Bonus points: use non-qwerty keyboard for added obfuscation (but keep the qwerty key caps of course).
this post was submitted on 25 May 2025
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I was an i3 and sway user but I lapsed to the dark side.
I tried KDE with Krohnkite tilling extension on a new laptop and liked it way too much. Itβs slowly becoming my main DE.
Itβs configured with i3 shortcuts of course, so thereβs that.
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EXWM is probably even more obscure, although emacs users are the exact kinda people you should protect your computer from.
Tried this once, sort of. But it was in wmii. I switched workspace, and then my friend wanted the browser, so I say go ahead. He presses the little 2 down in the corner, I did not even know it was clickable, and that happens to be the workspace with the browser.
Sway is fine. I still prefer i3 because I still use many X applications.
Now for this meme specifically, sway and i3wm are actually easy to understand once you know the basic key chords. Sway in particular can also allow drag and drop to tile manually without shortcuts.
Dwm though is a nightmare for Linux beginners let alone those who never use Linux before. I3 needs a .config file, so newbies can read it and figure out the key bindings. On Dwm? It doesnt need one because the system can just run the compiled dwm executable. So if you really want to make it more secure: configure dwm to your likings => compile it => delete the source folder. Nobody will know wtf is going on, except you.
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Fixed the image for you
Ah thanks man, could you add some left/right padding as well?
Yeah, no problem
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Ok, so I happen to be the paragon of security through obscurity.
- Linux
- Sway
- Dvorak layout
- Mechanical keyboard cΜ blank keycaps
Come at me bruh
Switching to Dvorak caused the gratifying result of people that would just start trying to use your keyboard without being absolutely befuddled.
The last 2 can be mitigated by just plugging in a different keyboard, the second one by just pulling the drive, the first doesn't really need mitigation, but nothing a $5 wrench won't solve.
Keymap isn't going to change automatically by plugging in a new keyboard...
gets hit with wrench
cums "h-harder daddy~"
"well shit, now wtf do we do?"
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My keycaps are Morse code
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I love this. I just wish we could use a different meme format, I am tired of seeing that dudes face.
The computing equivalent of a stick shift.
If only you could start it with a dead battery!
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This is like me when I try to use my wife's iPhone. Where are the buttons? How do I exit the app?
When in doubt, swipe up
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Absolutely perfect. I was traveling with a friend and we decided to watch a movie I had on my hard drive. Once I booted into i3 and I had to use a couple key chords to navigate, they said, "Your computer gives me anxiety." π
Same person almost shit their pants when I replaced youtu.be with yewtu.be in a URL to get a region locked video to play. I am a bonafide hacker in their eyes.
I was installing Alpine Linux on a Raspberry Pi 5 and was using the kitchen TV as a temporary monitor. My parents thought I was sending encrypted messages. I was just updating the repository list to find the quickest mirror.
It's funny to me how some people see text scrolling by on a screen and immediately think witchcraft.
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This is downright funny. Thank you for sharing!