Luckily, a few parts on our computer systems are still mechanical - the DVD drive, for instance. And the best way to handle a hopeless mechanical fault is to leave all logic behind, and try beating the crap out of it...we've been doing the same with our TVs, radios, walkmans, and lots of other possessions. Remember our elder brothers/sisters giving a swift smack to appliances, like it were a professional art? When we grew up we were nervous if our smacks would stand upto their quality, but as we found - they just work, regardless of your palm size or geolocation.
You can guess where I'm getting to...my rogue DVD drive now ejects those discs after the methodical abuse. But this one is an irritating and insulting process: firstly, because it works with the help of gravity; second, because it depends on a narrow probability that the tap/smack and the moment of ejection of the disc are in perfect sync. The first of the reasons makes for some really awkward positions to hold the laptop in. The second gives a sore hand, a lot of amused attention from others around you, and a good chance of having everything other than the disc itself thrown out.
When the moment finally arrives, its an ecstatic feeling - like having a baby delivered right into your lap.
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