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[ann post]

Actually on that topic

that work pc i have runs at 150w 24/7 (its old but thats the point, better software) -

Is there a way that is easy i can just make it run 8am to 11pm and shut down and start up automatically that isn't some code bullshit?

 

[Cormcolash]

Have you tried writing some code for it?

 

[pete]

Actually on that topic

that work pc i have runs at 150w 24/7 (its old but thats the point, better software) -

Is there a way that is easy i can just make it run 8am to 11pm and shut down and start up automatically that isn't some code bullshit?

you could create a scheduled task (NOT CODE) to shut it down gracefully at 11pm then use a basic eurogiantdealz timer switch to turn the power off at 11:30pm and back on again at 8am. You might need to find and change a setting in the BIOS to have it auto start when power is detected, but that's about it.

 

[pete]

My video card runs at 120w 24/7. What's that in real money?

 

[ann post]

My video card runs at 120w 24/7. What's that in real money?

a fridge

 

[magicbastarder]

My video card runs at 120w 24/7. What's that in real money?

are you sure it draws 120W *permanently*?
if it does, that's about €200 per year in electricity.

 

[pete]

are you sure it draws 120W *permanently*?
if it does, that's about €200 per year in electricity.

Yep, always on and always working. I think the PC draws about 360w in total when it’s going HAM but I haven’t checked in a while.

 

[magicbastarder]

Actually on that topic

that work pc i have runs at 150w 24/7 (its old but thats the point, better software) -

Is there a way that is easy i can just make it run 8am to 11pm and shut down and start up automatically that isn't some code bullshit?

any reason you need to automate this? i.e. does it need to be left on when you're not there?

anyway, you could set an inactive timeout to get it to sleep, but maybe you can trigger a sleep in the same way you can trigger it to wake up in the same way as this:

How to Make Your PC Wake From Sleep Automatically

When you put your PC into sleep mode, it normally waits until you press a button before it wakes from sleep – but you can have your PC automatically wake from sleep at a specific time.

www.howtogeek.com

 

[flashback]

My video card runs at 120w 24/7. What's that in real money?

A little more than 1 foot warmer's worth. If you could run the heat sink into a line running to your foot warmer, you'd effectively be heating your feet up for free,

Opening up the machine and giving her a clean can save you a surprising amount of power usage it turns out.

 

[pete]

A little more than 1 foot warmer's worth. If you could run the heat sink into a line running to your foot warmer, you'd effectively be heating your feet up for free,

Opening up the machine and giving her a clean can save you a surprising amount of power usage it turns out.

it's great for warming the room alright

 

[flashback]

it's great for warming the room alright

We used to warm up the computer labs first thing in the morning compiling ridiculous shit. Legit warmed the place up.

Once the students turned up they'd be wondering WTF, and knock it off, but then, unbeknownst to them, the students became our heaters and we were able to bask in their sweet sweet undergraduate warmth.

 

[nuke terrorist]

I removed the light shade in my bedroom last night and now my room is lovely and bright.
a useless dust collector was all it was

 

[egg_]

any reason you need to automate this? i.e. does it need to be left on when you're not there?

Indeed. Couldn't you just turn it off when you're going to bed?

 

[pete]

Where’s the fun in that?

 

[ann post]

any reason you need to automate this? i.e. does it need to be left on when you're not there?

Reasons to automate it are

I have a range of start times about 8.45 and 11 - The communal dropbox *should* be up to date when i begin, which on a shitty rural connection means its best to boot it in advance of starting.
I forget to turn it off a lot - I leave the house and don't know if i'll emergency need it or not over the evening so i might not set foot in the room again that evening or really know if I'm done till about 9, and if don't have to set foot in that room i forget it exists. Essentially it needs to be up to date and on standby from 8.45 and to about 10, and then i want to leave an hour for any last dropbox interactions to settle down.

 

[magicbastarder]

Ah, you're using it kinda like a server. but there may be other options for a cloud based drive which doesn't require you to leave your own system on?

 

[ann post]

Ah, you're using it kinda like a server. but there may be other options for a cloud based drive which doesn't require you to leave your own system on?

The worst internet speeds out here, during working hours are as low as 10kbps - the time spend switched on is a safety buffer against files i need to be working on actually being there so regardless of device, until the interet gets here it'd have to be on for the same amount of time.

 

[magicbastarder]

How to Schedule Windows to Schedule it to Wake up and Goto Sleep

Too lazy to walk into your office and push the ON button every morning? Me too. That's why I set up Windows Task Scheduler so my computer automatically sleeps and wakes at a certain time. You can, too, with this tutorial.

www.groovypost.com

 

[therealjohnny]

A lot of talk about the unseasonal aspect of this.

Deadly Tornado Outbreak: Tornadoes Leave Trail of Devastation Across Six States, With Scores Dead (Published 2021)

Officials said there were at least 70 deaths in Kentucky, where many had been trapped inside a flattened candle factory, and there were six fatalities in a roof collapse at an Amazon warehouse in Illinois after severe weather ravaged the country on Friday.

www.nytimes.com

 

[egg_]

The worst internet speeds out here, during working hours are as low as 10kbps - the time spend switched on is a safety buffer against files i need to be working on actually being there so regardless of device, until the interet gets here it'd have to be on for the same amount of time.

Do you have imagine broadband up around where you live? We have it and it's pretty good - no city speeds like, and the VOIP landline is pretty flaky, but the internet is a zillion times faster than it was when we were going via eir (right now it's 139Mbps down, 3.89Mbps up, but it's very variable)