6:07 PM

My computer kung-fu has failed me.

I brought home another Thinkpad power supply from work to test on Al-Rassan, and sure enough it worked fine. Only problem was that when I turned her on, the screen didn’t light up. I thought it was completely busted, but then I peered closely and saw that the images were still on the screen, just without any light.

In case you’re wondering, this makes it very hard to see what the hell you’re doing.

The worst part about it is that the screen worked before I opened up the case. It survived the multiple falls without a problem, but not my meddling. I did this, and that makes me kick myself. Hard. Often.