From the 'Whats new at ZIFF DAVIS' E Letter

CDs and DVDs Deteriorate After All

And I used to think my CDs and DVDs would out-last me. Apparently that's not true. It seems that these wonder discs actually deteriorate pretty quickly. It seems now that these optical discs just aren't as permanent as we thought. If you rely on CDs and DVDs, better read our report--and think about making backups of your backups.
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This is a bit of a bummer for those of us, who were sold on the idea of 'indestructible' media.
Me, I've put almost all my record collection to CD, thinking that the vinyl, was at last, safe.

The article is here :-


http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1585525,00.asp


[edit] W00t - 175 posts, me makes it to MEMBER - does this mean I can apply for that haxxor encoder ring now ? [/edit]