Something I irrationally miss about older media: being able to tell how much data is there just by looking at it.

I can look at the bottom of a CD or the top of a record and see how much is on it; an SD card is just an SD card. Bytes don’t weigh a thing.

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@misty reminds me of those USB thumbdrives with e-ink-displays that show how full they are

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@noiob I’ve never seen those! That’s conceptually ridiculous and also I love it.

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