No Hard Drives in Heian Japan or Regency England

My computer just suffered a rather major hard drive failure (I type this message, slowly, from a mobile device). Now, fortunately, I didn't lose any important files (I make good use of dropbox.com), but I also happen to be over a thousand miles away from home (and other computer) right now. As I won't be returning home for several days, my online presence will be minimal. Thus, no blog entries probably until next Wednesday.