Most computers go into a deep power saving mode when they aren’t in use. Far less than a light bulb or power brick.
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Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks agoWhy would they be idiots for wanting to turn these computers off?
If the computers aren’t running something important while not in use, I think they should turn them off as we’re already wasting far too much energy.
I might be missing something, but it sounds like leaving your car running or leaving lights on in your home the whole year.
reddig33@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
rtxn@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
There are use-cases where a computer should not be turned off by its user for the purpose of remote management. I’m dealing with one just as I’m writing this comment.
There’s an exam in a classroom. In 20 minutes I’ll have to run an ansible script to remove this group’s work, clean up the project directory, and rollback two VMs to the prepared snapshot to get ready for the next group. I’ve put a big-ass banner on the wallpaper telling the students not to shut down the computer, and already half of them are off.
Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Okay in such a case I understand why these machines shouldn’t be turned off.
But, for normal people using their computers for admin/gaming, I still think it’s one of the easy ways of saving a bit of energy.
KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
Oh my. Good luck!