California is running out of license number combinations, making for wheelie quite a lot of cars

Okay, I admit it—I name my drafts 'final,' 'final-1,' and 'final-FINAL-for real this time.' Hey, once you come up with a naming convention that works for you, it makes sense to just stick with it… and stick with it. That is, until Windows hits you with the 'a file with the same name already exists' dialogue box, which only makes me thankful that I'm not in charge of issuing designations on any grand scale—like license plate numbers.

Since 1980, the state of California has issued new license...