alexpgp | Back in the (shadow) again...

Shortly after my previous post, the keyboard went back to its malfunctioning state without a fuss. This makes me think the problem may be heat related, as the machine was not moved or jiggled in any way. (Then again, if the problem has to do with ants - and I can only imagine a problem involving dead ants as I have not seen any of the live variety for a couple-three days - no motion would be necessary.)

The fan continues to work well. Whoo-whoo.

Earlier, the crew decided to spend some time talking with some of the folks down here who don't normally get a chance to talk to the crew (which is most of them, since U.S. policy generally allows for only one person - the capcom - to speak to the crew). It was a great team-building exercise and a worthwhile thing in itself, except that we poor air-to-ground interpreters ended up rendering the whole series of fairly... nontechnical exchanges into Russian. Ah, well... that's what we're paid for: to help each side gain insight into what is going on.

Cheers...