RJ - You sure know how to build suspense!
I'm not sure which I like more - weeks of suspense building up to a big reveal, or troubleshooting and issue for 18 hours, then finally finding my mistake!
taybrynn - I did see that guy when I was scanning the node list. It's an interesting configuration, though the down side is the wires still exiting at odd angles (at least for what most of us want) and the price ~ .80 per node. The little flat / square guy has wires more conducive to being in a string because they exit 180 degrees opposed so there is no 'peel apart' issue, and at 55-61 cents a node, it's comparable to the current pixel strings.
Either way, interesting times ahead!