a) high DPI and no “thumb shelf” ergonomic stuff like on a lot of Logitechs, because I plant my thumb in one place and move the mouse with just fingertip movement
b) reasonably ambidextrous, because I switch hands
@phendrick
Maybe it’s my age, maybe it’s my equipment but I find it much easier to do a lot of things using a mouse. Never have had much luck getting a trackpad to get cut n paste and right click commands to work easily.
@djslack I use it occasionally but not for anything serious any more. That used to be my main home system back when work was still more than half VMS customers (now its 99% mind numbing terrible microsoft). It has some games on it and I use it for network testing (like doing ping polling to see if links or devices are online, tracking how long they are not if they fail, etc) because DCL is my scripting language. Powershell is caca and they won’t let me install Python at work so I don’t try to use it at home either.
Grabbed the image off of faceplant but this is what I have. I’ve read that others have tried to convert it to USB but gave up. I would bet it could be done with an arduino or similar, or else do a serial-serial conversion and one of the old PS2-USB adapters but it isn’t worth the effort to me.
@djslack
/showme a mehmber named @djslack wearing a button that states “don’t ask me about my keyboard” in the style of the old Herbal Life MLM sales people
I don’t know if there are valid generalizations one could reasonably make about the crowd at Meh, but that image is–perhaps scarily–more accurate than a random chance should be.
Cordless mice on both desktop and laptop. Never have been fond of track pads. Things like highlighting and right clicking just seem so much easier to control with a mouse.
@chienfou Amen to that. Any time I’m setting up a new laptop (or doing a nuke-and-pave), the first item on the make-it-useful agenda is to TURN OFF FUCKING GODDAMN TAPPING. (Yes, I really do find it just that annoying.)
I like the Logitech Anywhere mouse for travel, since it works on almost any surface. It cost more than 2x any other mouse I’ve used but it was a worthwhile investment. I also prefer Bluetooth to a dongle.
In my walls, creeping out at night to snack on anything I’ve foolishly left out of protective containers, getting bolder now that I no longer have a cat.
@unksol They all have different personalities, don’t they. What I want most is a cat who’s affectionate & likes to be close; I admire people who adopt the hardcore unfriendly kitties, but I want a lovebug.
@Kyeh Freya, my nearly-pure-white resident (she has one small dot of black on her nose), adores getting on my lap and curling up or rolling over for scritches. Sadly, she doesn’t get along with Squirrel, our special-needs kitty whose tail was bitten off by her mother when she was about 8 days old, and who seems to have feline PTSD as well as another issue. I’d cheerfully adopt out Squirrel and her littermate Weasel as a compatible and friendly pair if I found a good gig for them somewhere.
I checked the traps,none currently. I think the last one was a deer mouse but I don’t pay that much attention. Just toss them out a window for the birds/nature
But the actual deer do come right up into my yard. I’m equipped to take several. It’s on my land during hunting season but… Just leaning out a window feels wrong…
@unksol@yakkoTDI I used to hunt deer with my dad, but it just isn’t as enjoyable now without him.
We have deer in our yard often, but now I just enjoy watching them. (At least until they head for the garden… this spring’s project is a deer fence enclosure.)
@macromeh@yakkoTDI I actually like venison. And we kill lots of animals unless your a vegan. Hunting can be the most humane. But I feel like I should post up in the woods vs just stepping out of the heated house onto the back deck and dropping one. Feels… unsportsmanlike
A trackball.
@yakkoTDI Same.
@Chefmongoose @yakkoTDI Same here.
@yakkoTDI I have lots of optical mice, but this is my best one, a Kensington Expert Track Ball Roller Mouse …
Logitech wireless
Vertical, and now my hand doesn’t fall asleep
@DavidChurchRN Right arm dude! I have a vertical mouse too!
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I have a couple, it confuses people, they don’t know how it works!
Logitech mouse, nothing special.
My requirements for a mouse are:
a) high DPI and no “thumb shelf” ergonomic stuff like on a lot of Logitechs, because I plant my thumb in one place and move the mouse with just fingertip movement
b) reasonably ambidextrous, because I switch hands
Been using a Razer Deathadder since 2013.
My finger.
Mouse is basic wireless, but mostly rely on touchscreens.
@phendrick
Maybe it’s my age, maybe it’s my equipment but I find it much easier to do a lot of things using a mouse. Never have had much luck getting a trackpad to get cut n paste and right click commands to work easily.
@phendrick if it’s in my hands, I’ll touch it. Otherwise I don’t want to bother reaching for it.
DEC three button puck mouse by Hawley, © 1986, made in USA. Uses two pillars, one slightly tilted forward and the other slightly tilted to one side (90 degrees from the first) to transfer motion in, with optical sensors well inside the mouse where they never pick up any dirt or debris, semi proprietary serial interface. Used on a VAXStation 3100m76.
Yes I have other mice but this one is the coolest and at just short of 40 years old still works like new.
@duodec Pictures? I’m curious to see it.
@duodec that’s pretty cool! Do you still use the vax, or did you convert the puck mouse to USB somehow?
@djslack I use it occasionally but not for anything serious any more. That used to be my main home system back when work was still more than half VMS customers (now its 99% mind numbing terrible microsoft). It has some games on it and I use it for network testing (like doing ping polling to see if links or devices are online, tracking how long they are not if they fail, etc) because DCL is my scripting language. Powershell is caca and they won’t let me install Python at work so I don’t try to use it at home either.
@robson
Grabbed the image off of faceplant but this is what I have. I’ve read that others have tried to convert it to USB but gave up. I would bet it could be done with an arduino or similar, or else do a serial-serial conversion and one of the old PS2-USB adapters but it isn’t worth the effort to me.
@duodec That’s pretty amazing! It still works too! Classic or antique, take your pick.
@duodec @robson That mouse is pucking awe some!
@duodec @robson That is one righteous mouse.
A 45 degree ergonomic cordless trackball. Or a really nice cordless mouse. Or a big trackball the size of a pool ball in a big flat square.
Don’t ask me about my keyboard.
@djslack
/showme a mehmber named @djslack wearing a button that states “don’t ask me about my keyboard” in the style of the old Herbal Life MLM sales people
@therealjrn Here’s the image you requested for “a mehmber named @djslack wearing a button that states don’t ask me about my keyboard in the style…”
@mediocrebot @therealjrn man, that suit would bring out the green in my eyes.
I don’t know if there are valid generalizations one could reasonably make about the crowd at Meh, but that image is–perhaps scarily–more accurate than a random chance should be.
Touchscreen. Just use an iPad now.
Mine is pretty good because my OCD, tech says son gives me all of his hand me computer parts.
I use a thumb trackball mouse from Elcom. Much cheaper than Logitech, and reliable. Have one on home and work computers.
Cordless mice on both desktop and laptop. Never have been fond of track pads. Things like highlighting and right clicking just seem so much easier to control with a mouse.
@chienfou Amen to that. Any time I’m setting up a new laptop (or doing a nuke-and-pave), the first item on the make-it-useful agenda is to TURN OFF FUCKING GODDAMN TAPPING. (Yes, I really do find it just that annoying.)
My mouse is
a. the kind supplied with a new computer
b. retrieved from the E-waste bin
I like the Logitech Anywhere mouse for travel, since it works on almost any surface. It cost more than 2x any other mouse I’ve used but it was a worthwhile investment. I also prefer Bluetooth to a dongle.
In my walls, creeping out at night to snack on anything I’ve foolishly left out of protective containers, getting bolder now that I no longer have a cat.
@Kyeh mmm. Yeah sorry about Toby… He was a pretty boy.
I’m sure there are plenty of volunteers if/when you’re ready.
RIP Toby
@unksol Thanks. Yes, one of these days I’ll get another cat for sure.
@Kyeh cats definitely have personalities. You can’t just swap them out. I don’t necessarily love everything about my current situation.
I absolutely miss KitKat some days. he road around on my shoulders and let me hold him in a way that this lot will NOT.
But Guinan is snuggled up purring… It’s nice to have
@unksol They all have different personalities, don’t they. What I want most is a cat who’s affectionate & likes to be close; I admire people who adopt the hardcore unfriendly kitties, but I want a lovebug.
@Kyeh Freya, my nearly-pure-white resident (she has one small dot of black on her nose), adores getting on my lap and curling up or rolling over for scritches. Sadly, she doesn’t get along with Squirrel, our special-needs kitty whose tail was bitten off by her mother when she was about 8 days old, and who seems to have feline PTSD as well as another issue. I’d cheerfully adopt out Squirrel and her littermate Weasel as a compatible and friendly pair if I found a good gig for them somewhere.
@werehatrack Thanks. I’m not quite ready for my next cat(s) yet, but I’ll keep that in mind.
I checked the traps,none currently. I think the last one was a deer mouse but I don’t pay that much attention. Just toss them out a window for the birds/nature
@unksol How big were the antlers?
@yakkoTDI
I have not harvested any deer.
Not paid attention to the mouse ears
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peromyscus
But the actual deer do come right up into my yard. I’m equipped to take several. It’s on my land during hunting season but… Just leaning out a window feels wrong…
@unksol @yakkoTDI I used to hunt deer with my dad, but it just isn’t as enjoyable now without him.
We have deer in our yard often, but now I just enjoy watching them. (At least until they head for the garden… this spring’s project is a deer fence enclosure.)
@macromeh @yakkoTDI I actually like venison. And we kill lots of animals unless your a vegan. Hunting can be the most humane. But I feel like I should post up in the woods vs just stepping out of the heated house onto the back deck and dropping one. Feels… unsportsmanlike
@unksol @yakkoTDI
Silly. Deer mice shed their antlers at the end of September, I thought everybody knew that.