PeerGuardian + Windows64 == fail
Workarounds here:
http://forums.phoenixlabs.org/showthread.php?t=15268
None of them suit me, so I guess it's back to Ubuntu. I should really get around to that VM.
Also, I managed to use PowerTop to tell my iwconfig to disconnect every 500ms even when not idle, and it took me a bit to realize that that was the problem with my connection. Fixing it was easy once I knew what was up, tho. So... remember to not do that.
I'm planning to pick up some parts on Newegg and build myself a desktop because it sounds like fun and I haven't built anything computery for a couple years. Chips, yes; computers, no. Bah. I'm still debating whether I want to do some kind of crazy steampunk enclosure.