Race cars sound awesome

I love the sound of race cars. They loud, they’re sexy, they’re exciting. The American Le Mans Series is a mixture of different classes of cars, all blasting around the track at the same time in the same race. You’ve got production-based Corvettes, BMWs, Ferraris, Lotuses, Aston-Martins; and race-bred Le Mans prototypes like Lolas, Orecas, Oak-Morgans, and HPDs. These cars run all types of different motors, from turbocharged four-cylinders to monster V8s, and they all have a signature engine note.

Take a listen to some of these awesome sounds from the ALMS Long Beach race this weekend (watch in HD for best quality).

How to fix a wobbly Macbook Pro screen

Have a loose or wobbly Macbook Pro screen?

I feel woozy.

My 2008 unibody Macbook Pro has a loose screen. Loose and wobbly and drunken at times. It’s been chugging along loyally for over three years, and in Internet time, it’s like a Regis Philbin. But as we all know, old folks can get wobbly. No shame in that — but it happens.

The whole screen/monitor (the part that flips up) developed about 2 cm of back-and-forth play, and it felt like perhaps the hinge was loose. Still usable, but definitely putting a dent in my Macbook’s sexy. Google didn’t proffer any good solutions, so I decided to dive into the unknown and try exploratory surgery on my Mac.

It turns out the fix is pretty straightforward. You just need the right tools and about an hour.

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