They are, and many of them have existed for centuries. Most cork now is probably synthetic, but there are still some places where people harvest cork.

Yeah, but unless you know the hash of a file, you can’t look it up. The gnutella network can find files by name.

And that’s why I think it’s an issue. The least popular tracks, which are the most likely ones to disappear from the internet, are the ones they store in the lowest quality. While I’m glad they made this huge effort for preservation, and understand the limitations of storage space, I also wish they would have at least preserved the original 160kbps streams.

The Avatar movies are mostly a tech demo. They’re impressive when you look at the CGI, all the special effects, the audio, the 3D, the scenes…

The story isn’t bad, it’s just average. Competently made, but predictable. However, it makes sense when you realize the story is just the excuse to make everything else. There has to be one, but it really doesn’t need to be complex as long as it gets to show what Cameron wants to show.

I think most people watch the movies to see the tech demo, and that’s why, despite being some of the highest grossing movies, they don’t have that big of a cultural impact.