Hey Mastodon!

[milagemayvary@mstdn.social]

Hey Mastodon!

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Calling all #mac #macos #osx #windows #linux #FreeBSD #bsd #openbsd #netbsd #desktop & #laptop users!

On your personal computer, what is your go to when you leave your machine unattended for long periods of time:

[diwen@techhub.social]

@milagemayvary I use linux on a desktop pc with ssd which means shutdown/startup is so fast anything else would be silly

[milagemayvary@mstdn.social]

@diwen

I'm with ya, I'm in team shutdown.

Moving from HDD to SSD was rather magical for boot times.

Edit: though I suppose hibernation would have it's use for a situation where you're out n about with your laptop, battery about to die & the thing you're doing for whatever reason cannot be immediately saved.

[amiablechief@mastodon.social]

@milagemayvary Younger me would leave the PC on 24x7. Linux these days boots in about 20-25 seconds flat, so the only thing I'm gaining is higher power bill leaving it on while I'm asleep. Also feels good to do my little bit for the environment by shutting down when not in use.

[milagemayvary@mstdn.social]

@amiablechief

Sounds like younger me as well.
Had to have those huge uptimes!

I also thought computer components would wear down more with daily shutdown/power on like how incandescent light bulbs seem to burn out faster with being cycled off/on.

[amiablechief@mastodon.social]

@milagemayvary Oddly enough I always thought the opposite was true back in the day - shutdown/power-up cycles stressed the delicate components compared to leaving the computer on Huge uptime numbers were a nice side-effect and great for humblebragging to friends, though!