People are starving on this planet (purposefully!) and somehow a piracy platform from 25 year ago, known for being shit, which pivoted to the scammy world of NFTs, somehow still exists and has enough money to buy the scam festival?
Guys, enough. How did I die, and what am I accused of that holds me to this circle of hell?
Ah you finally got it, congrats! We knew it would become too ridiculous to believe at some point, but I'm glad we got this far. You still bought some insane shit (Kanye running for President, Kissinger getting the Nobel peace prize, Israel committing a holocaust, Oasis getting together again, people buying monkey JPEGs for millions of dollars...). Come on, nothing in this list is even remotely believable.
I mean who wouldn't want them back? I for one think about Limwire all time... just thinking - wouldn't it be great if Limewire would just launch some new stuff, maybe sell some colourful shoes, open a lime themed restaurant or maybe even become a hedge fund. Yeah, that would be just great.
They could get sponsors too - that would really whip the llama's ass. Bonsai Buddy trading cards. Gator Wallet crypto tent. Dog Park sponsored by Dogpile and Pets.com. Jeeves posted at strategic locations for guest assistance. (A)lta(V)ista AV jam sessions.
Limewire used to be a p2p file sharing platform ages ago, now the name is used for some crypto project. Probably a scam.
Fyre festival was the disaster music festival on an island where the artists didn’t show up, the villas were actually FEMA tents and food was shite. The guy who organised it went to jail. Proper scam.
There was a really entertaining documentary on Netflix about the original festival. Highly recommend watching it, there are some real gems in some of the interviews.
The Limewire they mention I can only assume it's the old Napster clone that was commonly used for piracy before the age of BitTorrent.
The festival was basically a scam. People paid a lotta money for some super elaborate fancy party and got essentially nothing and were, understandably, pissed.
only one? are they a loser or something? i coulda made like, two shitcoins out of it this morning. LCoin and LCoinPro. i didn't even have to think about it. and if you buy LCoin and you're smart, you can figure out a way to get LCoinPro (hint it's giving me more money) its like they aren't putting any thought into their scams.
p2p file transfer without accounts. You just sent a link or scanned a qr code and nos you were connected. Always used it for vms. I've been using pairdrop.net as a replacement
I recommend sendme. It's a p2p file transfer system run on top of the hole-punching iroh. No port forwarding required from either side. And iroh is e2e encrypted.
Ngl I laughed so hard at this headline that I pooped. Which was fortunate because I was in fact trying to poop. So thanks, least trustworthy names in media, you did at least one beneficial thing for someone.
56 Comments
4am@lemmy.zip · 163 pts · 359d
People are starving on this planet (purposefully!) and somehow a piracy platform from 25 year ago, known for being shit, which pivoted to the scammy world of NFTs, somehow still exists and has enough money to buy the scam festival?
Guys, enough. How did I die, and what am I accused of that holds me to this circle of hell?
drolex@sopuli.xyz · 78 pts · 359d
Ah you finally got it, congrats! We knew it would become too ridiculous to believe at some point, but I'm glad we got this far. You still bought some insane shit (Kanye running for President, Kissinger getting the Nobel peace prize, Israel committing a holocaust, Oasis getting together again, people buying monkey JPEGs for millions of dollars...). Come on, nothing in this list is even remotely believable.
BurgerBaron@piefed.social · 16 pts · 359d
Does seem suspiciously like some form of Hell or Demiurge flawed reality.
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 359d
At least anyone who profited from NFTs did so by taking money from selfish idiots.
baggachipz@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 359d
Fyre Festival took money from wannabe “influencers”, sooo… same thing I guess
jj4211@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 358d
Jason figured it out? Jason? This is a real low point. Yeah, this one hurts.
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world · 69 pts · 359d
The...
The piracy software?
NotSteve_@piefed.ca · 50 pts · 359d
iirc the original
copywritetrademark (thanks ripcord) either expired or got purchased, but it's just being used as an NFT platform or something nowripcord@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 359d
Trademark, not copyright.
Uli@sopuli.xyz · 8 pts · 359d
They should check what trademarks Apple has allowed to elapse, I could see myself attending a festival called FyreWire.
Armpitbagette@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 359d
I mean who wouldn't want them back? I for one think about Limwire all time... just thinking - wouldn't it be great if Limewire would just launch some new stuff, maybe sell some colourful shoes, open a lime themed restaurant or maybe even become a hedge fund. Yeah, that would be just great.
ayyy@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 358d
We like to think of it as a community platform.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 49 pts · 359d
TIL Limewire still exists.
So much malware.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz · 40 pts · 359d
It has nothing to do with the original AFAIK, it’s some crypto project now.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 359d
oh, how the mighty have fallen.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 337d
more like the mighty passed away from a heart attack, then someone came by before things started rotting and cut the face off to use as a hideous mask
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 357d
"end-to-end encrypted, AI-powered file sharing platform"
Wut?
kibiz0r@midwest.social · 30 pts · 359d
They actually acquired Fyre.Festival.exe. Explorer just doesn’t show the extension by default.
SuiXi3D@fedia.io · 23 pts · 359d
So you get to listen to the music for free, but you’re definitely coming home with a virus.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 358d
not me i brought my antivirus
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 359d
Instead of most people going home with a virus, now everybody is going home with a virus and their names on an FBI watchlist.
quick_snail@feddit.nl · 20 pts · 358d
Alternative headline: Digital virus distributor shifts to human virus distribution
Cheems@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 358d
I'm pretty sure that it's an AI platform with a sprinkle of crypto now.
Almacca@aussie.zone · 20 pts · 359d
I wish them all the success they deserve.
phoenixz@lemmy.ca · 18 pts · 358d
Was there anything to acquire? There never was anything but a name
p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 358d
Same goes for Limewire.
abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 18 pts · 358d
"You might remember us as the software that gave your computer a virus, now we can give your body a virus."
quick_snail@feddit.nl · 14 pts · 358d
Fictional quote:
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 359d
If they buy the name and bring in actually competent people to run it the infamy of the name would bring a lot of attention.
oleorun@lemmy.fan · 14 pts · 359d
They could get sponsors too - that would really whip the llama's ass. Bonsai Buddy trading cards. Gator Wallet crypto tent. Dog Park sponsored by Dogpile and Pets.com. Jeeves posted at strategic locations for guest assistance. (A)lta(V)ista AV jam sessions.
Fuck I miss the mid 90s
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 359d
With Zombo Festival, anything is possible.
hogmomma@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 358d
Welcome... to Zombocom.
Edgarallenpwn@midwest.social · 1 pts · 358d
I wouldn't mind going to a Zombocom and watching a large projector with a spinning logo at this point
rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 359d
Match made in heaven.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 359d
I'm not sure what limewire is, and I have no idea what that festival is... so, good job everyone (just in case)!
boonhet@sopuli.xyz · 12 pts · 359d
Limewire used to be a p2p file sharing platform ages ago, now the name is used for some crypto project. Probably a scam.
Fyre festival was the disaster music festival on an island where the artists didn’t show up, the villas were actually FEMA tents and food was shite. The guy who organised it went to jail. Proper scam.
ICastFist@programming.dev · 2 pts · 357d
There was also a notable lack of drinkable water, portable restrooms and anything that could let people perform basic hygiene
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 357d
Well, at least it can't get any worse.
(to the faint echo of "hold my beer" coming from Limewire's direction, probably)
rigatti@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 359d
There was a really entertaining documentary on Netflix about the original festival. Highly recommend watching it, there are some real gems in some of the interviews.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 359d
Thanks for the pointer,I'll look for it.
anarchyrabbit@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 358d
"and there I was, ready to suck his dick"
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 4 pts · 359d
The Limewire they mention I can only assume it's the old Napster clone that was commonly used for piracy before the age of BitTorrent.
The festival was basically a scam. People paid a lotta money for some super elaborate fancy party and got essentially nothing and were, understandably, pissed.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 358d
wait Limewire does NFTs now?
Wispy2891@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 358d
It's just a grifter that acquired the limewire logo rights and made a shitcoin out of it
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 358d
only one? are they a loser or something? i coulda made like, two shitcoins out of it this morning. LCoin and LCoinPro. i didn't even have to think about it. and if you buy LCoin and you're smart, you can figure out a way to get LCoinPro (hint it's giving me more money) its like they aren't putting any thought into their scams.
brax@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 358d
[Releases frostwire.png non-NFT for everybody to use]
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 358d
Psythik@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 358d
Wait, Limewire still exists? I haven't heard that name in at least 15-20 years...
notarobot@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 358d
I don't need to read the article. They runied sharedrop.io and I'll never forgive them for that
ICastFist@programming.dev · 1 pts · 357d
What was sharedrop used for before being acquired? Never heard about it before
notarobot@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 357d
p2p file transfer without accounts. You just sent a link or scanned a qr code and nos you were connected. Always used it for vms. I've been using pairdrop.net as a replacement
Sunrosa@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 357d
I recommend sendme. It's a p2p file transfer system run on top of the hole-punching iroh. No port forwarding required from either side. And iroh is e2e encrypted.
notarobot@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 357d
Not the same:
Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 359d
No mention of the price?
Last I saw, the guy was asking for like 100k for the rights, or someone like that.
BobbyGasoline@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 359d
245k. Ol' Billy wanted a million, but that's what he got.
FalseTautology@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 359d
Ngl I laughed so hard at this headline that I pooped. Which was fortunate because I was in fact trying to poop. So thanks, least trustworthy names in media, you did at least one beneficial thing for someone.