2022-10-21 12:53:06 <KipIngram   > Hey, FYI, guys - if anyone uses a Mac for work and your employer has it rigged to screen lock after some ridiculously short period of time, running this takes care of the problem:
2022-10-21 12:53:14 <KipIngram   > #!/bin/bash
2022-10-21 12:53:15 <KipIngram   > while : ; do
2022-10-21 12:53:17 <KipIngram   >   sleep 300
2022-10-21 12:53:19 <KipIngram   >   echo $(date +"%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
2022-10-21 12:53:21 <KipIngram   >   osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to keystroke ""'
2022-10-21 12:53:23 <KipIngram   > done
2022-10-21 12:53:29 <KipIngram   > The echo is an extra frill, of course.
2022-10-21 12:53:53 <KipIngram   > It simulates a keystroke, using the null char, every five minutes.
2022-10-21 12:54:42 <KipIngram   > I first wrote it using \n, but I decided that was dangerous.
2022-10-21 12:55:04 <KipIngram   > A random Enter would come along, and I could imagine being at just the wrong place in some console command and having a real problem on my hands.
2022-10-21 12:55:11 <KipIngram   > Bad choice from the jump.
2022-10-21 12:55:35 <KipIngram   > sudo rm -r *<suffix>
2022-10-21 12:57:48 <Friithian   > KipIngram: if you can install programs there's one called caffeine or something that may be worth looking into
2022-10-21 13:06:22 <KipIngram   > Well, crap - the null doesn't work.
2022-10-21 13:06:28 <KipIngram   > Guess I'll go with space.
2022-10-21 13:06:35 <KipIngram   > Or try it at least.
2022-10-21 13:07:12 <KipIngram   > Actually that's dangerous too, isn't it?
2022-10-21 13:07:25 <KipIngram   > A space after the * in that rm command would be nasty too.
2022-10-21 13:07:30 <KipIngram   > Ok, just some letter then.
2022-10-21 13:07:50 <KipIngram   > And if it creates an  occasional error, at least it won't lead to disaster.
2022-10-21 14:51:22 <MrMobius    > You can't move the mouse?
2022-10-21 14:51:27 <MrMobius    > Or is this a terminal
2022-10-21 15:02:49 <thrig       > moving the mouse could also be problematic
2022-10-21 15:29:45 <MrMobius    > True
2022-10-21 15:30:25 <MrMobius    > Although I think wiggling it one pixel if it hasn't moved in 4 minutes might not be as damaging as pressing a key
2022-10-21 15:31:31 <thrig       > or have a bird that presses the shift key when you step away
2022-10-21 15:32:02 <thrig       > (note: windows may do crazy things if you hit the shift key too many times)
2022-10-21 19:23:16 <lagash      > Or a cat?
2022-10-21 19:23:54 <lagash      > I know some law enforcement agencies have a USB "mouse jiggler" tool to prevent it from locking..
2022-10-21 19:47:22 <Zarutian_iPad> lagash: a properly secured computer will lock the screen when such is plugged in. Why? because those things have completely diffrent vendir id and product id than usual Human Interface Devices connected
2022-10-21 19:48:38 <Friithian   > entirely depends on what sector this is working in
2022-10-21 19:49:05 <Friithian   > properly secured for a DoD contractor vs a startup in silicon valley are massively different
2022-10-21 19:50:06 <Zarutian_iPad> or secured by a hacker that has gotten back to too many chickens on rafts
2022-10-21 19:51:35 <Friithian   > are all your devices ``properly secured'' or are you one of those ``chickens''
2022-10-21 19:51:59 <Zarutian_iPad> no comment
2022-10-21 19:52:14 <Zarutian_iPad> *bawk*