Computer go bye-bye

My computer, polecat, died the night of Saturday, 26 April 2008. Fortunately, I had made a full backup three days before, so I haven't lost much, though if you e-mailed me between 23 and 26 April then you should probably re-send as it's possible I won't be able to recover the data from those three days. In the meantime, it may be difficult to reach me by e-mail.

Yesterday I made arrangements to obtain a new system. It will be a Dell Inspiron 1525 with a 2.40 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4 GB of memory, and a 250 GB hard drive. It comes with Windows Vista, though as I use GNU/Linux almost exclusively I may try to get a refund for Windows. (Back in 2000 I successfully got a Windows refund from, I think, HP.) I'm told it may take two weeks for delivery. The computer has not yet been named, but it will be done in accordance with the mustelid naming scheme I devised. (Besides polecat, names already in use are otter, weasel, badger, ermine, and marten.) The new computer is supposed to be jet black in colour, so I am leaning towards "sable".

Anyway, now I am off to quatsch with German-speaking friends at the Pembury.

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