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Posted by George Hester on 09/02/05 06:16
"Don M." <newsreader@nospam4fineartsnospam.com> wrote in message
news:1125635036.f7b5f83a5138a13a3a12065c277df9af@teranews...
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> "George Hester" wrote in message
news:0kQRe.49632$EX.41973@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> > "Loco Jones" wrote in message
> news:1125627226.49f594f32a76def481c583cbc124be5f@bubbanews...
> > > Not exactly "news" (the subject has been broached before), but just an
> > > observation on the transient nature of recordable media - cassettes
were
> > > once touted as the answer to degradable vinyl, until it was learned
that
> > > tape demagnetization/stretching posed a problem, as did faulty
transport
> > > mechanisms, and then compact discs were promoted as the
"indestructible
> > > alternative" (until that proved to be wishful thinking as well), and
now,
> > > consumers are being led to believe that "new media" (DVD/DVD+/-R) can
> > > withstand even the slightest abuse. Heh - it can't - big surprise.
> > >
> > > http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1854081,00.asp
> > >
> > > These days, even owning the "original" doesn't mean much. Renting, for
a
> > > limited time, is the best any consumer can hope for. Enjoy it while
you
> > > can! You'll be buying it, in another format, soon enough.
> > >
> > > - Loco -
> > > (Now Playing: Nothing Lasts Forever - Echo & The Bunnymen)
> > >
> > There is one media that lasts forever - 8 Tracks. Mine would still be
> > cooking if they hadn't buned. That is what happened to my New Clear
Days.
> >
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> Stop cooking the stuff if you don't want it to bun.
>
>
> Don
>
>
I didn't burn it. Someone from my church did. Literally. It was at his
house and it burned to the ground. I can cook without burning Don.
--
George Hester
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