• @xpinchx@lemmy.world
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    1277 hours ago

    If you’re pounding one out that won’t really save you. He probably games with headphones and just doesn’t want to get jump scares by mom.

    I always had a desk and a bed and I made a point to never have my back towards the door when I was at my desk for the above reason.

    • @toynbee@lemmy.world
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      206 hours ago

      I used to almost exclusively listen to any kind of audio through headphones. I had a microphone near my desk configured so that it would pass through the vibration of footsteps directly to my headphones. I was rarely startled, no matter what sordid activity I was undertaking.

        • Track_Shovel
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          44 hours ago

          Pavlov

          As in you instantly lose an erection, because you’ve been conditioned to associate footfalls with a ruined orgasm?

        • @toynbee@lemmy.world
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          35 hours ago

          I used to be able to do that, too! These days, I live with two people: an adult wife and a toddler. Their gaits are pretty easily distinguishable.

        • @toynbee@lemmy.world
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          23 hours ago

          Honestly, that was some 25-30 years ago. It was pretty simple to setup back then, but it might not be the same now, especially in Windows.