Is Linux really faster than MS Windows ?

[Jeff Kinz]

On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 02:38:30PM +0100, M. Fioretti wrote:
> Maybe. And maybe you need a lesson about how people not obsessed by
> computers by computers' sake live.

Witch! Witch! `ee's a witch!   Burn 'im! Burn 'im!   :)
(apologies to Monty Python)

(Fioretti, you heretic!  :) )

OK, so a balanced approach to having a life and using computers is
possible.   Who knew?.. :)

I confess I really like the idea of having all my systems suspend
operations automatically to save power whenever possible.  My current
calculations show I'm spending about $30 to $60 a month just running
computers and the attendant networking equipment. 

(and yes - it does vary widely month to month)

Since the new kernels support suspend and resume better than they
used to this seems like a good thing to try now.

12 * 60 = $720 annually.   hmmmm.  ($yikes)  yes - definitely time to
try this.


Following up on Marco's point of having `net access shut off when
not using the machines for security reasons. I concur.  It reduces
your vulnerability profile to zero for large chunks of time.  Given
the completely random nature of attack probes (Wanna see my logs?)
this technique significantly reduces your likelihood of being hacked.

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