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Urban myth: somebody taped a hotdog to the CD drive tray of their workstation, and put the yubikey right in front of it. Then, whenever they needed to touch the
by taldo 6y ago
Urban myth: somebody taped a hotdog to the CD drive tray of their workstation, and put the yubikey right in front of it. Then, whenever they needed to touch the YK while not physically in front of the workstation, a quick `eject /dev/cdrom` did the trick ;)
- walrus01 6y agoIt's all good until you consider the need to periodically replace the hotdog every day or two, as it gets rotten at room temperature.
- taldo 6y agoWell, considering that you don't have to actually be at your desk anymore, you can let it rot for a couple of weeks between replacements. Or use some other material with similar conductivity and capacitance characteristics.
- JxLS-cpgbe0 6y agoYou just need to use a meat product that's so full of preservatives it can't possibly rot https://interestingengineering.com/mcdonalds-burger-survives-20-years-and-still-looks-fresh-off-the-grill https://interestingengineering.com/mcdonalds-burger-survives...
- dmm 6y agoA McDonalds hamburger patty is just beef, salt, and pepper. It was preserved by an environment that allowed it to dry out before spoiling.
- panda88888 6y agoAny capacitive stylus would probably work.
- OJFord 6y agoif mount | grep cdrom ; then echo hotdog else echo nothotdog fi