gex@lemmy.worldtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How does ripping a CD/DVD work exactly? Is it similar to copying or does it leave the CD/DVD unusable?
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7 months agoWritable CDs don’t store data on microscopic holes, they instead have a layer of pigment that changes color when heated by a laser.
“The writing process does not produce indentations (pits);” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-R#:~:text=The writing process does not produce indentations (pits)%3B
CD-RWs have a coating that can change to its original when the laser heats it to a specific temperature (high heat to write, low heat to erase)
“To erase the disc, the write beam heats the amorphous regions with low power to about 200 °C.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-RW#:~:text=To erase the disc%2C the write beam heats the amorphous regions with low power to about 200 °C.
They could just draw three arrows on top of the swastika
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Arrows