Well it looks like my wireless network card is failing. Having been strugglinh to pick up the network in the hotel, I borrowed one of their cards which worked fine. Just got a new D-Link 11G Extreme PCMCIA card (will do 108 Mbps with the right switch), and lo, it worked straight off.

Only cost me $49, with a $10 rebate (coming back to me via Chris).

Not sure what was more sureal. The Holiday Inn I’m staying in has a TV at the far end of the breakfast room, plus a x-mas tree with a music box type of noise coming out of it.

Sureal item #1.
The ALF talk show. Yup I kid you not, that alien character from a late 70s, early 80s comedy show now has a full blown talk show. Only in America comes to mind.

Sureal item #2
With the christmas jingle going on in the background, after being filtered out by the TV set, all I can hear is the music box music from For a Few Dollars More, the Clint Eastwood movie. This nusic never stopped though so no shooting ^^

Good job I brough my laptop with me – the hotel I’m in has a free wireless network. Only catch is that I don’t seem to be able to get a signal in my room – might just be my card so they’re going to let me borrow one of their spares.