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EndlessMason

@RDogPinK
What if the computer is hibernating or thermal throttling or interrupted?

@GolfNovemberUniform @nixCraft

7 August at 14:40 | Wall-to-wall | Open on hachyderm.io
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RDogPinK

@EndlessMason @GolfNovemberUniform @nixCraft yeah, but the function says "computer_on", not retrieve status ;)

7 August at 14:45 | Open on mastodon.social
EndlessMason

@RDogPinK
It already says "on-ness" is not boolean in the signature - I'm not a big "typed language" enjoyer, but afaik that means non-binary, baybeeeeeee

@GolfNovemberUniform @nixCraft

7 August at 14:50 | Open on hachyderm.io
GolfNovemberUniform

@EndlessMason @RDogPinK @nixCraft A hybernated computer is not an operational computer. And what does thermal throttling have to do with it?

7 August at 14:59 | Open on infosec.exchange
EndlessMason

@GolfNovemberUniform
If i have 4 cores and I turn off two the computer is half on.

If I have those same 4 cores but they're running at 50% of their usual clock speed to prevent over heating the computer is also half on.

@RDogPinK @nixCraft

7 August at 15:14 | Open on hachyderm.io
GolfNovemberUniform
EndlessMason

@GolfNovemberUniform
The underlying rule I'm using here is
"Half of the compute being available means the computer is half on".

Like one might expect from a water tap, or a dimmer lamp except with computers you know... The kind of thing one might represent in a int32?

@RDogPinK @nixCraft

7 August at 16:28 | Open on hachyderm.io
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