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   The Doctor to YourName@YourISP.com   
   Re: BABYLON 5 is now free to watch!   
   14 Feb 26 14:37:28   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.drwho   
   From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   In article <10movjl$2tl5b$1@dont-email.me>,   
   Your Name   wrote:   
   >On 2026-02-14 03:30:08 +0000, Lawrence D´Oliveiro said:   
   >> On Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:10:40 +1300, Your Name wrote:   
   >>> On 2026-02-14 02:10:05 +0000, Lawrence D´Oliveiro said:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Are people adopting a vinyl affectation just to signal some kind of   
   >>>> aversion to “digital sound”? I’ve got news for you: all the content   
   >>>> being put on that vinyl these days goes through digital processing at   
   >>>> some point in the chain.   
   >>>   
   >>> Almost all of it is probably produced using digital equipment these   
   >>> days in the recording studios, but the final vinyl record itself is   
   >>> played on analogue equipment by the purchasers, which to some people   
   >>> sounds better.   
   >>   
   >> With all that dust and wear that gets worse with every play? “Sounds   
   >> better” than what? Maybe old shellac 78s, but nothing newer than that.   
   >>   
   >>> For many people, having physical objects lining the shelves is also   
   >>> much more satisfying than a computer drive filled with digital files   
   >>> or, in the case of streaming services, having nothing except an   
   >>> on-screen list stored somewhere in the "cloud". Not to mention   
   >>> streaming services simply dropping content whenever they feel like it   
   >>> or are forced to by the rights holders.   
   >>   
   >> This is why you have copies of the files on your own computer drives --   
   >> preferably more than one.   
   >   
   >*And* copies on DVD, Blu-ray, VHS, vinyl, audio cassette, 8-track,   
   >Video8, MiniDV, Digital8, Hi8, paper printouts, carved stone tablets,   
   >...   ;-)   
   >   
      
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