16 May
2003
16 May
'03
6:18 p.m.
[Of course computer tinkerers can't prevent it from rusting, but chemical tinkerers will have fun. Or are inert gasses to be banned under DMCA? Hmmm, a hermetic case-mod..]
Why bother with hermetic cases? Just cover the disc with a thin layer of something inert with suitable transparency. Or, if the coating is thin, just polish it away. Toothpaste does wonders. Or, the oxidized layer could be maybe reduced back, using a suitable chemical process. Or, it could be oxidized further, breaking the polyaromatic structures causing light absorption. Oh, the possibilities! I *knew* those thick chemistry books will be handy for me to keep around! :)