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All indefinitely means is “not certain”. So it could mean a week… Or a century.

These disks are pretty well understood. You should be good for a decade. At about 12-13 years it’s risky and anything after 15… If it’s still working, count yourself lucky.

Exactly. Maybe someone could have mentioned this during election season if it was so important?

Meh, I don’t think the comment matters. Fashion has always been a discussion topic. Remember Obama’s tan suit? Or all the criticisms on Trump’s ill fitting suits?

Politics shift to the right when people feel disparity, and their future looks break. Politics shift left when people feel optimistic about their future.

You give the Dems too much credit. It’s easier to believe they’re weak and ineffectual.

I think you misread. He said “disguising”, which only means intent to keep hidden by masking the truth.

I don’t disagree, but I definitely do not agree fully with your sentiment. “theft” implies a loss to the owner. (and sorry to folks in the other side, “piracy” also implies theft/loss)

So if folks can sit on top of a skyscraper and look into a ball park to watch the game, it’s not theft, but they are enjoying something of value without paying for it, and society generally accepts this behavior in that case. But not if you splice your neighbor’s cable to watch for free. (is that even still possible?)

Maybe call it, “involuntary gratis”? It implies some harm, but not on the same degree as theft.