[makomk]

Though you have to be nested really deeply to do ~~~~~~~~~~~. - unlike some other escaping schemes, it only requires one extra tilde for every layer of nesting rather than doubling each time.

[hahainternet]

The worst problem is trying to figure out just how many layers deep you are. I was being a little ridiculous though.

[zeckalpha]

"So, a totem. It's a small object, potentially heavy, something you can have on you all the time..."

[voltagex_]

I wonder... I reckon you could implement a totem inside GNU screen that kept track of how many ssh-sessions deep you were.

[duskwuff]

Not to be confused with: https://projects.gnome.org/totem/

[voltagex_]

Oops, yes. I was speaking about the Inception reference.