Quote Originally Posted by TripleRLtd
I'd say YOU are an old wive's tale. Rant being said, here is good advice, not bull****: from:http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/...002/static.asp] Yeah Go_low, Electonics 101.] Try leariing something other than networking. And, if you don't care to, leave the advice to the pro's.
I think you are taking this grudge thing a little too far, someone has to be the big man, I thought you wanted be him…

There is nothing wrong with a PC being on bare carpet, mine run on shag in my home office. I work on mine at home on the floor all of the time. My server room at work has carpet as well, and maintains a very low humidity, which as you know, the dryer it is the more chance for buildup. What it boils down to is I have to pay particularly more attention to the immediate potential to build up static, and ensure I ground myself at all times before entering a case. It's that simple...I have never shorted a single piece of equipment, and I walk across the room with cards in my hand all of the time, holding the plate only, and grounding myself at every stop.

As a matter of principal, most server rooms are carpet-less, primarily because people forget, or fail to provide adequate grounding before working on a server, and it can eliminate some possibility for shock all the better when dealing with mission critical machines. But at home, no worries…just be careful!