• B-TR3E@feddit.org
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    10 days ago

    First of all, our computers are always on. Those kernels don’t compile themselves, three times a day. Secondarily we could, at least, turn our machines on without having to install a dozen of updates before having to reboot again.

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        10 days ago

        If systems that run Linux were to power down, that’s it for almost all of the internet.

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          9 days ago

          If people could just be kind and turn off the server when they leave.

          If you close a tab, get a prompt; “it looks like you’re leaving this website, would you like to power down the server(s)?”

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            9 days ago

            And all websites use wake-on-lan over the internet so the first person every day just starts the server and the last one turns off the lights!