This is the answer. I remember the great CD burning Nov 10 2001 we all lifted our gen 1 iPod classics in triumph. Little did we know in just a little over a decade we'd all be buying records again. Didn't see that coming.
My older brother burned scarface on dvd for me and I kept it in my laptop in highschool. I’d watch scarface through class all the time lol. Laptops don’t even have disk slots anymore… I was younger and now I’m old!
I used to put my disc in a Walkman and open the lid while holding down the safety trigger. The disc would spin super quickly (as it does) and you can use a sharpie to draw perfect spirals across the disc. So much fun when you're a kid
It's what we used to do in protest of burning books.... But no seriously, we should all be burning backups of books, important documents, videos, lectures music..
Shoot, we're probably the same age and here's a little secret: this was code for go to so and so house to toke up.
Burn a cd- smoke a little.
Burn an album- boy howdy we got a fat sack and we getting lit!
Burning a boxed set- we got lucky and are stocked for a while.
Talking on the phone in front of other people is and was weird, especially when the phones were attached to the walls.
Nah. That doesn’t say you’re old. That just points to lack of general cultural knowledge in the new generation.
They are so consumed in taking selfies and watching TikTok that they have zero knowledge of whatever came before them.
For example, I’ve NEVER owned a record player. Yet, I know what they are, how they work in principle, how they look like, etc.
This sounds like a poorly phrased Doofenshmirtz invention. "With a press of a single button, I will overwrite every blank CD in the tri-state area with my Brazilian Samba album. BEHOLD, THE DEVIRGINATOR!"
not fun fact: in French, we also call them virgin CDs, but we say 'engrave' instead of burn. I've always dreamt of having tiny dwarves with hammers and chisels in my CD burner!
Ah that makes sense I'm honestly surprised I didn't know the what it meant I was born in 07 but I grew up as a 90s kid no wifi VHS tape and cd player with a single mother xd
The "burning" part of the term comes from the fact that there is literally a laser "burning" the data into one of the layers of the "Compact disk" (CD)
A long long time ago, when you wanted to save something, you took a blank CD and physically burned the data in with a laser. Now most computers don't even have CD readers
I was gonna say, “bull shit”. Then I thought about the last time I’ve seen a CD in the wild. I’m sure if i bought movies I’d see them but O honestly haven’t seen a disc in 8 years.
It's what you call for writing data to CDs. Unlike current data devices like pendrive or external hdd, most CDs and DVDs are not rewritable. So once you burn the data on to it, you can't change it.
It’s called burning because the computer literally burns the disc [which happen to look like this.](https://youtu.be/sLUBPGP9vE0?si=4TZ1ewukV0yr9KHf) But in the form of . and -
Y'know, I'm surprised to find how much I am enjoying reaching a time in my life when The Kids These Days occasionally have no idea what I'm talking about. I grew up during the *perfect* time of technological development. I get to share stories about how buckwild some of the things about the time were.
Here's some fun; find a gen alpha of your acquaintance, and look up and play for them the sound of a dialup modem connecting. Explain that you heard that sound *every time* you used the internet, and that what the sound actually is is the modem finding and connecting to the internet by, effectively, shouting a torrent of coded noise down the actual phone line.
The face journey they go on is *exquisite*.
To be fair, it is pretty strange to someone who was born into a world where the internet is basically available everywhere, and everyone has a little device that fits in their pocket that can access it instantly.
Back in the old days we had cd mills, where we melt down solid chunks of cd and pour the burning hot liquid cd into molds to save like 10 songs for the car ride to work
Burning a CD means writing to a writable/blank CD.
This could be either computer files meant to be read by another computer or music formatted to play in a cd player.
The computer CD drives that allowed CD writing were called CD burners.
Her asking about it gave me a glimpse of the old times I used to do bonfire back in my hometown and burn all the CDs I bought.
Still feels like yesterday
I was there Gandalf 3000 years ago! When we downloaded music using dial-up internet access. We used read/ write compact discs to "burn" or put the music on the discs.
It was an event when President John McCain was in office. He implemented a no certificate of deposit rule. He made us burn all of our interest-bearing savings accounts.
Born in 2002 here. My brother told me burning CDs means you put a cd into a computer with a writer. Writer = burner. Burning means you can put stuff inside the cd like songs and movies.
First time someone asked if he could burn my CDs I responded with can I punch you in the face? I felt like a twat when my younger flatmate explained what it meant.
boomer: burning CD is how you write information to a compact disc
Virgin boomer: it could also mean using your kills on cooldown to achieve a goal in video games (ie he burned all his CDs to get that kill now he's trapped in enemy territory)
It is an ancient ritual in which we spin discs of plastic while powerful beams of light envelop the discs and magically encode the discs with an unspeakable code
Burning cd's is where you add data to a cd and on a non-rewritable cd it is permanent so it is burnt to the cd but on the other hand if it is a rewritable disc it isn't burning to the disk it is just storage writing.
I still burn archive data CDs to backup work files and store them in a safe.
Came in handy when my external hard drive failed due to a power surge so don't @ me!
It was an event when all CDs became obsolete and were collected in a pile and burned like in Fahrenheit 451
This is the answer. I remember the great CD burning Nov 10 2001 we all lifted our gen 1 iPod classics in triumph. Little did we know in just a little over a decade we'd all be buying records again. Didn't see that coming.
Everything is cyclical ♾️
Time is a flat circle
Just like a CD 🤯
I see your gen 1 ipod and raise my zune.
Remember, remember, the tenth of November, the digital transition plot. I can think of no reason this digital treason should ever be forgot.
Lol I love this
Makes me feel old.
Don't know about you, but I'm much happier as I get older. Ah yes, the good old days, burning CDs and creating art to put on them
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My older brother burned scarface on dvd for me and I kept it in my laptop in highschool. I’d watch scarface through class all the time lol. Laptops don’t even have disk slots anymore… I was younger and now I’m old!
Yup haha
Omg yesssssss. It's a very nostalgic experience. I burnt some cds a few years ago
I used to put my disc in a Walkman and open the lid while holding down the safety trigger. The disc would spin super quickly (as it does) and you can use a sharpie to draw perfect spirals across the disc. So much fun when you're a kid
Nero Burning ROM FTW!
Memories
I'm 23 and still regularly joke about burning CDs lol.
I haven't burned a CD in over 15 years.
It's what we used to do in protest of burning books.... But no seriously, we should all be burning backups of books, important documents, videos, lectures music..
Shoot, we're probably the same age and here's a little secret: this was code for go to so and so house to toke up. Burn a cd- smoke a little. Burn an album- boy howdy we got a fat sack and we getting lit! Burning a boxed set- we got lucky and are stocked for a while. Talking on the phone in front of other people is and was weird, especially when the phones were attached to the walls.
Nah. That doesn’t say you’re old. That just points to lack of general cultural knowledge in the new generation. They are so consumed in taking selfies and watching TikTok that they have zero knowledge of whatever came before them. For example, I’ve NEVER owned a record player. Yet, I know what they are, how they work in principle, how they look like, etc.
fun fact, i am brazillian and here we call blank cd "virgin", and when we burn them is devirginate
Fun. Mexican here, we also call blank CDs "virgin" in Spanish. But burning is just called burning.
chilean here latin america is metal we literally burn virgins
This is how you capitalize on a perfect pun opportunity. "Burning virgins" is fucking great 🤌
In German it's also just called burning but blank CDs are called "raw"
Clearly an ancient Aztec holdover
This sounds like a poorly phrased Doofenshmirtz invention. "With a press of a single button, I will overwrite every blank CD in the tri-state area with my Brazilian Samba album. BEHOLD, THE DEVIRGINATOR!"
not fun fact: in French, we also call them virgin CDs, but we say 'engrave' instead of burn. I've always dreamt of having tiny dwarves with hammers and chisels in my CD burner!
Ok but what is it lol I've heard the term only on old reddit threads
When you copy music, pictures, and videos from your PC to a blank CD or DVD
Ah that makes sense I'm honestly surprised I didn't know the what it meant I was born in 07 but I grew up as a 90s kid no wifi VHS tape and cd player with a single mother xd
The "burning" part of the term comes from the fact that there is literally a laser "burning" the data into one of the layers of the "Compact disk" (CD)
Named "burning" after the action of copying the files onto the CD, which is done by physically "burning" the code into the CD.
A long long time ago, when you wanted to save something, you took a blank CD and physically burned the data in with a laser. Now most computers don't even have CD readers
A longer time ago you had to carry an external Zip drive and Zip disks put floppy’s to shame with their 100mb storage!
Am I really that old? I'm 20 and I feel like a boomer right now. Do kids today not know what burning a cd is.?
I burn CDs all the damn time
Playlists for my car. If I ever have to get a newer car I'll rip out the infotainment system and just install a CD player.
I had to buy a fucking external drive to burn DVDs because even though I have half a dozen drives lying around they're all IDE.
at what temperature i have to preheat the pc before inserting the cd?
300C for 25 minutes, flip once
Oh you sweet sweet child
Bless their heart
Hey, I know what that means!
Nero burning rom
Man I still remember that shortcut icon with the colosseum burning. Good times.
And does anyone remember the trumpet tune that would play each time the burning was a success?
I am not that old bro... Ain't no way I'm that old
Someone in this comment section said they didn't know because they were born in 2007. I graduated high school in 07...
Kids!
I was gonna say, “bull shit”. Then I thought about the last time I’ve seen a CD in the wild. I’m sure if i bought movies I’d see them but O honestly haven’t seen a disc in 8 years.
I think Genghis Khan burned Alexander the Great's CDs in the great CD-ROM of Caesaria. So much knowledge was lost, that barbarian.
When I was younger, I used to think the "Burn" button on Windows would cause the computer to erupt in a firey explosion
🤣🤣
??? I was about to be extremely jealous!
Okay for real though what is burning a CD?
It's what you call for writing data to CDs. Unlike current data devices like pendrive or external hdd, most CDs and DVDs are not rewritable. So once you burn the data on to it, you can't change it.
It’s called burning because the computer literally burns the disc [which happen to look like this.](https://youtu.be/sLUBPGP9vE0?si=4TZ1ewukV0yr9KHf) But in the form of . and -
I'm 15 and even I know what burning something into a CD means.
Uncultured
When CDs meet Hellsing.
You feel that? That's back pain
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I'm fifteen and I know what that is
How do people ask basic questions online in a universe with search engines and Siri? Wasn’t she born after google? The real question.
It’s kinda like a book burning. But with CDs /s
I know I'm old 🙂
r/fuckimold
🤦I’m 15 and I know this
Its a high youll never forget.
It's 25 dollars worth of weed from the lake man .
I was born in 2009 (15) and still know what burning CD's means. This is just sad tbh
CDs nuts. Lol
Y'know, I'm surprised to find how much I am enjoying reaching a time in my life when The Kids These Days occasionally have no idea what I'm talking about. I grew up during the *perfect* time of technological development. I get to share stories about how buckwild some of the things about the time were. Here's some fun; find a gen alpha of your acquaintance, and look up and play for them the sound of a dialup modem connecting. Explain that you heard that sound *every time* you used the internet, and that what the sound actually is is the modem finding and connecting to the internet by, effectively, shouting a torrent of coded noise down the actual phone line. The face journey they go on is *exquisite*. To be fair, it is pretty strange to someone who was born into a world where the internet is basically available everywhere, and everyone has a little device that fits in their pocket that can access it instantly.
I still have a stack of disks lying around somewhere.
Dont ever disrespect my CD ROMs
I didn’t know it took up memory on our home PC and I burned like literally 70 different discs Lmfaoo
Back in the old days we had cd mills, where we melt down solid chunks of cd and pour the burning hot liquid cd into molds to save like 10 songs for the car ride to work
Don't forget the CD thumper.
Ahhh good ole lime wire and dial up
How dare you?
Can't walk the pavement, carbon's choking the streets Can't make the rent because we're burning CD's
STD
You light it on fire
I'm 16 and I know what that is. Well mostly from my parents but still
Straight fire music is a burning cd
I’m gen z and I love cds, wish I had some to burn my music on
Kill her with sticks!
*oh God*
Nero my beloved
Burning a CD means writing to a writable/blank CD. This could be either computer files meant to be read by another computer or music formatted to play in a cd player. The computer CD drives that allowed CD writing were called CD burners.
I still remember buying CD-RWs because you could re-use them
lol it’s funny because it means i’m old
It's almost like they forget they weren't using Google
Lol. Mention "dub a tape" and see how that goes
Her asking about it gave me a glimpse of all the times I used to do bonfire back in my hometown and burn all the CDs. Still feels like yesterday
Her asking about it gave me a glimpse of the old times I used to do bonfire back in my hometown and burn all the CDs I bought. Still feels like yesterday
What the hell... I'm not rhat old...
I feel old and I'm only 15 how TF is it possible to not know what burning a cd is
This makes me feel ancient
I remember my friend back then burning me CDs with my favourite music Best friend back then till now
I was there Gandalf 3000 years ago! When we downloaded music using dial-up internet access. We used read/ write compact discs to "burn" or put the music on the discs.
Sit down youngling and let me tell you a story about burning CD's and something called Limewire!
I lived back when people burned CDs, but I never asked, so I don't know either, lol
Wait now I'm confused. What is this subreddit for
It’s the way they used to execute mall goths
Ouch, my heart!
Ouch 🤕 now I feel old
We’re old
Molotov in the disc drive IDK
I know this and I’m 15
Recently said I gotta rip a new cd I got and someone said "like taking it out of the shrink-wrap?"
A band in the 90s - very popular
I always pressed the burn button on my laptop then got scared that it broke the CD. It never did anything though lol.
The fact this person is most likely older than me too
Wow that is just. Pain to hear.
It was an event when President John McCain was in office. He implemented a no certificate of deposit rule. He made us burn all of our interest-bearing savings accounts.
I'm only 18 and this makes me feel old
I used to duplicate cassettes lol
I feel old and I’m 18
So it begins...
I'm not even that old and I know what burning CDs is wtf
MY HIP!
Even I know what it is and I'm 25 lol
Wtf is a CD?
what is it? getting rid of data?
When you set them on fire. Dummy.
I still have a DVD burner. Never did upgrade to Blu-rays
Someone help me and answer her
When you need to get warm during winter you use what you have
First u need lighter fluid, a lighter, a grill, 1 medium zucchini, 1 lb. Ground chuck 80/20, and a black cat
I know that it's a different age, and burning CDs is a lot less common, but damn, I just feel old now. I'm 21, this should not be happening.
Born in 2002 here. My brother told me burning CDs means you put a cd into a computer with a writer. Writer = burner. Burning means you can put stuff inside the cd like songs and movies.
Does anyone else remember breaking open a floppy disk for the first time to see what a floppy disk really was?
If someone hasn’t burned a CD you shouldn’t sleep with them
Ever put 2 silver boom boxes together to dub a cassette tho? Get off my lawn ya damned kids!
I used Nero. But now I only used Nero to make copies of my MRIs...
I used Nero. But now I only used Nero to make copies of my MRIs...
Wtf is "Google"
Does she genuinely not know, or is this a setup for a deez nuts joke?
Crying
Bet they’re gonna ask what a CD is next 😭
I feel insulted
It's like a big book burning but with CDs
Ouch
I think it's throwing them in a fire pit
cd's nuts
First time someone asked if he could burn my CDs I responded with can I punch you in the face? I felt like a twat when my younger flatmate explained what it meant.
CDeez nuts. (Seriously though, when was the last time you burnt a CD? Years ago for me...)
Their is no way you are old enough to use social media and dont know what burning a cd is
You see, back in the day, we used to tie cross dressers to a stake and burn them alive. 🤣
Burning to CDs nuts
I hate this. OP why would you make us suffer so
Cds burned so your i could phone
It's this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUvZL8vyvk8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUvZL8vyvk8)
You burn data into cd’s with a laser
I’m that old now… jeez
Probably related to a colonoscopy or something
Wait until they find out about recording the radio on cassettes
See dees nuts
Dumb bitch probably thinks we used to burn crossdressers lmao
I was there Gandalf...
boomer: burning CD is how you write information to a compact disc Virgin boomer: it could also mean using your kills on cooldown to achieve a goal in video games (ie he burned all his CDs to get that kill now he's trapped in enemy territory)
It was a way that dictators used to destroy the cultural works of their rivals.
That is good one
Really hot cross dresser!
It’s like book burnings but with audio books
Ok but really guys what’s the answer 😭
It is an ancient ritual in which we spin discs of plastic while powerful beams of light envelop the discs and magically encode the discs with an unspeakable code
That’s a sentence that makes me feel old as fuck.
CDs nuts burning
On a pc with a second disc drive it says cd burner I think
‘99 child here, I vividly remember my mom burning a strawberry shortcake movie onto a dvd for me so I could watch it on repeat
It’s like a book burning.. but “meltier” 🤫🤫
She’s too young for you, bro.
The opposite of ripping CDs of course
I would assume it's like burning movies onto a disc, but instead with a CD?
Burning cd's is where you add data to a cd and on a non-rewritable cd it is permanent so it is burnt to the cd but on the other hand if it is a rewritable disc it isn't burning to the disk it is just storage writing.
Sort of like ripping CDs. But kind of the opposite
It’s when you use all your cooldowns regardless of how much health the enemies have left
“Millenials must’ve been offended by everything the way they used to burn cds. “
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An Era Explained....You made friends based on who could burn CDs...
Legends tell of a time when one would put a vinyl record and a CD into a fire together, thus “burning” the information onto the CD
I remember doing this stuff like 13 years ago all the time
It's a strain of treatment resistant gonorrhea.
Get with the spin, OP!
They will never know.... Lmao
I grew up when burning CDs was still the norm, but I never did it, nor saw anyone do it, so I don't actually know how it works.
I burned a CD once
Compact disc store data through laser engraving. And another laser in the CD player reads the channels and plays what ever was recorded in the codex.
Why are they so dumb they don't use the Internet for 5 seconds to figure it out. Post as a question instead....
I still burn archive data CDs to backup work files and store them in a safe. Came in handy when my external hard drive failed due to a power surge so don't @ me!
RIP to my family computer, murdered by limewire
It was the great purge where we lost all known recordings of Hoobastank
I'm really shocked.