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Type in Morse code by repeatedly slamming your laptop lid (github.com)
submitted 1 month ago by zephyr@lemmy.world to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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[–] Hubi 74 points 1 month ago

Me writing this comment

[–] 1boiledpotato@sh.itjust.works 64 points 1 month ago

Jesus fucking Christ. I love it

[–] pewpew@feddit.it 59 points 1 month ago (2 children)

r/badUiBattles Do we have something like this on Lemmy?

[–] mesamunefire@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago

No idea but don't let your dreams be dreams. Make it and post lol

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 42 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What a casual strat. Real men wear one of those magnetic rings and use it to diddle their laptop's Hall effect lid sensor.

[–] too_high_for_this@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

diddle my hall effect lid sensor daddy

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 34 points 1 month ago

Closing your laptop now types the letter E instead of locking

Hey, that should be T unless you open it back immediately.

[–] sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 24 points 1 month ago

Wayland support too. A forward thinker

[–] krnl386@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 month ago

That’s a decent workaround for a laptop with a broken keyboard.

[–] tanuki@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Imagine using neovim with this 👌

[–] danhab99@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Forget neovim, try using ED

Id pay to watch that

[–] tanuki@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

You want to see the world burn 😂

[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 1 month ago

Straight keys are bad enough, imagine how bad of a repetitive strain injury you would get from this.

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

There's something like this in Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson.

[–] pageflight@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Part of my inspiration to learn to program was that I wanted to blink my capslock key. Did learn to program, did learn Morse, never did that project.

[–] laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago

Okay, this is only encouraging me to finally crack open that book, it's been sitting on my shelf for too long apparently

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

Awesome author

[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Linux users be like