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# flipoff
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> Congratulations. You have reached the logical conclusion of your relationship
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> with modern computing.
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flipoff is a Python-based utility that leverages _sophisticated computer vision_
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to _solve the oldest problem in human-computer interaction_: the fact that your
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machine is still running when you no longer wish it to be. It monitors your
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webcam feed for a specific, globally recognized gesture of structural
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disapproval, also known as the middle finger, and immediately executes a system
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shutdown via D-Bus.
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> **Disclaimer**
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> I am not responsible if you use this while in a Zoom meeting and accidentally
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> flip off your coworkers. Granted, that would be hilarious and I want to hear
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> about it but I don't accept responsibility.
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## Motivation
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We live in an era of digital friction. Imagine you have just sat through a
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three-hour "sync" meeting that could have been an email. Or that your IDE has
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decided that your _perfectly valid_ syntax is actually a personal affront.
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Perhaps rust-analyzer has safely leaked memory again. Your computer is just
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standing there, even.
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**YOU HATE IT ALL**.
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For those kind of moments, conventional exit strategies are insufficient and
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meaningless. They lack energy. They lack... catharsis. Thus, **flipoff** was
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made. Built on three core pillars of modern engineering:
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- Efficiency: Why move a mouse several inches when you can simply extend a
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single digit from the comfort of your keyboard?
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- Emotional Honesty: Your computer should know exactly how you feel about its
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latest "Mandatory Update" during a presentation. Hate. Let me tell you about
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_hate_.
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- The Final Word: There is no greater feeling of power than watching your
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monitor go black at the exact moment of your peak indignation.
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We have spent decades teaching computers to understand our speech and our touch.
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It was about time we taught them to understand our boundaries.
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## Demo
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Here's Walter White flipping off your computer, to give you an idea of how it
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operates:
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<video src="/assets/waltuh.mp4" controls width=800/>
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