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IronSerif
10-18-2002, 02:15 PM
heh..gotta definately check this out

AOL cd's (http://www.nomoreaolcds.com/)
Ioman
10-18-2002, 02:52 PM
Man AOL must spend millions on those stupid CD's. I get them all the time too.
ECA
10-18-2002, 04:41 PM
Iv been saving for 5 years.
My friends give them to me.
I go in the stores and Steal from there displays.
Not only AOL, but Earthlink and lots of others.

Im saving up, so I can cover the WHOLE side of my house.
Great for sun protection on southside.
I might even try the roof..:P
Ioman
10-18-2002, 05:01 PM
Originally posted by ECA
Iv been saving for 5 years.
My friends give them to me.
I go in the stores and Steal from there displays.
Not only AOL, but Earthlink and lots of others.

Im saving up, so I can cover the WHOLE side of my house.
Great for sun protection on southside.
I might even try the roof..:P

If you do that, you need to take a picture and show everyone!! I would even put that on the front page baby!!
v8juice
10-18-2002, 05:03 PM
Originally posted by ECA

Im saving up, so I can cover the WHOLE side of my house.
Great for sun protection on southside.
I might even try the roof..:P

Finally! A useful purpose for these things. I wondered what they were really being created for...
ECA
10-18-2002, 08:25 PM
4,5 inches into a 20x8 foot wall=160sqfeet=23040sqin=1137.77 Disks... Im still working on it...

send all those OLD disks you got.. I'll take the pic on a sunny day.. Total white out, or psycedelic wonder..
llbbl
10-19-2002, 05:24 PM
Originally posted by IronSerif
heh..gotta definately check this out

AOL cd's (http://www.nomoreaolcds.com/)


Did you get this link from TSS ? :)
IronSerif
10-19-2002, 09:14 PM
Nope got it from some buds at Pimp Rig :)
ECA
10-19-2002, 10:43 PM
Its interesting to think...
Advertizing costs so much that the COST must be shifted to the consumer.
In the OLD days Adverts were supposed to PAY for themselves.
Think what it costs to shipout over 100 million CD's a month(thats 1/3 the pop of the US). Even at WHOLESALE prices of 10cents per CHEAP CD, thats ALOT of Money. And then they wish you to pay HOW much for net access??

They have access in the US, and europe, and some other places.. Im not totally sure all the places. WHO wants to pay for there LOST revenue??
There is ONLY one reason I would Use there sevice. If I had kids and didnt know HOW to set child protection up myself.
Ioman
10-19-2002, 10:53 PM
Originally posted by ECA
Its interesting to think...
Advertizing costs so much that the COST must be shifted to the consumer.
In the OLD days Adverts were supposed to PAY for themselves.
Think what it costs to shipout over 100 million CD's a month(thats 1/3 the pop of the US). Even at WHOLESALE prices of 10cents per CHEAP CD, thats ALOT of Money. And then they wish you to pay HOW much for net access??

They have access in the US, and europe, and some other places.. Im not totally sure all the places. WHO wants to pay for there LOST revenue??
There is ONLY one reason I would Use there sevice. If I had kids and didnt know HOW to set child protection up myself.


Another thing to consider is that a lot of companies are allowed to right off alot of the costs considered for advertising. When a company does a contest for example, that can be written off as operating expenses.
llbbl
10-20-2002, 02:54 PM
Another thing to consider is that a lot of companies are allowed to right off alot of the costs considered for advertising. When a company does a contest for example, that can be written off as operating expenses.

All this means is that they can report a lower than normal profit. I am not sure of the rules. We should ask a CPA what how much this affects the taxes of the company.

AOL seems to think that this works. They are the most popular service provider. It is quite possible that one of the reasons that the monthly fee is so much that they have a large advertising budget that needs to be payed for.
LinkDJ
10-20-2002, 05:43 PM
I've got 150 useless CDs, ive been collecting them for years, but only 25 of them are AOL cds. I've got every version from 4.0 and up, and i'll be looking for AOL 8.0 displays next time i go to the store =)
Ioman
10-20-2002, 05:45 PM
I wonder what some other uses of CD's there can be? lol I like the ECA reflective wall or roof, that would piss off a commercial jet liner at the right angle and altitude!
LinkDJ
10-20-2002, 06:03 PM
I've found that CDs + Propane Blowtorch = Fun
Ioman
10-20-2002, 06:09 PM
Originally posted by LinkDJ
I've found that CDs + Propane Blowtorch = Fun

Put a CD in the microwave and turn it on for 15 seconds. The CD will make little spider webs. Its pretty cool. :rolleyes:
llbbl
10-21-2002, 06:38 PM
They make pretty dangerous flying objects. I wonder if they fly any better, aflame?
LinkDJ
10-22-2002, 11:58 AM
Once i get one to burn continuously and convince someone to throw it, i'll let you know.
llbbl
10-22-2002, 01:41 PM
Originally posted by LinkDJ
Once i get one to burn continuously and convince someone to throw it, i'll let you know.

LOL deal.
IronSerif
10-22-2002, 01:44 PM
lol we are such a productive and creative group of people :)
jwhairybob
11-20-2002, 09:39 PM
will it hurt the microwave?
ECA
11-20-2002, 10:17 PM
The CD, is a Very light material of metal, incased in Plastic, Poly carbonite.

It could if you did ALOT of them. Its like the Metal filagre, on coffee cups, or fancy plates.
llbbl
11-21-2002, 05:02 AM
I think they would burn much better over a campfire or a fireplace. I think it would just fizzle and spark in the microwave. You shouldn't burn too many however because plastic releases enviromentially toxic fumes.
jwhairybob
11-21-2002, 09:24 PM
check out what i just made today. I tied them together with kite string. It's a combination of aol cd's and old program install discs that don't work with xp....
v8juice
11-21-2002, 09:48 PM
Far out man! (as we used to say...)
IronSerif
11-22-2002, 07:05 AM
lol...that's just crazy dude. Creative though :D
llbbl
11-22-2002, 09:00 AM
Yes I like the idea of tying them together to form different shapes. Very "creative" of you!
jwhairybob
11-23-2002, 07:50 AM
Guess what? I just heard them interviewing the site owner about it on NPR!!! I can't believe i hear that...
llbbl
11-23-2002, 05:25 PM
I have heard that some people (whom are stupid) have taken up to collecting every different free AOL disc that the company publishes. Check ebay for links. I bet they sell them on there.