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the fear that all that unused wireless signal in our apartment might be causing brain cancer. You know, like turning a microwave on when there's nothing in it.

But yes, it is a sad story, but I think Roseanne (which Mark and I eventually settled on calling my little Dell 2600, due to its essential dysfunctionality) has finally kicked the bucket. Or at least her power cord has.

Fortunately, my brand-spanking new Gateway NX570 is waiting for me at home. Maybe Roseanne had abandonement issues... However, for the next three months, we're outta luck. If we can figure out how to get a replacement for a 5-year-old Dell laptop power source in Turkey, maybe we will be back in action. However, we have consulted the powers that be, and they say Outlook Not So Good.