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Re: Investigating corrupt Winamp skins

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Post by nvy » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 5:19 AM UTC

It really does whip the llama's ass.

Re: Investigating corrupt Winamp skins

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 5:23 AM UTC

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Post by dixie_land » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 5:24 AM UTC

_def wrote: post #2

Love it. I really wonder though how people ended up doing this?

I have a theory that at least some of them might be taking advantage of an (un)official website/forum that allows for free sharing/hosting of wsz files, which of course are just zips

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Post by bdjsiqoocwk » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 5:26 AM UTC

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Post by itsmeknt » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 5:28 AM UTC

RyanShook wrote: post #3

Was the internet better back then or am I just old?

When a new island is formed, usually it is first inhabited by algae and moss. As the ecosystem matures, plants, birds, insects, and all sorts of organisms populate it. You can still usually find the early algae and moss. They are just harder to spot due to the thriving and abundant ecosystem.

I think the Internet is a lot like that.

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Post by Dr_Incelheimer » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 5:30 AM UTC

RyanShook wrote: post #3

Was the internet better back then or am I just old?

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Post by ilrwbwrkhv » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 5:31 AM UTC

RyanShook wrote: post #3

Was the internet better back then or am I just old?

The old internet is harder to find, which means its harder to ruin by normies. You just have to know where to look. ;)

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Post by ilrwbwrkhv » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 5:32 AM UTC

echelon wrote: post #5

RyanShook wrote: post #3

Was the internet better back then or am I just old?

You were young and not working. The world was full of new frontiers and possibilities. Young people today are on Minecraft, Roblox, VRchat, Discord, and YouTube. That's their frontier internet, and they probably feel the same way about it as you do. A Geocities website, phpBB or EZBoard, webring, Xanga, and AIM/IRC has a similar analogues today. The pieces just have different names and shapes.

I get this argument from a lot of people but it is not true. There was a much higher spirit of sharing and just cool shit back in the day. Now everyone is trying to make a buck, and shit is slow, like Slack.

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Post by jjulius » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 5:33 AM UTC

RyanShook wrote: post #3

Was the internet better back then or am I just old?

Yes.

Re: Investigating corrupt Winamp skins

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Post by cstuder » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 5:36 AM UTC

_def wrote: post #2

Love it. I really wonder though how people ended up doing this?

A notorious issue when doing Windows support (An experience I recommend to every developer!): Double clicking a folder or file in Explorer in order to open it, but slipping the mouse and therefore accidently moving the target into another folder.