Well, the Mayan calendar warning was a hoax regardless of how many traveled to "sacred" sites in the world. Anyone who actually read up on the Long Count calendar knew that vs believing some crap that came out of a movie. We have more than 4,000 years left on the Long Count calendar if you care about such. I think the world will survive longer than we will.
Too bad about the board failure. I've seen it before a few times over the years, but not for several years. Remember ScubaBoard2? Sounds like Howard busted his ass trying CPR while the rest of us enjoyed the long holiday weekend. There will be confusion on the forums, but just pass the word...