Can I just vent?
I asked for a miner for Xmas. I got it.
Plugged it in to Bitminter on 12/22.
Found a block on 12/26 which paid me about 2 shifts worth.
Ever since... Crickets.
Actually, not crickets... It sounds like a nonstop vacuum cleaner in the next room.
Sigh.
Long live Satoshi Nakamoto.