News Summary

• Music stopped being something I owned and became something I accessed.
• We'd gone from box storage to cloud storage.
• The issue is how to access my music freely.
• Many people are perfectly served by streaming services.
• There is now a growing middle ground – a NAS, a mini PC, a few self-hosted services and a tiny power footprint.
• You don't need a PhD, a datacenter, or $5,000 worth of gear.
• You just need to decide where convenience stops and ownership starts.