Everyone has a reason here why this isn't necessary, but frankly it's just not a dumb idea and especially relevant for shared workplace workstations. I'd rather have a disable for cleaning button than a windows button.
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Unplug it or turn it off if it's wireless. Not that hard.
Just lock the screen. The worst that'll happen is a failed login or switching the keyboard layout or something.
Windows-L is the hotkey (in Windows at least), for those who maybe didn't know.
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Just open up notepad, start cleaning, and then use the resulting document as a word finder puzzle. Hell, if you're really lucky you might write the next best selling novel.
They told me it was already published by Shakespeare.
Wouldn't recommend this. I mean, it was publishable, sure. But there were tons of spelling errors.
Bah! That's what editors are for!
You could also just unplug the keyboard
Almost all DEs have a lock screen...
I don't clean my keyboard. I just add chia seeds and a little water. Chia keyboard ftw.
Chiaboard.
K-K-K-Keyboard!
I just open a vt and clean. Typing gibberish on login prompt is fine and f keys don't work.
Lock screen also works.
I usually open vim.
They should add an MP3 player style "Hold switch" on all keyboards
Thank you, meme, for making me take 20 seconds to clean my phone screen then wonder why it wouldn't clean.
why does this image have built-in spit droplets
Shower thoughts, clearly it needs water.
This was incredibly confusing for me because I washed my hands after opening this post. I picked up my phone, and I read your top comment before reading the post, and then I looked at my screen and I actually had water on my screen. I was like, "Damn that is some realistic looking water!" Then I wiped it on my shirt and it disappeared and I got really confused lol
It’s semen
My dumb ass just went and tried to clean my screen before I read your comment
Did you put it into screen cleaning mode first?
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It has been saved, reposted and saved so many times that there is data loss making fuzzy artifacts in the picture.
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Downtime aversion
the kb is almost always usb or wireless these days. just disconnect it or flip its own switch
Some keyboards have a lock button and most can be unplugged
Mostly only an issue for laptops.
Side note: whoever decided that pressing any key on the keyboard should turn on the computer should be shot. Fuck you Apple for bringing that back.
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I think there used to be a program for windows to lock the keyboard, too. Themed around protecting from cats walking across it, if anyone wants to look.
