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In article <52sik4$pl0@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca>,
Navindra UMANEE <navindra@cs.mcgill.ca> wrote:
>	Hehe, I've been rather hesitant about that since I haven't got
>any electricity bills yet.

It doesn't cost much to run a computer, especially if you turn off the
monitor.

>day though but for a dumb reason (my radio and computer share the same
>speakers). Annoyingly I haven't figured out how to get linux to
>powerdown the hard-drive. 

I don't think that would help you much anyway.  We're probably talking
about a few cents per month on your hydro bill.  If you mean for
longevity, we've left computers on for years with the original drives.

>	Hey thanks for the advice, I'll part with the $5. Come to
>think of it my appartment doesn't even have earth grounding(took apart
>the socket and counted the wires) but the landlord isn't impressed. Is
>that legal? I mean, having an electrical installation with no grounding?

Not in a new building, which probably means anything after 1965 or so.
Most older buildings don't have a working ground.

>	Well lets assume the monitor causes a surge. It would seem
>that the computer is more at risk if it is on than if not.

* davidg gives a skeptical look