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Re:usbredir: A protocol for sending USB device traffic over ... by toast0 on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @05:02PM (#40057168)
Anyone within a 100 ft radius of my PC is in my house and could just come over and poke at the mouse.
Re:usbredir: A protocol for sending USB device traffic over ... by coderjames on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @07:55PM (#40058832)
Or in the apartment or condominium above or below you across any of a few floors, depending on shielding. For those not living in standalone houses.
Re:usbredir: A protocol for sending USB device traffic over ... by chrsig on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @05:38PM (#40057544)
That's somehow both a much less elaborate and significantly more invasive approach to pranking wfh coworkers.
Re:usbredir: A protocol for sending USB device traffic over ... by codetrotter on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @06:57PM (#40058339)
> wfh coworkers

I usually call her my girlfriend, but I suppose that’s another way to refer to one’s significant other :p

Re:usbredir: A protocol for sending USB device traffic over ... by taneq on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @03:11AM (#40061454)
I inadvertently pranked myself like this. For a while my laptop got super haunted, occasionally the cursor would jiggle slightly even when I wasn’t touching the mouse. Eventually I realised that the Bluetooth mouse in my bag which I’d totally forgotten about was getting bumped and turning on.