Is it Safe to Leave my Computer on at night?

http://live.pirillo.com/ - The question was asked in our chatroom: is it safe to keep your computer on at night.

We say it's safe, what do you think?

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[TNTstuka]

I sometimes leave my pc on a night when i'm downloading A LOT of stuff. Never had problems with it

[JackDyson1995]

solution, do a virus scan and remove the trojan you dumb ass

[Mattlarrivee]

I turn off my monitor only because it's an LED, and put my desktop into sleep. Only because I am a junkie on conservation of energy.

[weponspec1682]

@4illegalalien I do the same thing, But I don't re boot in the morning.

[CombatArms760]

1:07 is the Answer :D

[TheShane132]

i never turn mine off cuz im hosting servers

[noobusinglinux]

i think its un necessary to expose the computer to the internet for prolonged periods of time because if you have the same ip address for a long time it becomes a security risk

on any high speed cable network it takes 3 seconds after you get a connection and any good firewall will register an attack and if you leave it on for longer the rate in witch these attempts occur increase

i currently use Ipfire as my network gateway and it registers between 10,000/20,000 intrusion attempts on Shaw Cable

[FragBashers]

@gdialpha same, i get no problems, i usually put it into power saving mode.

[gdialpha]

i sometimes leave my computer on for weeks at a time

[kostman23]

heres my question (IS IT SAFE TO JACK OFF DURING THE DAY WHILE MY PARENTS ARE HOME?)

[kawaiifreak860]

Long as your kind of enough to set your computer to go to sleepmode while your ass is sleeping.

It'll save power and ensure your computer relaxes itself, rather than getting hot, cold until it eventually goes out.

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