Why “CD” is being discussed
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> I think this post's arguments are mostly flawed, but without getting into that, my problem with "AI" is that it's just fundamentally antisocial - it's built on using the work…
by tpmoney · Oct 8, 2026
Show HN: Camp version controlled context workspaces
by lancekrogers · Oct 8, 2026 · 1 points
What I think you saw was the Australian LP. The Australian pressing is CBS SBP 238022. It’s a gatefold sleeve with a separate printed inner lyric sleeve, so it opens out and has…
by BrokenCogs · Oct 8, 2026
Oh God, that reminds me of the mission to recover the awesome midi tracks on one of the Gold Games I compilation CDs that I loved as a kid. The CD had the game MiG29 Fulcrum on…
by kekebo · Oct 8, 2026
Excellent writeup, and the song (Searchlights) is pretty good too. Remember to always archive lost music in its full quality as ripped from the original CD or vinyl, in WAV or F…
by throwaway2046 · Oct 8, 2026
As I was starting to read the article, I was thinking (correctly) that this was going to be fruitless internet searches until they manage to contact a human and that was what wa…
by slazaro · Oct 8, 2026
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The compact disc (CD) is a digital optical disc data storage format co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings. It employs the Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA) standard and is capable of holding uncompressed stereo audio. First released in Japan in October 1982, the CD was the second optical disc format to reach the market, following the larger LaserDisc (LD). In later years, the technology was adapted for computer data storage as CD-ROM and subsequently expanded into various writable and multimedia formats. By 2007, over 200 billion CDs had been sold worldwide. Read more on Wikipedia