Gaming history artifact was needlessly and heartlessly desecrated.
Intentional vandalism by a dickhead on a power trip.
what is “power trip”?
1:1 odds the customs person had no clue what a floppy disc was.
Read about this yesterday, and from comments on the original Twitter post, it sounds more like CBP decided child porn was involved. Either they intentionally destroyed the floppy because they assumed that’s what it contained, or they thought the floppy was actually just hiding something else (such as a mini CD or DVD?)
“why would anyone make a save icon?”
Thought that the floppy was some kind of case/packaging? That would be insane… but possible… OMG.
Also, if customs destroys goods, because they are illegal, or whatever, they don’t usually send the pieces, do they? Without a notice too?!
“Bro got the save icon 3d printed what a mad lad.”
This is my suspicion too.
Sounds like typical US power trippers to me. This is who we are, stay away from us.
10 years ago there was a guitar amplifier company based in Panama that had the vacuum tubes smashed on 90% of their US orders. Put them out of business.
I wish the people who did this were known so that we could make their ignorance Internet famous.
Silly question but didnt someone copy that floppy before mailing it? Its not like floppy disks last forever anyway…
I think the guy does have an image of the floppy, but it’s the artifact itself he collect, not only the content.
If there are only 50 (now 49, maybe less) copies out there, all floppies should be identical since they must have the same print in the metal shutter, color and paper print.
It’s more about losing the physical media
Sure i could get a modern copy of lotr but it would be cooler to have a first print.
Don’t copy that floppy!
They must have seen lines and felt compelled to cut along them. The floppy will return, seemingly unharmed, as a love interest.
