A life defined by ironic t-shirt slogans

[hirez]

... And that, I think, is an illustration to myself exactly how easy it is to get out of the swing of writing stuff down. Well, in weblog/LJ format, anyway. Writing stuff down longhand about things I made up on the spot has become much less unproductive.

I would also like the shiny new ideas to queue up like sensible children, rather than bouncing up and down like sugared-up tweens going 'Me! Me! Write me now!'
(If anyone would like to help me staple my hand to my forehead, write Usenet Central Control, 1060 W. Addison, Chicago, IL 60614.)

Anyway.

Ma has a set of CDs which contain the sound of Laurie Lee reading 'Cider with Rosie' in 1959. The CDs themselves are from 1988 and have started to rot properly. EAC won't touch the first disc and the internets are unable to supply a replacement. What other disc recovery techniques might a chap try? (Including 'Here's a .torrent, fill yer boots')

Comments

[meltie.livejournal.com]

Depends where the rot is. If it's scratched on the underside, the brasso technique might save it. If the data layer's gone, well, that's a software problem m'lud.

[hirez.livejournal.com]

They're largely unscratched, so I suspect it's internal rot. Boo.

[dyfferent.livejournal.com]

http://www.demonoid.me/files/details/1978225/27097820/

If you need a Demonoid invite, holla.

[hirez.livejournal.com]

:D

Sorted! Thank you kindly.

[bogwitch64.livejournal.com]

A CD from 1988?? I suppose they did have those back then, eh? I remember when they first came out, they were billed as "indestructible." Yeah, right.

[reddragdiva]

EAC and cdparanoia are the two options. If they're so rotted that neither of those work, (approximately) nothing will.