the online dicts and nothing about the word 'tack' being derived from the nautical word.

You're obviously not a golfer.

GungFu: Emposter: GungFu: ultraholland: GungFu: Oh dear. *facepalm*

It's derived from sailing and was properly used here.

*sigh*

I tactfully disagree.

You're not serious, right? It's hard to tell these days. You're joking. Please say you are.

Checked the online dicts and nothing about the word 'tack' being derived from the nautical word.
In context, I would still have used 'tact'.

DanZero: Blackrout?

[www.motivationalz.com image 600x464]

He's doing his own original research on why your such jackasses who can't even get with the changing economy and distribution landscape

I found a pic of the guy who twatted that

GungFu: Emposter: GungFu: ultraholland: GungFu: Oh dear. *facepalm*

It's derived from sailing and was properly used here.

*sigh*

I tactfully disagree.

You're not serious, right? It's hard to tell these days. You're joking. Please say you are.

Checked the online dicts and nothing about the word 'tack' being derived from the nautical word.
In context, I would still have used 'tact'.

OMG! Rotsky got an alt!

Trolljegeren: This really wouldn't be a bad time to keep kicking Congress in the nuts until they reduce copyright terms to no more than 20 years and eliminate all criminal penalties for copyright infringement.

for ever and ever. amen.

GungFu: Emposter: GungFu: DanZero: Blackrout?

FTFA: If you want to convince the public (you know, those people you like to sue) that you aren't a bunch of assholes, maybe try a different tack. Or, if you're going to be a dick, maybe be a dick who can spell?


Oh dear. *facepalm*

Stones. Glass houses and all that.

tack [tak] noun
3. a course of action or conduct, especially one differing from some preceding or other course.

Stones. Glass houses and all that.


I stand impressed and shamed.; never used it within said context; would have used 'tact'.

If it makes you feel better, I had to look up Rotsky just now.

Sticky Hands: Trolljegeren: This really wouldn't be a bad time to keep kicking Congress in the nuts until they reduce copyright terms to no more than 20 years and eliminate all criminal penalties for copyright infringement.

for ever and ever. amen.

dammit, I meant that to be a strike.

The Loaf: GungFu: Emposter: GungFu: ultraholland: GungFu: Oh dear. *facepalm*

It's derived from sailing and was properly used here.

*sigh*

I tactfully disagree.

You're not serious, right? It's hard to tell these days. You're joking. Please say you are.

Checked the online dicts and nothing about the word 'tack' being derived from the nautical word.
In context, I would still have used 'tact'.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacking_%28sailing%29

Click it tomorrow, and stop digging your hole in the mean time...


*sigh* Derived.

Sticky Hands: Trolljegeren: This really wouldn't be a bad time to keep kicking Congress in the nuts until they reduce copyright terms to no more than 20 years and eliminate all criminal penalties for copyright infringement.

for ever and ever. amen.

Any time is a good time to kick your congresscritter in the nuts.

Sticky Hands: Trolljegeren: This really wouldn't be a bad time to keep kicking Congress in the nuts until they reduce copyright terms to no more than 20 years and eliminate all criminal penalties for copyright infringement.

for ever and ever. amen.

There once was a time when patent terms and copyright terms were essentially the same. While patents have stayed short, presumably so that innovation can help society and technology progress, copyright has spiraled out of control to nearly ten times the length. My personal theory is this: With patents, there are industries on both sides (both creating and using), so there are equally strong voices with plenty of lobbyists. For example, there are pharmaceutical companies that want better patent protections for the drugs they come up with, and there are pharmaceutical companies that want patent protections to end so they can market generics. With copyrights, on the other hand, you have ginormous publishing lobbies buying Congress critters on one side, and the pitiful and ignored general American public on the other.

GungFu: The Loaf: GungFu: Emposter: GungFu: ultraholland: GungFu: Oh dear. *facepalm*

It's derived from sailing and was properly used here.

*sigh*

I tactfully disagree.

You're not serious, right? It's hard to tell these days. You're joking. Please say you are.

Checked the online dicts and nothing about the word 'tack' being derived from the nautical word.
In context, I would still have used 'tact'.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacking_%28sailing%29

Click it tomorrow, and stop digging your hole in the mean time...


*sigh* Derived.

OMG. I think you're serious. Four things:

1. "Tack" or "tactics" would both fit in this sentence (although they mean different things).
2. "Tact" would not fit in this sentence.
3. "Tack" is, in fact, derived from sailing, where it means to switch direction into the wind
4. When you are in a hole, stop digging.

GungFu: Checked the online dicts and nothing about the word 'tack' being derived from the nautical word. In context, I would still have used 'tact'.

Not to flog a dead horse, or anything, but: in the context you suggest, the word "tact" is in no way usable.

"Tact" is not synonymous with "course of action" or "avenue of attack" or the like; that's "tactic". "Tact" means something much closer to "a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations".

Dictionary.com even points out (new window) that "tack" and "tact" get confused with each other all the time, but mean almost nothing similar.