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5 more myths about vinyl records we need to leave in the past

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5 more myths about vinyl records we need to leave in the past

Sydney Butler April 8, 2026

It's just vinyl, not magic.

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Zip drives were supposed to end the floppy era—until one design flaw destroyed everything

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• physical media
• Storage
• Technology
• USB

Zip drives were supposed to end the floppy era—until one design flaw destroyed everything

Sydney Butler April 1, 2026

The contagious hardware failure that turned Zip disks into data traps

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Why RAM was the most important component in 1990s portable CD players

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• RAM
• Sony
• Technology

Why RAM was the most important component in 1990s portable CD players

Sydney Butler March 22, 2026

Time is money!

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5 myths about CDs we need to leave in the past

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5 myths about CDs we need to leave in the past

Sydney Butler March 15, 2026

Dispelling the deep magics

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Before the USB flash drive: 5 ‘floppy killers’ that lost the retro storage war

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• physical media
• Retro Computing
• Storage
• Technology

Before the USB flash drive: 5 ‘floppy killers’ that lost the retro storage war

Sydney Butler March 12, 2026

Why Zip disks and LS-120s couldn't defeat the 1.44MB disk

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Blu-ray is dying, but how did it last so long in the first place?

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• Video Streaming

Blu-ray is dying, but how did it last so long in the first place?

Sydney Butler March 11, 2026

But I hope it's a very slow death indeed.

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Frozen light, DNA cassettes, and laser-etched glass: Sci-fi storage tech that makes your SSD look like a floppy disk

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• physical media
• SSD
• Storage
• Technology

Frozen light, DNA cassettes, and laser-etched glass: Sci-fi storage tech that makes your SSD look like a floppy disk

Sydney Butler March 4, 2026

Why synthetic DNA and holographic crystals are the ultimate SSD killers

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Hardware DRM and dead 5.25″ bays: Why the PC Blu-ray drive is officially extinct

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• Peripherals
• physical media
• Technology

Hardware DRM and dead 5.25″ bays: Why the PC Blu-ray drive is officially extinct

Sydney Butler March 2, 2026

Sony, LG, and Pioneer are out—optical drives are finally a dead end

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Your vinyl records aren’t as “analog” as you think—and that’s okay

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• Music
• physical media
• Technology

Your vinyl records aren’t as “analog” as you think—and that’s okay

Sydney Butler March 1, 2026

Oh, you thought it was AAA all the way?

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4 myths about vinyl records we need to leave in the past

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4 myths about vinyl records we need to leave in the past

Sydney Butler February 25, 2026

Stop the presses!

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