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    Report: CD-Rs Are not Reliable

    Varying factors cause this to happen. There's an issue known as "DVD rot" in which the aluminum layer of a disc can slowly oxidize in spots (like rusting). Depends on storage environment; humid environments contribute to this. My personal experience is that proper storage of discs has kept...
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    Amazing 3D HD Content Crammed Into 4KB

    I remember the 64K demoscene - that took some real talent, making wicked 3D demos within a single memory segment in DOS. That took some true coding. I imagine these 4K demos, impressive as they may be, rely HEAVILY on DirectX or other outside API. The oldschool demos were both the code and...