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Coating Promises Scratch-Proof CDs, DVDs, LCDs
13.7BillionYears writes "NewScientist reports that TDK has developed a transparent polymer for LCD screens and optical media that is impervious to general neglect and abuse. Quoth the reporter, 'In one of the most convincing technology demonstrations this reporter has witnessed, I was handed a CD, a wire-wool pan scourer and some permanent marker pens, and invited to scratch or mark the discs. Hard as I tried, I could not make a single mark on the disc with the scourer. And the ink simply wiped off.' The coating is apparently responsible for Blu-Ray's new caddy-less form factor."
Ok, here's your new media, yes yes it still doesn't have a protective cover. But look! This magic coating will keep it from ever being damaged! Yes yes it will last forever and you will never lose your data!
Thank GOD we dont get to deal with those nasty dust jackets from the days of old. I feel SO much smarter now that I can see every rainbow of data as I try to wrap my fingers along the outer edge of the disk when I put it in. DVD rentals have never been more pleasant.
The FUCK is going on here?
This 2 party political system is a joke and we get no vote on how we want our new media.
"I looked into anti-grafitti treatment for my fraternity house in Boston several years ago. Even targeting just the worst spot (~35x10ft brick wall) was excessively expensive compared to renting a sandblaster every three months and spending a Saturday morning cleaning it and paying for repegging the mortar every other year."
Isn't this just a variation of Information Wants to Be Free?
Look up a local artist to paint a mural. Most likely, he/she would do it for free. Instead of trying to videotape a crime, you'll be posing for a front page story in the local newspaper about promoting Culture and the Arts, and making the neighbourhood a better place.