Lou Ottens, who invented the cassette tape, has died. But he always thought taped music sounded noisy and distorted, so it wasn’t surprising that he helped develop the compact disk as well.
I'm sure I'm missing an opportunity for a pencil-related joke.
https://www.npr.org/2021/03/10/975598869/lou-ottens-inventor-of-the-cassette-tape-has-died
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The CD was good until they ruined it with loudness compression (not to be confused with data compression).