10/5    DVD quality < HDTV quality.  Are DVDs obsolete?
        \_ DSL bandwidth < Fiber bandwidth.  Is DSL obsolete?
        \_ Vagina < Penis.  Is vagina obsolete?
           \_ Anus < vagina.  Is anus obsolete?
           \_ Anus < vagina.  Is anus obsolete?  No!  Some people prefer anus
              for its tightness.
              \_ Dude.  How do you guys handle the issue with anal fissures?
                 They're a pain in the butt, literally.
                 \_ I use lubricant and go gentle on my gal when doing her
                    anal.
              \_ hi danh
                \_ the above doesn't sound like me at all. - danh
                   \_ the above doesn't sound like me at all. - danh
              \_ BUGGERY IS THE STANDARD!
                 \_i asked for head.. not more or less
                   \_ PEGGING!  PEGGING IS THE STANDARD!
                      \_ It only has one ass, it's of no use to me!
        \_ cassette quality < CD quality.  Cassettes are obsolete.
           \_ bullshit.  there are different kinds of quality.  I'd
              rather have inferior audio quality, but still be able
              to play the goddamn thing after 10 years, and have something
              that might start to show some age in parts but won't
              catestrophically fail.  fuck optical data storage media.
              cassetes will be obsolete when technology comes out with
              the sound quality of CD and the general robustness of
              tapes.  not before.  same for VHS vs DVD.
              \_ Chill down.  Some people do agree with you.  See the link
                 below.
              \_ one key difference: with digital media you can have bit-
                 perfect backup copies. Or rip to mp3 and stop risking
                 your originals. Analog tapes are failure prone besides
                 being noisy. CD/DVD could have been designed in a cassette
                 format like a floppy disk to protect against scratching,
                 but I guess they were too cheap.
                 \_ Cassettes and VHS tapes are re-recordable.
                    \_ So are CDRWs and DVD+-RWs.
           \_ http://homepage.mac.com/danielturek/PhotoAlbum50.html
        \_ They will be, once blu-ray and HD-DVD come out. But those aren't
           out, and the existing DVD base will force it to be supported for
           a relatively long time. By 2005 the HD stuff should be out (as in
           hollywood movies out on the format).
           \_ If blu-ray AND HD-DVD come out, it will be Betamax/VHS all over
              again.  Note that SACD/DVD-Audio hasn't taken off for that exact
              same reason.
              \_ Yep. Sony is trying to use it's clout as a movie company (Sony
                 and they bought MGM, plus Fox signed on for Blu-ray) and plan
                 to put Blu-ray in the PS3. Blu-ray is superior but HD-DVD
                 is similar to DVD and therefore cheap. MS's choice for Xbox2
                 will be interesting.