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I've no idea what you're trying to say.
by andybak 2y ago
I've no idea what you're trying to say.
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- snvzz 2y agoLikely a reference to an old search engine (altavista), which of course sucked next to google. Yet, it ironically gave better results than Google does today.
- prmoustache 2y agoAstalavista was the main warez search engine in the pre-google era and it was a play of words with altavista which was the most popular search engine at the time. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astalavista.box.sk https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astalavista.box.sk
- Anamon 2y agoIt wasn't a play on AltaVista -- Astalavista was actually older than AltaVista! It says so in the Wikipedia article you link to. I also only learned this mindblowing fact a few weeks ago.