[POLL] Is doing this dangerous?

[B S Magnet]

Whenever you go to sleep or leave your home/apartment you should first go outside and flip all your circuit breakers so that power to everything is shut off.

If no electricity is flowing in the house/apartment at all - there is no danger.

👍

OMG I FEEL BOTH SEEN AND CALLED OUT.

Every time I leave town for the weekend: did I leave on the stove top? Also gotta shut off the water and sewage connections every time, cos there might be a leak… YOU NEVER KNOW!

Truth told, though: even if I head out for the weekend, computers and connections online continue as always.

 

[eyoungren]

OMG I FEEL SEEN.

Every time I leave town for the weekend: did I leave on the stove top?

Be sure to buy a lock for the breaker box.

'Cause you know, you don't want your neighbors turning your power back on when you aren't home…

 

[B S Magnet]

I wouldn't say inherently dangerous. No more than any other potential electrical fire. There's also the EMF, Or Wifi signals that has yet to be proven if you want to go down that rabbit hole. I have my iPhone as my alarm clock so it's near my head. I guess. On my night stand. But if electrical fire is really a concern. Why not just plug it in to charge at the desk or what have you?

If wifi signals or mobile-cellular signals (high-frequency radio waves) affect the health of animals, then we’re all dead since the sun itself blasts across pretty every frequency, from sub-AM radio waves to deep into the ultraviolet.

People need to learn what an electromagnetic spectrum looks like and how and where things exist on there. 🤦‍♀️

 

[B S Magnet]

Be sure to buy a lock for the breaker box.

Oh, deadbolted ALL THE WAY. 🔒

(But a cheap lock-picking kit on amazon would probably make quick work of it.) D: 🔒🔓

'Cause you know, you don't want your neighbors turning your power back on when you aren't home…

THE NERVE OF THOSE BUSYBODIES…

(Unlike back in Texas, homes around here tend to have breaker boxes indoors, often in the basement.)

 

[B S Magnet]

Just if you’re curious, I don’t do this, I was the curious one and wanted to know other people’s thoughts on this questionable thing.

Edit: here's an image of what I was picturing when I said "Right next to where you sleep"
(image generated by Kapwing AI)

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Too institutional-sparse for my tastes. I’d never leave a PowerPC in such bland, spartan quarters.

 

[mmphosis]

The only problem with this poll is that anyone who had truly done something dangerous may no longer be able to answer the poll. ☠️

 

[B S Magnet]

The only problem with this poll is that anyone who had truly done something dangerous may no longer be able to answer the poll. ☠️

Does chasing tornadoes in a car count as “truly something dangerous”? Asking for a friend…

 

[PowerPCFan]

OMG I FEEL BOTH SEEN AND CALLED OUT.

Every time I leave town for the weekend: did I leave on the stove top? Also gotta shut off the water and sewage connections every time, cos there might be a leak… YOU NEVER KNOW!

Truth told, though: even if I head out for the weekend, computers and connections online continue as always.

You never know if that old rubber pipe will burst...

 

[B S Magnet]

You never know if that old rubber pipe will burst...

Rubber? No way! I have pipes of macramé! Total sieve!

 

[AphoticD]

This seems highly unnecessary, but if you're ok with it, that's great...

You’ve got it!

It can be fun to see how people come at the same thing with different approaches.

It’s like my kids asking me “why should I make my bed if I’m just going to sleep in it tonight?”

On the topic of “common usage”, there often is no right or wrong. There are some hard rules like don’t mix electronics with water / coffee / wine / beer, but otherwise if your regular practice results in a device continuing to operate 20 years down the track then I think whatever you’re doing is probably fine

 

[B S Magnet]

It’s like my kids asking me “why should I make my bed if I’m just going to sleep in it tonight?”

“Because it feels more cosy to tuck into a made bed and easier to fall asleep.”

On the topic of “common usage”, there often is no right or wrong. There are some hard rules like don’t mix electronics with water / coffee / wine / beer,

“What do you mean my MacBook Pro isn’t waterproof like my iPhone is…”

but otherwise if your regular practice results in a device continuing to operate 20 years down the track then I think whatever you’re doing is probably fine

Indeed!

 

[mmphosis]

Fire Extinguisher !?!

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[Old Man McGuggins]

My G5 got real hot, until I redid the paste. If the thermals are good, it should run fine 24 7. I used to leave mine plugged in all day testing a radar app before the repaste. Now it runs so much cooler.

Reminder! Properly redo the thermals! You won't regret it!

 

[Certificate of Excellence]

“Because it feels more cosy to tuck into a made bed and easier to fall asleep.”

Indeed!

Happy to report in that this argument didn't work on me when I was a kid and it certainly doesnt work with my boys now LOL (granted the oldest will be 6 next month). It's hard enough to get them to not take their shoes off in their bunk bed leaving sand everywhere (real fun to sleep on, vacuum out etc.).

The struggle is real.

 

[Old Man McGuggins]

If wifi signals or mobile-cellular signals (high-frequency radio waves) affect the health of animals, then we’re all dead since the sun itself blasts across pretty every frequency, from sub-AM radio waves to deep into the ultraviolet.

People need to learn what an electromagnetic spectrum looks like and how and where things exist on there. 🤦‍♀

I dunno man, unplugging the modem can help you sleep! All those microwaves just stop and it's so much easier when it's all shut off and stops broadcasting!

Because you can't go online and use the internet until midnight if the modem is unplugged. Lol.

 

[Old Man McGuggins]

Be sure to buy a lock for the breaker box.

'Cause you know, you don't want your neighbors turning your power back on when you aren't home…

I don't trust em... I shut off my water too.... those crooks! Filling their pools!

 

[VirtuallyInsane]

Just if you’re curious, I don’t do this, I was the curious one and wanted to know other people’s thoughts on this questionable thing.

Edit: here's an image of what I was picturing when I said "Right next to where you sleep"
(image generated by Kapwing AI)

My iBook G4 12 inch sleeps next to me, and so far, no complaints from it or me. We sometimes communicate before bed, too.

 

[Old Man McGuggins]

My iBook G4 12 inch sleeps next to me, and so far, no complaints from it or me.

Now this would be something I could test if my ibook wasn't shot. Hinge blew itself up and the screen cracked. It still kinda works. I may just pay someone to fix it because I don't want to do any more damage to that thing.

 

[B S Magnet]

My iBook G4 12 inch sleeps next to me, and so far, no complaints from it or me. We sometimes communicate before bed, too.

“…baby, did you know some call me ‘the Keyboard Warrior’ cos I’m so good with my fingers…”

BSM, THIS IS A FAMILY-FRIENDLY BOARD, SMDH

 

[AphoticD]

“Come on baby light my Fire(wire) ...”

 

[Orizence]

Used to sleep with my PowerBook G4 on my bed as a teen when I would stay up till late and pass out. Im still here lol

 

[Certificate of Excellence]

Hmm, my PMG5's uptime is 21 days 17:50. No explosions yet

 

[micahgartman]

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[B S Magnet]

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[micahgartman]

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Creepy guy has been holding back! Who needs lungs, right? I’ll throw in a cornea, too.