Limewire acquires fyre festival
Was there anything to acquire? There never was anything but a name
this post was submitted on 16 Sep 2025
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Same goes for Limewire.
I don't need to read the article. They runied sharedrop.io and I'll never forgive them for that
What was sharedrop used for before being acquired? Never heard about it before
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.
Not the same:
- sendme requires an install. Sharecrop was browser based. Which also increases security
- the transfer requires a id I'd have to copy to the VM by hand each time I want to transfer. Sharedrop was a single code for the whole session
"You might remember us as the software that gave your computer a virus, now we can give your body a virus."
Alternative headline: Digital virus distributor shifts to human virus distribution
I'm pretty sure that it's an AI platform with a sprinkle of crypto now.
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.
Guys, enough. How did I die, and what am I accused of that holds me to this circle of hell?
Jason figured it out? Jason? This is a real low point. Yeah, this one hurts.
Does seem suspiciously like some form of Hell or Demiurge flawed reality.
At least anyone who profited from NFTs did so by taking money from selfish idiots.
Fyre Festival took money from wannabe “influencers”, sooo… same thing I guess
Fictional quote:
look, we've been experts at distributing viruses to people wanting to listen to music for decades
We just figured, why not try it IRL?
After seeing what happened with covid, we think there's a lot of promise in the distribution of viruses at physical music festivals too.
wait Limewire does NFTs now?
It's just a grifter that acquired the limewire logo rights and made a shitcoin out of it
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.
[Releases frostwire.png non-NFT for everybody to use]
Wait, Limewire still exists? I haven't heard that name in at least 15-20 years...
The...
The piracy software?
iirc the original ~~copywrite~~ trademark (thanks ripcord) either expired or got purchased, but it's just being used as an NFT platform or something now
Trademark, not copyright.
They should check what trademarks Apple has allowed to elapse, I could see myself attending a festival called FyreWire.
We like to think of it as a community platform.
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.
TIL Limewire still exists.
So much malware.
"end-to-end encrypted, AI-powered file sharing platform"
Wut?
It has nothing to do with the original AFAIK, it’s some crypto project now.
oh, how the mighty have fallen.
They actually acquired Fyre.Festival.exe. Explorer just doesn’t show the extension by default.
So you get to listen to the music for free, but you’re definitely coming home with a virus.
not me i brought my antivirus
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.
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
With Zombo Festival, anything is possible.
Welcome... to Zombocom.
I wouldn't mind going to a Zombocom and watching a large projector with a spinning logo at this point
I wish them all the success they deserve.
Instead of most people going home with a virus, now everybody is going home with a virus and their names on an FBI watchlist.
I'm not sure what limewire is, and I have no idea what that festival is... so, good job everyone (just in case)!
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.
Well, at least it can't get any worse.
(to the faint echo of "hold my beer" coming from Limewire's direction, probably)
There was also a notable lack of drinkable water, portable restrooms and anything that could let people perform basic hygiene
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.
"and there I was, ready to suck his dick"
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Match made in heaven.
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