Well, CDs, frankly, suck. As storage media, they aren't bad, but
they're too cheap, they're less biodegradable than granite, and
burning them release lots of noxious monomers.
The best thing I've found to do with them is hang them near a large
Tesla Coil, and watch the arcs vaporize the metal and paint off
them. This is tres cool, but doesn't solve the problem of that
plastic slab.
At least in the Olde Days (grumble, wheeze, wave TI99/4A) they sent
floppies, which were useful. Now? They send plastic discs. Often,
in large plastic cases. And these plastic discs are basically
empty. $20 for a disc with The Beatles on it, and you can't walk a
block in Brooklyn without stepping on an AOL CD.
Civilization?
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