• @toynbee
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    153 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.

    • @[email protected]
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      2 hours ago

      I swear the footsteps trigger a Pavlov response in me at this point. I can even tell who it is by the footsteps

      • Track_Shovel
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        41 hour ago

        Pavlov

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

      • @toynbee
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        22 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
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        121 minutes 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.