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#3145595 12-Oct-2023 09:47

johno1234:

I would avoid physical media as much as possible. The last thing we need these days is needless extraction, manufacturing, transport and eventual hazardous waste of goods that can exist as digital form...

I guess a bit of a riposte to that might be - how does that compare to all the server farms in the world and their use of resources...

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#3145596 12-Oct-2023 09:48

Getting a bit off topic here, but... https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/11/ai_processing_electricity/

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#3145598 12-Oct-2023 09:58

I always go for physical media where I can, even DVDs if there's no higher quality available. Recording still works fine as well. Difficult to loose you own version, barring fire, flood, pestilence...

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#3147292 13-Oct-2023 17:17

rb99:

johno1234:

I would avoid physical media as much as possible. The last thing we need these days is needless extraction, manufacturing, transport and eventual hazardous waste of goods that can exist as digital form...

I guess a bit of a riposte to that might be - how does that compare to all the server farms in the world and their use of resources...

Don't tell him the facts, it will only confuse him.

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#3147417 14-Oct-2023 10:30

I left physical media behind in 2011. When we moved to Europe I ripped all my CDs to FLAC and donated the physical disc to the local Salvation Army shop. I haven’t bought any physical media since.

I get all the arguments in favour of physical media, but I just prefer the convenience of digital. I know it costs me more but, we all pay for convenience every day.

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