[sudo-discuss] datashield power strip is shite

[Jake]

I plugged my laptop into this weird power strip thingy, a Datashield Model 
85, that is from the Beige era of computing.

i noticed a while later that it was not powered - so i hit the reset 
button on the power strip, and it clicked and came back on.

after the third time i figured it was no good, and needed to be repaired 
and not used until then, so i was going to unplug it.  But i saw something 
else was plugged into it, from far away via an extension cord.

The new color laser printer!  Oh Noes!!  the poor printer was getting 
turned on and off repeatedly due to this bullshit powerstrip thing.

So if the laser printer is upset now, it may be because of repeated on and 
off, which they don't like.  I recommend it be plugged into a reliable 
power socket, so it can be on or off, and if left on it can go to sleep 
without being suddenly off and on again all the time.

-jake