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Two-Fisted Computing

Posted by michael on from the kudos-to-submitter-for-spelling-complement-correctly dept.

whiterat writes "3Dconnexion is selling a variety of input devices that provide a left-hand complement to the traditional computer mouse. The devices control the position of on-screen objects in design programs such as Adobe Systems' Photoshop and its 3D modeling application, Maya. That enables designers to work without constantly togging between 'view' and 'create' modes." Smash TV veterans need no extra training.

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  1. Two handed computing is nothint new by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    My left hand finds the URL's
    My right hand...........

    1. Re:Two handed computing is nothint new by Rellik66 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Manipulates the joystick

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      Too many zeros, not enough ones

    2. Re:Two handed computing is nothint new by iantri · · Score: 4, Funny
      As a left-handed person, I must say we have it much better than you.

      Generally, we learn to mouse with the right hand, as most computers are set up this way and changing it is generally not feasible except at your own.

      Since our left hand is the dominant one, this has certain.. advantages....

  2. Re:Only classes? by Hrothgar+The+Great · · Score: 4, Funny

    I LOVED Smash TV, although when I first became obsessed with it, it was the SNES version. Me and a friend played it pretty much every day until we beat it, at which point the game started over approximately four times as fast. We proceeded to play it every day until we finished that as well. (Hint: there's no reward for this other than YOUR MIND GETTING PERMANENTLY FUCKED)

    That was about five years ago and I'm still twitching.