ArmetronJul 16, 2023
r҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖
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Jul 15, 2023 at 5:32amtooot
Show threadr҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖Sep 27, 2023

Well dang. This toot really hit a nerve

In better news, I'm actually now back to a single monitor for the foreseeable future. Finished this gig and handed back all the equipment they sent me

Show threadDigital Mark λ ☕️ 🕹 👽Jul 15, 2023
@cypnk There's a purpose to xeyes. Why is this ancient wisdom lost in the present?
Show threadDavid TruesdellJul 15, 2023
@mdhughes @cypnk
Thank you for mentioning xeyes, I had completely forgotten about it after all these years. I’m off to install it on my Unix and windows machines.
Show threaddokujaJul 15, 2023
@mdhughes @cypnk wayland
Show threadDigital Mark λ ☕️ 🕹 👽Jul 15, 2023
@dokuja @cypnk I feel bad for ya son, I got 99 problems but a shitty windowing system ain't one.
Show threadJurjen1973Jul 15, 2023
@cypnk Enlighten me.
Show threadr҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖Jul 15, 2023
@jurjen1973 The secret of life is mastering the single monitor first
Show threadAraucana - 🌱eater of NüsschenJul 15, 2023
@cypnk This is why my cursor is extra big and pink. 😁
Show threadEmily SJul 15, 2023
@araucana @cypnk yep! Though also my work Mac has a useful accessibility thing where if you shake the mouse it makes the pointer really big for a few seconds.
Show threadr҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖Jul 15, 2023
@Emily_S @araucana Every OS should have this feature
Show threadEmily SJul 15, 2023
@cypnk @araucana yep. I discovered it on my first day using it by accident and have used it so many times since. (I've been working there a month)
Show threadWiredfire Jul 15, 2023
@cypnk @Emily_S @araucana Windows and most (I think) flavours of Linux have an option to identify where the mouse is when tapping the CTRL key
Show threadospalhJul 16, 2023

@Emily_S @araucana @cypnk

Plasma (KDE) draw moving rings around the cursor with Alt+Strg+mouse movement
(Maybe it’s off by default? No idea.)

Show threaddr2chaseJul 16, 2023
@araucana @cypnk and my wallet and my coffee thermos and the gaffers tape I use to mark all my tools.
Show threadDanielJul 15, 2023
@cypnk I feel seen...
Show threadr҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖Jul 15, 2023
@dgdillman Currently on my laptop because I realized I'm too tired for more than one screen right now
Show threadsusieJul 15, 2023
@cypnk On Windows can enable press cntrl to do a sonar ping on mouse pointer. It is in the advanced mouse settings, probably also under accessibility.
Show threadMcWabbit🐰 has movedJul 15, 2023
@cypnk Colleague during screen sharing: "LOL, why is your cursor ridiculously big?"
Show threadr҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖Jul 15, 2023
@Wabbit Modern problems require modern solutions 
Show threadMarc EtienneJul 15, 2023

@cypnk @lisamelton whenever I lose the cursor, wiggling the mouse makes it grow. I call it the Viagra effect.

*may be a Mac OS thing, I rarely touch Windows.

Show threadCyber YukiJul 15, 2023
@cypnk If I could, I'd add a 🤣​ reaction to this.
Show threadRob 🌱Jul 15, 2023
@cypnk that’s so true. The shaking of the mouse then swiping of the mousepad to make sure it’s not just the mouse not working .
Show threadJustin FerrellJul 15, 2023
@cypnk modern macOS when you shake the mouse too aggressively
Show threadHamish The PolarBearJul 15, 2023
@cypnk This wins the Internet today. Thank you 😀
Show threadViktoria D. Richards/UddelhexeJul 15, 2023
@cypnk 😂😂 so true
Show threadJay McGavrenJul 15, 2023
@cypnk yep, this is part of why I am resolutely single-monitor.
Show threadr҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖Jul 15, 2023
@jaymcgavren Switched to the laptop when I knew I was too tired for more than one screen
Show threadJay McGavrenJul 16, 2023
@cypnk I feel this with Emacs. I got started with that at an age when I shouldn't have. Those key sequences demand precision and if I'm exhausted from a few hours of pair programming, I don't have that precision. It's like the editor starts behaving randomly but it's just me hitting the wrong keys. (And of course I'm doing this in front of a pair, which is not good.)
Show threadOwenS487Jul 15, 2023
@cypnk This is perfect!
Show threadPaul McGraneJul 16, 2023
@cypnk I think Phil Schiller mentioned the feature at a WWDC when magnifying the pointer with shaking was introduced and the room erupted in applause!
Show threadRiaz Ur RahamanJul 16, 2023
@cypnk @ricketson 😂
Show threadMartin B 🏳️‍🌈Jul 16, 2023
@cypnk and the placement of the monitors in the OS is *always* the other way around as they actually are placed...
Show threadr҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖Jul 16, 2023
@40eridani I'm oddly looking forward to VR to some extent only for dropping all this monitor stuff. At least that way, left is left, right is right
Show threadredcatJul 16, 2023
@cypnk have 3 displays but using this cursor. 🙂
Show threadGraham Sutherland / PolynomialJul 16, 2023

@cypnk I have 5 monitors (6 if you include my Cintiq) which makes things extra fun.

I enabled the "tap Ctrl to highlight cursor" accessibility option and set the cursor colour to inverted. makes a heck of a difference.

Show threadr҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖Jul 16, 2023
@gsuberland Ooh, that's something I haven't tried (also have a tablet and it's maddening). Thanks for the suggestion
Show threadEdelruth, PBS Passport HolderJul 16, 2023

@cypnk

This is awfully good!

Show threadProtofox RileyJul 16, 2023
@cypnk if you're on windows, install powertoys and enable double click ctrl to show mouse
Show threadHaelwenn /элвэн/ Jul 16, 2023
@cypnk This is partially why I have pointer warp set to workspace changes in sway, so just selecting another workspace/display will put the pointer in the middle.
Show threadthe vessel of morgannaJul 16, 2023
@cypnk I love(/s) the times where I'm wildly flailing the cursor and *still* can't see it
Show threadLocalJul 16, 2023
@cypnk every day... 😂
Shake that mouse 🐁
Show threadWildduckJul 17, 2023
@cypnk @seriouslyfab Du coup j'ai décidé de tenter l'option Windows pour activer un cercle autour de la souris lors d'un clic sur CTRL.
Sur le PC pro et perso.
Ca ne le fait pas lorsqu'on garde le CTRL enfoncé pour un raccourci clavier par exemple donc pour ma très courte expérience jusqu'ici je suis convaincu !
Show threadSyntafin Jul 17, 2023
@cypnk oh I know this feel, back when I had 2x 2160p... :')
Show threadsimonf 🦘Jul 18, 2023
@cypnk if you are on windows, I can highly recommend PowerToys Mouse Utilities’ “find my mouse”
Show threaddodothedev Jul 18, 2023
@cypnk @Strit
More often than not, I'm looking at the wrong computer. 😂
Show threadMaisie SummersAug 20, 2023

@cypnk

*grabs mouse, shakes it manically back-and-forth* Aha! Found you!

Show threadr҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖Aug 20, 2023
@maisiesummers Ah, yes. The ancient summoning technique