So far, I think my favourite Azumanga Daioh character is Kamineko. Kamineko is kawaii and all he does is bite Sasaki’s hand every time he sees her with those humungous teeth.

Yesterday I went to Wal-Mart. I saw a Naruto poster. It said “BELIEVE IT!”. I wept.

All around the Internets are stories of defective Apple Laptops: heat, soiling, cutting, exploding, etc. I believe I’ve had my Mac long enough that some of these problems should arise. Let’s have a look.

Heat

I don’t know if this is really a defect, or rather a pretend defect. The Macbooks were perceived to be unnaturally hot, but it’s not like it’s burning. Well, I can’t speak for the Pros, but I’ve been able to use the laptop just fine on my lap when it’s under load. My Macbook usually idles around 60 C after a few hours and went up to almost 80 C while playing Civ IV.

Fans

On some Macbooks, there’s a phenomenon called the Moo. When the system reaches a certain temperature range, the fan will go on and off, because it’s at the borderline between when the fans go, producing a mooing sound. I’ve never had this problem.

Discolouration

This is the big one I was worried about. I’d read a few weeks prior that my Week 27 Macbook was susceptible. Fortunately, after the two week line, and now one month, no yellowing was found.

Sharp Edges

I found the edges sharp upon first use. I don’t know, as I used it more and more, I can now rest my wrists without having the edges cut me. They don’t feel that sharp anymore, either.

Magsafe

Apparently, the Magsafe can melt and the power brick can cause a buzzing sound. That hasn’t happened to me, and I don’t charge it while I’m sleeping, so the Magsafe causing a fire won’t happen, however unlikely.

Airport Kernel Panic

I was worried that when I went to Waterloo and started using the wireless, this would happen. Luckily, I have acquired a wireless router and found that Airport is not causing any problems.

Decision

I think that the “defects” are not particularly widespread and only occur to those unlucky people who will always inevitably be out there and have bought a first gen new product.

So Aletheia Camp. We were back at Edgewood this year, and this meant that I had to worry about the equipment and stuff since I was GM for the camp. Multiple monitors is much, much more fun to work with when Powerpointing.

So the theme was love and we had Western’s ACF councillors, Pam and Roger Shuttleworth, speak to us. I’m glad that God used them to speak to us. Pam shared in our small group time that there was a point when she asked herself if she really loved God. I’ve found myself asking the same question a few times before too.

I really enjoyed small group time. Magically, most of my group was from Waterloo, with the exception of Cat, who later went on to help with another group, and Pam. Apparently, they drew names out of a hat for small groups. I’m so glad that there’ll be people watching out for me in scary not-Morningside Ave-land.

I’m amazed at how willing people are to give up their rights and freedoms for a little security. Every time I watch the news, there’s some people that get interviewed at airports about whether this is really inconvenient for them. Without fail, all of them say “Well, if it’s for everyone’s safety, I guess it’s alright”. (more…)