#Discs

@discgolfmasters.bsky.social

1 week ago

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To keep you going and challenge you some more during the demo and the last day of Next Fest, let's see who can beat the daily challenge! 🏆

Live now over at Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4196270/...

#DiscGolf #DiscGolfMasters #Disc #Discs #Outdoor

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No Film School

@nofilmschool.com.web.brid.gy

2 months ago

Blu-ray vs. Streaming: Why Physical Media Still Reigns Supreme In this era of streaming, it's so easy to just click buttons and get the films you want on demand. But what if I told you that the highest quality version of them still comes on a disc? And look, that's not just my opinion, there's real science behind those facts. Today, I want to unpack the actual numbers behind discs versus streaming and talk about why it might be time to start a physical media collection. Let's dive in. * * * ### You Can't Beat a Blu-Ray In an era where "Netflix and chill" is the default and digital libraries are just a click away, the debate between buying digital versus physical media is more relevant than ever. I stumbled upon that video from Garrett Crespo, where he breaks down the technical reasons why physical Blu-rays still offer a vastly superior viewing experience to what's on streaming. The first is kind of obvious. ## Ownership vs. Licensing Not enough people seem to know this, but when you buy a digital movie on a streaming platform, you're often just "renting" the license to view it. If the platform loses the rights or shuts down, your collection could vanish. With a Blu-ray, you own the disc, so as long as you don't lose it, you have it. ## The Data Gap By the Numbers This is the real thing that we can nerd out on. Blu-Ray discs are better than streaming because they deliver quality. It all comes down to the amount of data being processed. Let’s look at the math Garrett shared for standard HD content: * **HD Blu-ray:** A traditional disc can hold up to 50 GB of data. It reads at a bitrate of about **35 megabits per second** (roughly 5 megabytes per second). * **HD Streaming:** Most streaming services deliver HD at a much lower bitrate, around **5 megabits per second**. ## The "Space Odyssey" Comparison To put this into perspective, Garrett used the cinematic masterpiece _2001: A Space Odyssey_ (runtime: 2 hours and 19 minutes) as an example: * **On Blu-ray:** The movie consumes roughly **40 GB** of data. * **Via Streaming:** The same movie in "HD" only uses about **5 GB** . That means the Blu-ray version contains 8 times more data than the streaming version. This extra data translates to sharper images, more vibrant colors, fewer "blocking" artifacts in dark scenes, and significantly better audio quality. And you can't really argue with that at all. ## What About 4K? The gap only widens when you move into 4K. While streaming 4K is an improvement over HD, it still uses heavy compression to fit through your internet pipes. A 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray can hold up to 100 GB of data with bitrates that streaming simply can't touch. ## Will This Ever Change? Streaming tech will get better. That is inevitable, but I am not sure how long it will take for it to get where Blu-rays are right now. And by then, who knows how far advanced they'll become? ## Summing It All Up Streaming is unbeatable for convenience and discovery. But if you truly want to experience a film exactly as the director intended, physical media is the only way to go. Let me know what you think in the comments.

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craftbeerguy

@craftbeerguy.bsky.social

2 months ago

Received this totally rad wall hanger from my niece for Christmas. 🥏
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@discraft.bsky.social #Buzz | #discgolf #discs | #discgolflife | disc #art

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Brian G Weber Photography

@briangweber.com

2 months ago

Ice lily pads on Lake Cochituate! These shapes are formed when water freezes on top of a body of water with waves to break the ice into chunks as it forms. The edges are caused by the chunks bumping up against one another. Really cool!

#ice #frozen #lake #lilypad #discs #winter #olympus #om1

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MUSICA Magazine from RADIOSPARX-AUDIOSPARX

@musicamag.bsky.social

4 months ago

Funk up yr weekend w/ NU DISCO DANCE track “Time To Say Goodbye’ by Veteran DJ SKILLMASTER who’s spun #discs w/ the best of them.
www.radiosparx.com/music/archiv...
He's in MUSICA here:-
www.radiosparx.com/musica.cfm/i...
www.facebook.com/MartinStackD...
#musicmagazine #music #DJSKILLMASTER

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Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie

@mpi-astro.bsky.social

6 months ago

XUE: The CO2-rich terrestrial planet-forming region of an externally irradiated Herbig disk | Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A) Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A) is an international journal which publishes papers on all aspects of astronomy and astrophysics

2/ 🌌 Normally, water dominates the inner regions of such planet-forming #discs, where Earth-like planets may emerge. This finding shows that strong #ultraviolet radiation in massive star-forming regions can also drastically alter disc chemistry, and thus the building blocks of future #planets.

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Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie

@mpi-astro.bsky.social

6 months ago

Queen Mary-led team discovers warped planetary nurseries

1/ 🌌 A twist in planet formation: Protoplanetary #discs aren’t flat. 🪐

A recent study led by Andrew Winter from #MPIA and Queen Mary University of London #QMUL (@qmul.bsky.social) shows many discs are slightly warped instead of being highly symmetrical.
#PlanetFormation #Astronomy 🔭

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Akitsu ❄️

@zakitsu.bsky.social

6 months ago

COLOR WITH ME!! YouTube video by Akitsu

NEW VIDEO: More disc customization!

youtu.be/cFm1o-FcG8c?...

#art #artist #discgolf #discs #frisbeegolf #coloring #colorwithme #sharpies

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xxmelomaniacxx

@xxmelomaniacxx.bsky.social

7 months ago

Left most column (top to bottom) - 3 black Pure Zero Medium - 2 orange Pure Opto - 1 white Huk Labs Rive Middle column (top to bottom) - 1 white Kristin Lätt Pure Zero Medium - 1 pink and clear Pure Opto Ice Orbit - 1 pink Brave Royal - 1 purple marble Strive Royal - 1 clear blue Bolt Opto Right column (top to bottom) - 1 yellow Fuse Opto - 1 blue and clear Fuse Opto Ice - 2 River Opto (orange and pink) - 1 Kristin Lätt Grand Bullseye Grace

Got all the discs I ordered. This is the complete collection of the new ones (see alt for description).

All my old discs are now loaners and backups with a couple I still bag (Destroyer and Bottom Stamp DX Rok).

I'm really loving Latitude64 these days!

#discgolf #discs

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Tom Betoek 😎✝️⁖

@tombetoek.bsky.social

7 months ago

#MoteyMouseRebuke ? 001 – #Discs ?? – #humor #comedy #sf #series #parody #satire (?) ✝️🔺️🤍 "#Discuss ... ???" --- ✝️⚖️🤍🏢🗺🧭📰📈🪜🗝⬆️⏫️🆙️🔺️🕶🚨🔔🛗⛰️🏞🌕🌞🍊🍏☕️🦁🦀7🌹🌻🍀🪴🧗☝️👍🤔😎 [ #Earthsflat ? ] [ #MoteyMouseRebirth ? ] [ #MoteyMouseReboot ? ] [ #MoteyMouseRebuild ? ] [ #MoteyMouseRebuke ?? ] — "#MoteyMouseRebuke ? 🏢🔺️✝️” — “#GuessTheAd?” — "#MoteyMouseMotleys...?" "#MotLeyens...??" "#Leiden...???" "*#WHATISLEIDEN*...?!?” --- yall i am shifting between 3d and 5d o sumpin? anyone have same pobrem? --- --- --- “‘#TheyLift’?”“#Live?”“#How?”“#Film?”“‘#TheyLift’?”

#MoteyMouseRebuke ? 001 – #Discs ?? – #humor #comedy #sf #series #parody #satire (?) ✝️🔺️🤍

"#Discuss ... ???" --- ✝️⚖️🤍🏢🗺🧭📰📈🪜🗝⬆️⏫️🆙️🔺️🕶🚨🔔🛗⛰️🏞🌕🌞🍊🍏☕️🦁🦀7🌹🌻🍀🪴🧗☝️👍🤔😎 [ #Earthsflat ? ] [ #MoteyMouseRebirth ? ] [ #MoteyMouseReboot ? ] [ #MoteyMouseRebuild ? ] [ #MoteyMouseRebuke ?? ] — "#MoteyMouseRebuke…

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Dr Howard Smith Reports

@drhowardsmith.bsky.social

8 months ago

DEWALT Elite Series 4.5-inch 40G T27 High Density Grinder Flap Disc have ceramic cloth abrasive flaps that detach during use leading to serious lacerations and other injuries. #dewalt #grinder #discs #detach #lacerations #recall

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Christian Leo-Pernold

@mazedlx.bsky.social

8 months ago

The progress of drilling tiny holes into brake discs of a Ducati 916 by Tamiya in 1:12 scale.

#tamiya #dcuati #916 #drilled #brake #discs #drill #scalemodel #scalemodels #scalemodelling #scale112

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J.C. Kælin

@jckaelin.bsky.social

8 months ago

Philips Compact Cassette Ad YouTube video by Attila Zérczi

#OTD #TDIH #June21, 1926: #HBD #LouOttens! #Engineers #Inventors #Entrepreneurs #CompactCassettes #CompactCassetteTapes #CassetteTapes #Cassettes #CompactDiscs #CDs #Discs #Philips #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqmv...

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DarkKnight22679

@darkknight22679.bsky.social

9 months ago

Back when we got physical #cdrom #discs with our @apple #ipods

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Sparky Direct

@sparkydirect.bsky.social

10 months ago

🚨 Clearance Alert! Alpha Cutting Discs – While Stocks Last! 🚨

Need sharp, precise cuts without the hefty price tag? 💥 Alpha cutting discs are on clearance – but not for long!
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#Sparky #SparkyDirect #Alphatools #Cuttingdisc #discs #sparkies #tradies #tools #Electrician #ElectricalSupplies

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Ricardo Harvin

@ricardoharvin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy

11 months ago

Shhh 🤫

Don't tell anybody, but the 24 hour Criterion Collection 50% off Flash Sale is here!

About 18 hours left right now.

https://www.criterion.com/sale

#Criterion #CriterionCollection #FlashSale

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heather

@crystalscoda.bsky.social

1 year ago

Do you prefer cartridges or discs? Personally, I quite like video games. #gamingsky #videogames #cartridges #discs

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