Felt retro today and bought a CD.

[Jesda]

A description of CDs from Derpypedia:
The Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage (CD-ROM), write-once audio and data storage (CD-R), rewritable media (CD-RW), Video Compact Discs (VCD), Super Video Compact Discs (SVCD), PhotoCD, PictureCD, CD-i, and Enhanced CD. Audio CDs and audio CD players have been commercially available since October 1982.

Standard CDs have a diameter of 120 millimetres (4.7 in) and can hold up to 80 minutes of uncompressed audio or 700 MB (700 × 220 bytes) of data. The Mini CD has various diameters ranging from 60 to 80 millimetres (2.4 to 3.1 in); they are sometimes used for CD singles, storing up to 24 minutes of audio or delivering device drivers


CDs still have annoying edge stickers but no longer do they come with 10 layers of security plastic. I think if you shoplifted a CD these days no one would care or notice.


The deluxe version of the album comes with some country singles she recorded. The standard one is $9.99. I remember back in the 90s paying as much as $18. I'm glad Tower Records and Sam Goody are gone. What a bunch of greedy pigs. I actually went to the mall first to look for the album, but the two music stores we have are combination book/video game/action figure/music/DVD stores that don't carry new releases. I ended up going to Best Buy.

Normally, I don't buy a recording on optical media unless it comes with a music video or special features, but I kind of wanted this one just to have it on my shelf.




Wearing a curtain to hide the gut. Clever! I shall do the same!


I read through the "thanks" section of the booklet and noticed my name was missing. I don't believe she would have succeeded as she has without my creepy fandom.


lol Texan lol


With compact discs, which I believe is a misnomer since they're five inches wide, the music is stored inside of these digital grooves.


I put it on my traditional rotating discus playback device but all I heard was static.


On a whim I discovered that the thin hole in my computer, originally believed to be reserved for air flow, is an input slot for these not-so-compact discs.


My charming old motor car plays them too!

Real talk: It's kind of crazy that optical media is still around.

[Kompresshun]

I haven't bought a CD in a couple of years. The last time I bought one was because SAMs Club was selling it far cheaper than I could've bought the songs I wanted on iTunes.

[SBC 240Z]

I hope you achieve great fame and fortune some day good sir, I always enjoy these

[Bubba1]

I hope you achieve great fame and fortune some day good sir, I always enjoy these

I assume that's either an old CD or old pic on a new CD cover.


"Gimme a hoagie thiiiiiiiiis big, super sized cheeze fries, onion rings, big chocolate 7 layer cake....and a diet coke, please." Buuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrp.

[themadscientist]

If only the deluxe version had a lock of her hair you would be all set.

[Bubba1]

Jesda, on MSNBC.com this morning. Clarkson said she's never been in love and wants to find a hubby. Perhaps you could upgrade yourself from distant admirer, meet her and show her that "once she goes brown, she'll never frown"...

[Jesda]

HAH! I knew she'd settle down eventually.

Would appreciate it if a NICO member gave us a treadmill as a wedding gift. It would allow me to avoid the awkward "so, you gonna lose some weight?" question.

[Encryptshun]

Jesda, you need to love her for who she is, not what she looks like.

And aw, why no love for the CD? I personally love 'em.

The stereo in my Xterra doesn't even support an auxiliary input, so if I want to listen to something on the road I have a choice between the radio or a CD.

[IBCoupe]

Jesda, you need to love her for who she is, not what she looks like.

And aw, why no love for the CD? I personally love 'em.

The stereo in my Xterra doesn't even support an auxiliary input, so if I want to listen to something on the road I have a choice between the radio or a CD.

C.) You could get a new truck.

[AppleBonker]

Doesn't the CTS come with a hard drive for audio storage?

[Kompresshun]

The stereo in my Xterra doesn't even support an auxiliary input, so if I want to listen to something on the road I have a choice between the radio or a CD.

No cassette player either? If not, then get an FM Modulator and you're good to go. If you do, then buy a cassette adapter. I use a $10 one from Walmart and it works great.

I'd go mad if I had to listen to CD's on the road now.

[Encryptshun]

Xterra has only AM/FM and single-disc in-dash. (I don't have the "awesome" Fosgate system). I don't own an iPod, and will not own an iPod. I find the thought of having to rip my music to some digital library and then having to deal with iTunes telling me what devices I can and cannot use for my library utterly abhorrent.

[Jesda]

I remember the days of making mix tapes for family vacations. [Then nagging dad to buy batteries for my Walkman at every fuel stop.]

[costa_rican13]

lol i remember those days! and if you had a cd player! you were considered cool! lol i'm 20 btw :0

[audtatious]

8-track rules!!!!!!

[Bubba1]

Xterra has only AM/FM and single-disc in-dash. (I don't have the "awesome" Fosgate system). I don't own an iPod, and will not own an iPod. I find the thought of having to rip my music to some digital library and then having to deal with iTunes telling me what devices I can and cannot use for my library utterly abhorrent.

+1 for 8 tracks....

I thought that way too about Ipods until I finally got one for a birthday gift. I didn't relish having to convert stuff over to digital, but having children has its benefits. My son did it all for me. Ipods are very nice. Since my 4 Runner has a cassette+CD, for father's day I got one of those cassette looking adapters to play the ipod which works pretty well.

Another option noone mentioned is satellite radio.

[Jesda]

I used to be crazy about XM until the audio quality and customer service went down the crapper. They replaced a lot of the channels that played rock albums with more pop.


I love pop more than most, but I don't need 20 iterations of the same format!!

[audtatious]

I liked XM until earlier this year when they shuffled things around and dropped a lot of the channels I listened to.

[MinisterofDOOM]

No cassette player either? If not, then get an FM Modulator and you're good to go. If you do, then buy a cassette adapter. I use a $10 one from Walmart and it works great.

I HATE that my LS doesn't have a tape player to enable use of a cassette adapter. FM modulators sound like butt, even good in-line ones.