Re: [gentoo-user] system uptime

[Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>]

On 30/08/2015 19:00, Dale wrote:
> 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. 

I forgot about that :-)

Add in almost all laundry appliances and kitchen power tools too...


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Alan McKinnon
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