

You guys… name your chats?
Where is the “Group/family dynamics result in 70 different ad hoc chat threads that often only differ by one or two different people because reasons, which means that half the time someone who was supposed to know something gets left out, but that’s okay because their SO was probably in the thread” gang?
The only thing to watch out for using a laptop that is plugged in 24x7 is the battery. Battery management systems are generally pretty good, but Li-ion batteries can fail catastrophically. As long as you make a point to check on it periodically it’s probably fine.
I’m using an old laptop as a local interface for my network setup, since its in my basement, and I actually pulled the battery out entirely since I have a beefy UPS powering everything. Paranoid, maybe, but a Li-ion battery sitting on top of my equipment rack could do a ton of damage if it were to fail someday.