Monthly Archive for July, 2005

Uh oh… Superdrive problems

I've been having issues with my PowerBook (more on that later), but this is worrying:

This has happened burning a disk image with Disk Utility, in the Finder, and a different (but I suspect related) error in Toast Titanium. Grrr. Any solutions?

(Just so this in indexed in the search engines, the error is "The device failed to calibrate the laser power level for this media".)

Stupid drivers in the rain

Maybe I'm just being totally anal-retentive, but I get really annoyed when people don't follow simple road rules.

I was driving across the Cahill Expressway yesterday (on my way to an exam), with rain pelting down and an overcast sky. As you would suspect, these weren't the most ideal driving conditions. What surprised me, however, was the amount of people driving without their lights on! I mean, isn't it common sense that when it's overcast and raining, cars don't stand out as much (especially if they're silver, like mine)? So… what's the most obvious action to take in that situation? Turn on your lights! (Never mind the fact that it's actually a road rule - though I doubt anyone who didn't get their Ps or full license in the past few years actually remembers what the road rules are.)

Of course, if you're looking to have an accident, then it's in your best interests you just leave your headlights off. But for the rest of us who don't want to get into stupid accidents, maybe it's an idea to turn them on.




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