The Data Migration Thread

like, i don't have any physical discs, and i'd rather acquire as few as possible, so it's prob gonna come down to between streaming, renting, and buying, all digitally

poss wrong thread

Videotapes Are Becoming Unwatchable As Archivists Work To Save Them

The Magnetic Media Crisis

Videotapes Are Becoming Unwatchable As Archivists Work To Save Them

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except for leonard part 6, which was unwatchable from the beginning, am i right folks?

sigh

new 5TB hard drives are great, tiny and USB-powered, but the one I have is read-only on all devices except the one it was installed on. so if my laptop dies, the HD is frozen forever. I haven't had the time to dive into the manual to see if I can add permissions, or make it open to all.

they really have us on the hamster wheel, they're prepping us for the 'convenience' of streaming by poisoning the stability of all physical media -- it is not unintentional.

Milton Parker otm 12 years ago

Never did follow up on my earlier post -- I did make that big radio station donation I discussed, back in 2011. A great relief, really. The digital collection has migrated a couple of times since to larger hard drives and I currently rip all discs I get w/Apple Lossless, which is also my Bandcamp download standard.