A corrupt Winamp skins investigation leads to a content treasure trove
While collecting Winamp skins for an archival project a few years back, programmer Jordan Eldredge could not help but notice that some of them were corrupt. Rather than discard the broken skins, he took a closer look and ended up traversing a series of rabbit holes that led to all sorts of fun discoveries.
Eldredge got the idea to try and search for skins hidden within the corrupted skins. Jackpot! A total of 127 skins were discovered – 54 of which were not already in the Winamp Skin Museum (they have since been added).
If you are at all into Winamp, check out the Winamp Skin Museum. The project features roughly 80,000 skins, each with interactive previews. If there is a particular skin you are searching for, odds are you will find it here.
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