AOL pulls Nullsoft file-sharing software WASTE (2003)

Re:AOL pulls Nullsoft file-sharing software WASTE (2003) by koofdoof on Saturday July 22, 2023 @11:54PM (#36832420)

Is the name WASTE a reference to Pynchon's The Crying of Lot 49?

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Re:AOL pulls Nullsoft file-sharing software WASTE (2003) by digitalboss on Sunday July 23, 2023 @01:32AM (#36832798)

"The name WASTE is a reference to Thomas Pynchon's novel The Crying of Lot 49. In the novel, W.A.S.T.E. is (among other things) an underground postal service." - Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WASTE

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Re:AOL pulls Nullsoft file-sharing software WASTE (2003) by BLKNSLVR on Sunday July 23, 2023 @06:56AM (#36834220)

I'm pretty sure reading about the inspiration for the WASTE name was my gateway to Pynchon.

For which I'm ever grateful.

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