Through a glass, darkly

So when else would my notebook’s backlighting choose to crap out than, say, when I’m off in a strange office, at an important career-advancing meeting?

Feh.

So, I’m sitting there at the conference table, with a humongous 17″ VDT next to me. And I’m sitting here in the hotel room, with another one next to me (borrowed from the office, lugged into the hotel room).

Again, feh.