this post was submitted on 02 Oct 2023
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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 year ago (4 children)

... handily defeated by placing your mouse on top of a wristwatch.

[–] camr_on@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

!? How tf have I never heard or thought of this. Thanks for the massive increase in non-away time you just gave me

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 3 points 1 year ago

There was a series on this. I think the video on a phone worked best.

[–] LeftHandedWave@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Or putting something heavy on the left shift key.

[–] freebread@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Sound plan- I personally run a script that toggles numlock every few minutes.

[–] tacosplease@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

You can also get a little mouse dongle for a few bucks that plugs into a USB port and tells the computer to wiggle the mouse every few seconds.