I remember a story from a BigCo consultant. Many years ago, when he worked remote and wanted to appear busy, he turned on his oscillating fan and tied a string

I remember a story from a BigCo consultant. Many years ago, when he worked remote and wanted to appear busy, he turned on his oscillating fan and tied a string to it and then to the wired mouse of his computer so that the 2000-era “idle” detection (used for chat “presence”) of the computer would not kick in.