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WhatCD was pretty damn good, I'd say it rivalled Oink. Remember the bounty on that MSFT forensic tool? The copy of the unreleased JD Salinger novel? Both fulfil
by blisstonia 3y ago
WhatCD was pretty damn good, I'd say it rivalled Oink. Remember the bounty on that MSFT forensic tool? The copy of the unreleased JD Salinger novel? Both fulfilled...
- dvektor 3y agoLmao I remember the bounty for COFEE was up so high.. and it was super anti-climactic when it finally showed up. Nobody was impressed
- blisstonia 3y agoHeh I know right? I think it freaked everyone out a little bit. Startled everyone as it had a whiff of LE…
- homefree 3y agoI remember coffee getting fulfilled, but don’t recall the Salinger novel getting fulfilled. What was the story there? Iirc it was in the Princeton rare books library and it was hard to get access to? Guessing someone took photos?
- crtasm 3y agoThey're thinking of the short stories, I guess? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What.CD#Leaks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What.CD#Leaks https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-the-leaked-jd-salinger-stories-reveal-about-the-author https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-the-leaked-jd-salinger-st...
- blisstonia 3y agoHere's the story about the novel: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/28/salinger-unpublished-stories-leaked-online https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/28/salinger-unpub... Directly calls out WhatCD
- homefree 3y agoThanks!