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The end of physical media is neigh

Very sad news for me personally.  Honestly this struck me as hard or harder than hearing about the death of a beloved artist.   With the advent of machine learning and AI controlling our music listening we are becoming a world without any control at all over our music or movie culture.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/lg-stops-making-blu-ray-players-marking-the-end-of-an-era-limited-units-remain-while-inventory-lasts

erik_squires
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glennewdick
1,688 posts
 

Maybe i should start selling off my BlueRay collection now before you cann't buy a player for them anymore. 

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jayctoy
4,101 posts
 

Sony and Panasonic are still on blue ray . No worries.

goodlistening64
98 posts
 

Do not despair, our future guarantees the longevity of China, the dark web, flea markets, and the guy on the corner wearing a trench coat. 

freediver
1,211 posts
 

The real CRIME of this is that the consumer is still charged FULL RETAIL COST to buy the digital downloads & they don’t own a damn thing as the service they paid could go belly up,server crash & wipe or be hacked with zero repercussions or recourse...

bolong
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