Re: [gentoo-user] system uptime

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

Alan McKinnon wrote:
> On 30/08/2015 17:56, Peter Humphrey wrote:
>> On Sunday 30 August 2015 00:04:43 Philip Webb wrote:
>>> How long do desktop users typically leave their systems between reboots ?
>>> How long between power off/on's ?
>>>
>>> I've long been in the habit of switching everything off while I sleep,
>>> then restarting after I've woken & got going again myself.
>>> However recently, I've run into delays getting my router
>>> (only  1  device attached) to shake hands successfully with my ISP's server,
>>> which have been requiring several power off/on's before it works.
>>> As a result, I've started rebooting only after my weekly system update
>>> -- it means I get to use the new versions of everything --
>>> & not powering off at all ; the monitor + Xscreensaver are off
>>> whenever I'm away from the machine for  >= 1 hr  (approx).
>>>
>>> Are there any pro's/con's I sb aware of ?
>> No-one has yet mentioned taking backups. I'm still using a brute-force 
>> approach, in which I shut down each of my two machines once a week to make a 
>> backup to external disk. Otherwise they're on 24 hours a day running BOINC 
>> projects. On the desktop PC kmail makes a daily archive of messages, and once 
>> a day a cron job copies my user directory to /home/<me>.bu/ .
>>
>> I know it burns energy but I'm prepared to make my small contribution to what 
>> I think is a good cause.
>>
>
> A desktop or laptop will typically draw far less power than a single 60W
> incandescent bulb. I bet you have quite a lot of those. Even if not, the
> CFLs you'll have to give you light at night still draw much much more
> than a computer.
>
> If saving energy is your personal driver, then you should be looking at
> water heaters, central heaters, aircon and stove as the main culprits.
> Everything else, whilst measurable, is a small drop in the bucket and
> probably not worth worrying about.
>
> Assuming of course that your computer is a desktop/laptop, and not a 42U
> cabinet jam packed full of Dell 2950s
>


Don't forget the clothes dryer to, if you have one.  Mine is electric
and it pulls as much as my water heater does.  I just don't use it as
much is all. 

Dale

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