Digital seems like it's forever because it's infinitely reproducible, but someone has to think to make that canonical copy or it's gone-gone.

因此无限可再生性，数字化的东西似乎是永恒的，但必须有人想到要做出一个标准的复制品，否则的话它只有烟消云散，一去不复返。

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I once read that when you value time more than money, your business will soar because money can come and go, but once time is lost, it's gone forever.

我曾经看到过，当你珍惜时间胜过珍惜金钱，你的企业必将上升；因为钱可以来来去去，而一旦时间丢失了，就一去不复返了。

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But you don't bring your spin back, it's gone forever.

BBC: Australia skipper Ricky Ponting