durinn

Do you still use compact discs?

https://programming.dev/post/46541543

Mar 1 at 9:01pmWeb
Show threaddurinnMar 1

Found the -R version too.

Show threadmoondoggieMar 1
How dare you! THERE ARE CHILDREN HERE!
Show threaddurinnMar 3

The number of seconds it took for me to understand this comment…

…will follow me to the grave.

Show threadMpatchMar 1
Fuck bud I still use floppy disks. It’s damn hard to find a pc with a dedicated floppy drive. Those usb floppy drives fail writing to floppy more often than not.
Show threaddurinnMar 1
Cool! Are floppys still being manufactured? I’d love to make a rescue boot floppy for when I need to do maintenance on my system!
Show threadmaliosMar 1
They are not being manufactured anymore but it is still possible to buy new old stock. One guy is trying to keep them in circulation (he owns floppydisk.com) and I found a somewhat recent article that has some good info as well: www.raconteur.net/…/the-floppygeddon-cometh
Time's running out for firms to ditch the floppy disk - Raconteur

Although the floppy disk was replaced by more efficient storage technologies in the 1990s, some firms still rely on these antiquated devices

Raconteur
Show threadMpatchMar 1

Yeah I kina lucked out I found a 10 pack of new ones on Amazon about 2 years ago. And recently, while cleaning out an old auto performance shop, there was like 2 or 3 55gal drums full of used and new floppy disks.

Also more recently there was something about Japan finaly upgrading their i.t infrastructure from floppy disks to more modern tech.

Hell apparently they still make cassette tapes for use in prisons because you can’t make a shank out of one with the materials they use for them.

Show threadAppoxoMar 2
Casettes are being reintroduced in the (indie) music industry as well
Show threadAA5BMar 2
Yeah it’s really bizarre seeing my teen get excited about buying cassettes and vinyl
Show threadAppoxoMar 2
I started buying CDs from Japan and on the used market (thank god discogs).
Pretty weird :D
Show threaddurinnMar 3

And you did not share that loot of floppys with the rest of the world? D:

The inmates at the prison that I was working at all had off brand CD Walkmans.

Show threadMpatchMar 4

I thought about it. But I all belonged to a dead guy. And I thought to my self. This is cool and all and I can nit pick through this load of stuff yes But he is dead and I’m alive. And this stuff didn’t do him any good in the end. So I’d rather not waste my time.

I did find this though funny enough there is an archive online of all the contents in it

Show threaddaggermoonMar 2
I have a desktop floppy drive with a USB adapter. It seems to do the job.
Show threadℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠Mar 1
I use them for archival backups of personal media.
Show threaddurinnMar 1
Sweet! I still haven’t started doing offsite physical backups. I do have backups locally and encrypted in a third party cloud, but no physical copies…
Show threaddiscowMar 1
And why do you prefer this over USB sticks (thar are dirt cheap nowadays)?
Show threadℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠Mar 1
Mostly because I already have a burner and two 75-count spindles of blank DVDs.
Show threadFalschgeldFurkanMar 2
USB sticks don’t last as long
Show threaddaggermoonMar 2
A CD-R will retain data longer than a USB stick.
Show threadStinkyFingerItchyBumMar 1
Offsite Backups of Family Photos
Show threaddurinnMar 1
Your descendants will thank you! :D
Show threadStinkyFingerItchyBumMar 1
If the can find an optical drive.
Show threadquediuspayuMar 1

I haven’t burned a dvdr in years, maybe more than a decade. Last time was a linux installation disk, I’m not sure if it was because I was having troubles creating a bootable usb for that distro, or a PC that for some reason was refusing to boot from a usb, but I was glad of having still some blank disks lying around.

Edit: I’ve had to go check, I still have a bunch, most of them are rewritable, lol

Show threaddurinnMar 1
No way! You got those storage units! Rad! :D
Show threaddaggermoonMar 2
I have probably 10 of those. It’s an addiction. I’ll also burn CD’s for people.
Show thread🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 Mar 1
I still have a ton because I have working old consoles and a CD player in my car still, but my PC hasn’t even had a front bay for a CD/DVD drive in over a decade so I haven’t been burning any for a while.
Show threaddurinnMar 1
Last thing I burned was, I think, C&C Generals and a backup of “My Documents” haha back in the days…
Show threadjqubedMar 1
Rarely; I think the last time was a live CD to try Linux on an older computer
Show threadLucy :3Mar 1
As a medium for Movies, yes
Show threadClipperDefianceMar 1
I have a stack of blank CD-Rs. I mostly bought them for running homebrew and import games on my Dreamcast. Recently I did find some old PC games that wouldn’t work under WINE, so I ended up using some of the CD-Rs to reinstall Windows XP on my Thinkpad T60. That took 8 discs.
Show threaddurinnMar 3
Holy shit this comment unlocked stuff in me. You can’t just carelessly throw around terms like “Dreamcast”, " Windows XP" and “that took 8 discs”.
Show threadyesmanMar 1
I have a small library of music CDs. Because I liked music before there was an internet. I recently ripped them to .FLACC.
Show threadAA5BMar 2

I keep meaning to do this, but do I really want to buy a dvd reader just to try to rip all my older music and movies that I seem to be getting along without?

Actually, a more likely reason is baby pictures. My mom was trying to be forward thinking and sent copies of all the pictures she took of my kids on cd-r or Kodak picture disk. Those are more important

Show threadRhynoplazMar 1
I still have a binder of hundreds of burnt CDs under my bed. Haven’t had to dig through it in a few years.
Show threaddurinnMar 3
Name the top three most valuable ones!
Show threadBruncvikMar 1

My stereo still uses CD’s, so that’s what I use. I have a DVD burner in my PC, and a spindle of blank CD-R’s and anothet of blank DVD-R’s. I use the former to burn music CD’s for my stereo, and the latter for extra backup whenever I’m about to upgrade my hardware (once every 10 eyars or so). This is on addition to a NAS and an external drive. I just figured that the disks would have the best chance to be read once I get a new desktop.

(I also saw the mention of floppies in the discussion. I have an old Win98 machine - for gaming only these days - with an internal floppy and zip drives. Those media easily outlast CD’s: I can still read almost all oc them, even though some are over 30 years old.)

Show threadSeefra 1Mar 2
Why not just get a Bluetooth receiver (or a raspberry pi if you want true lossless) and stream from the NAS instead?
Show threadBruncvikMar 2
Because my stereo is so old that it only accepts tape or CD as an input. No bluetooth or even USB stick. However, it works, and it’s adequate for my humble needs, so I haven’t considered replacing it yet.
Show threaddurinnMar 3
Man, I would pay CASH for a computer with an internal floppy drive!
Show threadnutsackMar 1
physical media has a place with collectors and appreciators and i hope that doesn’t ever stop being true
Show threaddurinnMar 3
Tru.
Show threadSʏʟᴇɴᴄᴇMar 2
Yes, I have a music CD collection and a CD player in my car I use semi-frequently. I don’t use discs for movies though.
Show threaddurinnMar 3
CD player in your car earns so much respect from me!!! :)
Show threadsudoMakeUserMar 2
Those look good, they are gamingfavoriten!
Show threaddurinnMar 3
😆😆😆
Show threadAceFuzzLordMar 2

Occasionally I will use a blank CD or DVD to burn something like a game I obtained through less than ideal means. Otherwise, I tend to use them less than I should. But that would require me to find more uses for them.

I got a whole stack of blank DVDs a couple years ago because the student government at the college I attend was just getting rid of them. Probably was gonna throw them away if nobody picked them up, so I did. Also got some clear, see through sleeves as well.

Show threaddurinnMar 3
If and when you get the chance, if you don’t mind the risk of doxing, PLEASE do share an image of that bear lol
Show threadAceFuzzLordMar 4

I thought about it, and the small paranoid part of me convinced me not to dox myself. I can at least describe some of it.

The discs are all intact but are in stacks, probably glued in the center rims to one of those long, thin, cylindrical metal bars with the spiral. Going from bottom middle of the piece to the top.

The bear, although it’s very hard to tell, has the metal bar thing going through the top and bottom of it.

They’re both creative enough uses for the project, which seems to have been taking unused things and recycling them into the project, but doesn’t mean I have to like it. Especially as someone who loves both discs and stuffed animals.

Show threaddurinnMar 4

Especially as someone who loves both discs and stuffed animals.

Thanks for that wholesome wrap up!💿🧸💿

Show threadMrsDoyleMar 2
I used to have one of those little joke .exe files called Cupholder. If you clicked on it, it opened the CD drive.
Show threaddurinnMar 3
😂 legendary
Show threadOwlMar 2
Why use CDs in this day and age ?
Show threadAppoxoMar 2
Only reason would be when buying music cds. Besides that: None really
Show threadessellMar 2

I’ll occasionally make a DVD for a friend of a friend who doesn’t have a device that can play files directly.

Other than that, I don’t use em. Could probably benefit from storing stuff on them as backups though.

Show threadOwlMar 2

who doesn’t have a device that can play files directly.

In the 2026th year of our Lord and Saviour ?

Show threadessellMar 2
Not for them. It’s still 1990
Show threaddurinnMar 3
My question exactly, although there seem to be stability issues with cheap thumb drives. I bricked two of them within six months from absolute normal use. :/
Show threadklangcolaMar 2
I still have a couple DVD drives. They’re both disconnected because the PCs they’re in both got new motherboards at some point in time without an IDE plug 😅
Show threaddurinnMar 3
Haha, maybe there some IDE to PCI converters? If you have to need, that is. 🙈
Show threadFalschgeldFurkanMar 2
BD-Rs for cold storage, they are cheaper than HDDs/SSDs and offer a fast solution to clear up space from existing hot storage without actually getting rid of the data. USB sticks are not suitable for archival, they degrade very soon.