# Are you sick of people admiring your intelligence and knowledge? Are you tired of people calling you astute? Then do I have an opportunity for you! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 25, 2025, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sick-of-people-admiring-your-intelligence-and-knowledge-are-you-tired-of-people-calling-you-astute-then-do-i-have-an-opportunity-for-you/1014768 "2025-02-25T07:06:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sick-of-people-admiring-your-intelligence-and-knowledge-are-you-tired-of-people-calling-you-astute-then-do-i-have-an-opportunity-for-you/1014768/101 "2025-09-17T00:20:52Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > The buyer of the Fyre brand was revealed today as LimeWire, who had a music-file sharing service in the early 2000s until they were sued into oblivion, only to return as a legit business in 2022. Oh wow, I remember LimeWire way back in the day. I used that, and BearShare, and of course Napster. So long ago. Apparently LimeWire was shut down in 2010 after losing a lawsuit. The new company with the name LimeWire has no affiliation with the old one, and it sells music NFTs. (Ugh.) > [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > Shouldn’t there be scare quotes around “legit” (and maybe “business” too)” Pretty much. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sick-of-people-admiring-your-intelligence-and-knowledge-are-you-tired-of-people-calling-you-astute-then-do-i-have-an-opportunity-for-you/1014768/102 "2025-09-17T00:27:20Z")
> [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > Shouldn’t there be scare quotes around “legit” (and maybe “business” too)” I should have said "legal’. You’re right, legit might be overselling it. > [@Atamasama](#): > > The new company with the name LimeWire has no affiliation with the old one, and it sells music NFTs. They did sell NFTs when they first came back, but I’m not sure they still are. (Are NFTs even still a thing?) Their website now says nothing about NFTs and is all about secure file sharing. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sick-of-people-admiring-your-intelligence-and-knowledge-are-you-tired-of-people-calling-you-astute-then-do-i-have-an-opportunity-for-you/1014768/103 "2025-09-17T00:34:23Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > They did sell NFTs when they first came back, but I’m not sure they still are. (Are NFTs even still a thing?) Their website now says nothing about NFTs and is all about secure file sharing. Sounds like pretty much _exactly_ the sort of business that you would expect to be buying the rights to Fyre Festival ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sick-of-people-admiring-your-intelligence-and-knowledge-are-you-tired-of-people-calling-you-astute-then-do-i-have-an-opportunity-for-you/1014768/104 "2025-09-17T00:39:09Z")
Wouldn’t that be like bringing evil flesh-eating zombies back to life, or removing the stake from Dracula’s heart and bringing _him_ back to life? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sick-of-people-admiring-your-intelligence-and-knowledge-are-you-tired-of-people-calling-you-astute-then-do-i-have-an-opportunity-for-you/1014768/105 "2025-09-17T00:41:56Z")
Next up, eMule is buying the Willy Wonka Experience. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sick-of-people-admiring-your-intelligence-and-knowledge-are-you-tired-of-people-calling-you-astute-then-do-i-have-an-opportunity-for-you/1014768/106 "2025-09-17T00:46:49Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > They did sell NFTs when they first came back, but I’m not sure they still are. (Are NFTs even still a thing?) They still are. > **[LimeWire Originals | LimeWire Token](https://lmwr.com/originals)** > > LimeWire Originals is a limited collection of 5,200 NFTs with perks like token rewards, access to events, exclusive drops, and more. They have a link on that page to OpenSea where they sell them to suckers. As per their [token home page](https://lmwr.com/), they do file sharing, but it’s now “AI-powered” and the LimeWire token is “the backbone of its file sharing and decentralized computing products”. The file sharing is a cover for their crypto scheme. It’s as sketchy as anything you’ll see. It’s no wonder they wanted to buy the Fyre Festival brand. It’s all just a cover. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sick-of-people-admiring-your-intelligence-and-knowledge-are-you-tired-of-people-calling-you-astute-then-do-i-have-an-opportunity-for-you/1014768/107 "2025-09-17T00:46:53Z")
NetZero acquires Blockbuster! ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sick-of-people-admiring-your-intelligence-and-knowledge-are-you-tired-of-people-calling-you-astute-then-do-i-have-an-opportunity-for-you/1014768/108 "2025-09-17T01:07:28Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Oh wow, I remember LimeWire way back in the day. I used that, and BearShare, and of course Napster. So long ago. I’d never have heard of them if they hadn’t been mentioned in Weird Al’s _Don’t Download This Song_. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sick-of-people-admiring-your-intelligence-and-knowledge-are-you-tired-of-people-calling-you-astute-then-do-i-have-an-opportunity-for-you/1014768/109 "2025-09-17T01:51:17Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > They still are. Thank you for throwing yourself on the sword and doing more research than I was willing to do! Yes, sketchy as hell. A match made in heaven. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-sick-of-people-admiring-your-intelligence-and-knowledge-are-you-tired-of-people-calling-you-astute-then-do-i-have-an-opportunity-for-you/1014768.md?page=5)