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Comic Strips is a community for those who love comic stories.

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The comic must be a complete story.
If it is an external link, it must be to a specific story, not to the root of the site.
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[Admiral Wonderboat] Physical Media Forever (i.imgur.com)

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Jen is loading DVD's into a donation box. Admiral: Stop!! You can't get rid of our DVD's! What if the streaming sites go down?! - Admiral: What'll we watch if there's an apocalypse? The NEWS?! Jen: You're right! DVD's are essential for survival! - Admiral: We still have a DVD player, right? Jen: I mean... probably

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Dont hard drives only keep data for 5-10 years (when not in use)?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

It depends on the drive and the type of drive, but generally they actually start to suffer bit rot after 6-12 months if they're left without power at all. DVDs also suffer from bit-rot on short time scales, especially if stored improperly. Also migrating data or having a copy of it on a hard drive is easy, copying DVDs is legally gray, difficult, and they really only make sense as a delivery vehicle for the file to a drive or tape (if you prefer something genuinely long-term storage ready).