tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325836928917722288.post2444033851398211716..comments2023-04-28T02:31:03.291-07:00Comments on DFTBA Records: Hank's Relationship with Physical Discs...How it HappenedAlanDistrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04745785903485975190noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325836928917722288.post-84936047436603304882009-09-24T20:28:57.754-07:002009-09-24T20:28:57.754-07:00I would like to echo, and acronymize everyone else...I would like to echo, and acronymize everyone else's quotations: APPOAN-PR. I feel that entirely. I am a big have-it-physically person, and I go vinyl if it is an option. I understand the Kindle fascination, but it is something I would never do. Especially when I hear things like <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/technology/companies/18amazon.html" rel="nofollow">this</a>.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650747945251998161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325836928917722288.post-27590044386796263102009-09-03T09:02:46.096-07:002009-09-03T09:02:46.096-07:00I'm finding all this debate about the packagin...I'm finding all this debate about the packaging of CDs really interesting. Sadly, I've not got any of the DFTBA releases in physical form - I ahve to pay for my own music, and because I live in the UK shipping prices mean that I have to buy them on iTunes. However, I'm trying to save up so I can get Hank's next release as a physical CD, because I do agree - it's so nice to have the booklet and the actual CD that you can hold in your hands (carefully!) and allt hat other great stuff =] When I'm able I like to buy CDs and just transfer the music to my iPod via Easy CD-DA Extractor. Even though I never really play CDs on a CD player (although I do have one somewhere) I like to own the actual CD, purely for the experience, as Alex said, of opening it and seeing the artwork, etc. <br />So, my point is, yes - I'd love DFTBA to produce all their CDs in jewel cases. However, I understand that Hank wants his to be eco-friendly, but I'm pretty sure you can get jewel cases made out of recycled plastic. Also, perhaps when CDs are released people could have the option to buy a jewel case or a slip-in case, with the latter being a cheaper option? I'm not sure if that would work, but I'd like to know if and how that could work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325836928917722288.post-41073380242423530722009-09-01T18:11:33.824-07:002009-09-01T18:11:33.824-07:00I dislike Kindle. The entire idea. Real, printed b...I dislike Kindle. The entire idea. Real, printed books are so much better!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325836928917722288.post-39529365915249664162009-08-31T13:26:28.828-07:002009-08-31T13:26:28.828-07:00lamelamemehhttp://www.meh.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325836928917722288.post-41267134867722076202009-08-31T11:48:07.297-07:002009-08-31T11:48:07.297-07:00@J.B. - Yep, it's been proven, several times a...@J.B. - Yep, it's been proven, several times actually. The amount of energy that goes into drilling the oil, shipping it around, turning it to palstic, shipping it around again, turning it into CDs, shipping it around again, turning those CDs into albums and then shipping them around again is also easy to underestimate. <br /><br />Digital albums consume anywhere from 50% to 30% of the energy consumed by physical ones. And those numbers will continue to go down as servers continue to become more and more efficient.Hank Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07755669145301487713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325836928917722288.post-53626971273646943452009-08-31T01:34:09.301-07:002009-08-31T01:34:09.301-07:00You can "have" something on your ipod or...You can "have" something on your ipod or shuffle list, but you can't hold it. And you certainly can't hug it.Caitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16067792187658763528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325836928917722288.post-39401101150798553412009-08-31T01:12:01.403-07:002009-08-31T01:12:01.403-07:00Has it really been proven that a physical release ...Has it really been proven that a physical release is less friendly for the environment than a digital one? The amount of energy needed to keep servers running is largely underestimated, I think.<br /><br />I still agree that it's great to have something physical to hold in your hands. Way better than some bytes on your hard disk.J.B. Dazenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853763192936506897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325836928917722288.post-44176583827525532062009-08-30T22:00:33.546-07:002009-08-30T22:00:33.546-07:00Hank, my roomies and I have a section of wall devo...Hank, my roomies and I have a section of wall devoted to youtube (and a little bit of disney) in my hallway. The cardboard case to So Jokes is displayed proudly there as a "physical piece of a non-physical relationship".My Honest Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076097050157102753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325836928917722288.post-35355533192067890072009-08-30T18:56:29.563-07:002009-08-30T18:56:29.563-07:00'having a physical piece of a non-physical rel...'having a physical piece of a non-physical relationship' YES!valerie2776https://www.blogger.com/profile/04316391751323426716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325836928917722288.post-43471385325063883902009-08-30T15:08:27.271-07:002009-08-30T15:08:27.271-07:00"..having a physical piece of a non-physical ..."..having a physical piece of a non-physical relationship."<br /><br />That is it, that is exactly it :) it's having that thing to hold onto that makes an internet link translate into the real world.Ellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607654339165665081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325836928917722288.post-65537451842669672392009-08-30T13:48:37.842-07:002009-08-30T13:48:37.842-07:00I really appreciate the work you put into these al...I really appreciate the work you put into these albums for us. I know it takes a lot of work, and I am grateful that you spend your time and money on these albums for nerdfighters like me. I hope your success continues, and I can't wait for another cd to come out. =]<br />DFTBA, <br />~EmilyEmily Johanneshttp://twitter.com/_emilyn_noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325836928917722288.post-26426268799625574502009-08-30T12:58:38.232-07:002009-08-30T12:58:38.232-07:00Nerdylation has a point but why stop at vinyl? It ...Nerdylation has a point but why stop at vinyl? It should be recorded entirely on an Edison wax cylinder recorder. <br /><br />Everyone has a player for those, right?Alex Perhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10428485891178828194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325836928917722288.post-518187738572208152009-08-30T12:53:21.113-07:002009-08-30T12:53:21.113-07:00i bought hanks cd at the tour de nerdfighting stop...i bought hanks cd at the tour de nerdfighting stop in Lancaster pa and got it signed by hank. as soon as i heard about there being a cd from hank i had to have it. and i don't need jewl cases.tfritz92https://www.blogger.com/profile/10850925679172796791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325836928917722288.post-6276970608514393772009-08-30T12:46:01.983-07:002009-08-30T12:46:01.983-07:00I vote vinyl. why buy another digital medium?I vote vinyl. why buy another digital medium?nerdylationhttp://twitter.com/nerdylationnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325836928917722288.post-67980995416061208792009-08-30T12:44:03.408-07:002009-08-30T12:44:03.408-07:00It seems weird now to think that nerdfighters woul...It seems weird now to think that nerdfighters wouldn't buy a Hank CD considering you managed to sell 500 John Green bobbleheads with little trouble :PSpinachPuffshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07460089837610808953noreply@blogger.com