"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
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"Robert Morein" wrote in message


The "Devil" is correct in that the article does appear to say this.

Only for sloppy readers. The lead-off sentence says:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/32593.html

"Keeping data CDs in the dark for two years isn't a good idea."

It doesn't say keeping data in the dark isn't a good idea, it says that
keeping it in the dark for two years isn't a good idea. Then the article
goes on to say something significantly different from that:

"According to the Dutch magazine PC Active some CD-Rs degrade in months,
even at room temperature without sunlight."

The word "some" is key. It says that these findings don't apply to all
CDs,
but only some of them. Apparently some where some place there are CDs that
are so crappy that they can't be stored for as short as 2 years under good
conditions, without degrading unacceptably.

However, it appears to be an example of sloppy journalism.

You got that right!

The results are reasonable.

In the sense that some CDs are so crappy that even when stored in
accordance
with accepted methodologies, they don't last two years.

But it's an incorrect inference to
conclude that dark storage is worse than light storage.

Agreed.

IMHO, the correct interpretation is that poor quality CDs can degrade
quickly even in the dark.

Agreed.

It is still an authoritative contradiction of Arny's ignorant
sound-off on the subject of CD brand selection.

Drop the word "ignorant", and I won't point out how much I had to beat on
you Bob, to get you to produce references that supported your claims.

The word "ignorant" was very appropriately used on that occasion.
You, as a master of the debating trade, implicitly shifted the burden of
proof to your challenger, a devious and unjustified thing.

You made a statement, in your typical pontifical fashion, and got shot down.
Rather than openly admit your mistake (which would have actually made you
look good), you chose to attack your correctors.
Your mistake is very obvious to everyone except you. You share this personal
characteristic with Singh.