so basically if i had 10grand in btcd, if i leave my comp on 24/7 ill gain a dollar a day. hardly worth the power bill? am i missing something?>
Actually no. Because your coins accumulate coinage while not getting interest/staking a block u only need to stake once a while (days, weeks, montha etc) and still get your interest for the whole duration.
Sending or receiving coins will reset your coinage though.
Staking 24/7 will give you more then the base 5% because you get the tx fees of the block and compound interest on top