Do you remember what you guys were using to burn millions of CDs at the time? Genuinely curious how it was done at that scale, as I think it was one of the biggest CD campaigns.
baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
I worked there from 2002-2005. Was 2 cubicles down from the guy responsible for sending out the “free trial!” CDs. Fun times
vinnymac@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Decipher0771@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
At that scale discs are stamped, not individually burned. Same as how music CDs and DVDs were made.
baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
No idea. He clicked a button, they went out. I’m sure there was a big factory in China. Anytime new registrations were down for the month, send out another batch.
happydoors@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Imagine the shear amount of waste that guy helped put on the planet! A few spots away from a real life villain!
baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Oh yeah that dude made a LOT of trash. But we were working the elevator on the Death Star, man. It wasn’t his idea to do it, just his job to execute it. I suppose he could have refused to do it on principle, but they’d have another person hired within an hour. Ethics and values rarely put a roof over your head, though. AOL was the biggest employer in the area and their executive suite was ruthless. Blame them, not the guy clicking the button.
ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I still have one, still in the cellophane. I use it as a coaster.
WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 4 days ago
You got more use out of it than most