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That all sounds like it’s still terrible idea to use optical media for backups
I finally kicked the Reddit monkey. Please forgive me.
That all sounds like it’s still terrible idea to use optical media for backups
The creators get paid when they do the work, not from sales.
Also, a much more important note: if I couldn’t pirate it, I wasn’t going to pay for it anyway.
And why on earth would I pay for media when I can get it for free?
My Plex server is packed with downloads and rips.
I also don’t care to look
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I quit optical media around 03. Haven’t even owned anything with an optical drive for nearly a decade.
I don’t want physical media because it’s a liability. It can get lost or destroyed very very easily, especially optical media.
Digital copies are portable, I can data hoard them, and, worst case, I can just re-download it.
i guess, but they’re not great for backup. Eps. R/RW optical media doesn’t last that long (5-10 years) and is easily damaged. You’d be better off with tape for long-term storage. or an M-Disk or some similar magnetic backup solution.
the term “physical media” typically refers to portable physical media, such as floppy disks, optical media, and other solutions such as tape.
This term was in wide use before portable hard drives became a thing.
i can’t even remember the last time i saw an optical disc. it must be several years.
Hello, spiky baby!
You can batch processes in handbrake.
I’m… really sorry that you hadn’t experienced that until now.
My cat lets me know when it’s petting time, and is very vocal about when petting time is over.
I was gonna say: I’d pay just to see that!
You can’t use it to determine both your location and velocity at the same time. (/s)
holy yikes! call Cronenberg!
not to mention that the vast majority are in cases, so all you see is the screen anyway
you know that wooshing air sound that fan makes?
it’s the same sound going on inside the cat’s head.
i learned this when i was, like, 6 or 7 with my family dog.
it always works!
ads, mostly.
so? they already got paid. i feel no remorse for pirating from a global megacorp.
And neither should you
edit: and - once again - if i couldn’t pirate it, i wasn’t going to buy it anyway. You can’t even argue lost sales (which the creators never see).