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Dumpster Drive: File-Sharing For Your Digital Trash

Posted by samzenpus on from the are-you-done-with-this-mp3? dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Dumpster Drive is a file-sharing application that recycles digital files. Using dumpster diving as a model for recirculating unwanted objects, Dumpster Drive allows others to dig through files that you delete on your computer in a passive file-sharing network. Instead of simply erasing data from your computer, the software allows users to extend the lifecycle of their unwanted files and pass them on to others." Not sure how useful this is, but I think it's a neat idea.

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  1. Finally by flaming+error · · Score: 4, Funny

    A Recycle bin that means it.

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  2. Re:All I have to say is by dyingtolive · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh, I get it. Check the site, it's a Apple only thing. That actually makes sense in a lot of ways.

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  3. Re:This must be full of bad porn by swanzilla · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...or bad documents and sensitive pr0n.

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  4. Re:All I have to say is by jojoba_oil · · Score: 4, Funny

    So it's a surefire way to find lots of show tunes and gay porn.

    No, no. You've got it wrong. This will contain things that Apple-users delete.