It is probably a reference to the (in)famous launch review of iPod on Slashdot: https://slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/1816257/apple-releases-ipod https://slashdot

It is probably a reference to the (in)famous launch review of iPod on Slashdot: https://slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/1816257/apple-releases-ipod https://slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/1816257/apple-releases-i... > No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.