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   AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Saturday, 09-Dec-2023 05:51:56 JST AI6YR Ben

   Went back to DVDs (on my PC), after one too many evenings dealing with advertising in the middle of free streamed movies. ("free" i.e. paid for by that advertising). Amazon Prime used to be not-so-bad, but it's terrible now. I forgot how awesome it is to NOT BE INTERRUPTED in the middle of key movie scenes. Borrowing them from the library, and buying some of the ones I'll watch multiple times from thrift stores/library sales. #movies #streaming #DVDs

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     Stuart Longland (VK4MSL) (stuartl@mastodon.longlandclan.id.au)'s status on Saturday, 09-Dec-2023 05:51:55 JST Stuart Longland (VK4MSL)

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     @ai6yr People at work have tried to "evangelise" Spotify to me.

     My arguments against it have basically been:

     1. I've been collecting albums (CDs and vinyl) longer than they've been alive.
     2. The albums I have in my collection from that time, *still play just fine*.
     3. Lots of stuff I listen to *isn't* on the streaming platforms
     4. Since it's all "ripped" to the computer, I can pretty much access any of it at any time, without incurring data charges.
     5. No big yellow taxi will be taking my "Harvest" away just because it was sharing a server with a conspiracy theorist.
     6. When I go, executors of my estate can pick through what I have, keep what they want, and sell the rest.

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     aburtch (aburtch@triangletoot.party)'s status on Saturday, 09-Dec-2023 05:52:02 JST aburtch

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     • Stuart Longland (VK4MSL)

     @stuartl @ai6yr I'm with Stuart on this one. I still collect CDs. A lot of the classic bluegrass that I listen to is out of print or not on streaming services which makes CDs the better option.

     Another reason is that often times things will appear and disappear on streaming services based on negotiations with the rights holders. Owning the CD prevents that.