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Lorde Fans Are Complaining That Her New Translucent CD Won’t Play on Their CD Players

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Submitted ⁨⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨cm0002@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.zip⁩

https://www.vice.com/en/article/lorde-fans-are-complaining-that-her-new-translucent-cd-wont-play-on-their-cd-players/

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  • MurrayL@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Loving this little nugget from the article:

    the translucent CD, which was pitched as an environmentally friendly option

    Ah yes, the environmentally friendly option of producing thousands of plastic disks that don’t work.

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  • ConstantPain@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    Hahahahahaha

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  • NABDad@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    People still buy CDs?

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  • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    How is that even supposed to work? The laser beam has to be reflected back down to the sensor in order to read the CD.

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    • aeronmelon@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Translucent != transparent, but you might be on to something.

      Maybe it works better on slim drives with a lower ceiling. Larger drives with space above the disc might allow the laser to refract and generate garbage.

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      • bdonvr@thelemmy.club ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I mean the CD does work. But not with all players… Not sure what makes some work and some not. Laser wavelength?

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    • SheeEttin@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      CD players use 780 nm light, which is infrared. What is transparent in visible light may be reflective in infrared.

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  • aeronmelon@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Maybe stick to making vanity records for the superfans / vinyl collectors.

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  • glimse@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Really wasn’t into the singles but overall, pretty good album.

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