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The Mice That Didn't Make It
Harry writes "For every blockbuster of the mouse world (such as Microsoft and Logitech's big sellers) there have been countless mice that flopped, or never made it to market. Mice shaped like pyramids; mice shaped like Mickey; mice that doubled as numeric keypads or phones. Even one that sat on your steering wheel. I've rounded up some evocative patent drawings on twenty notable examples."
I'm not reading this article because it's on 20 different pages. STOP THAT SHIT.
And it's split across 24 different pages. ... now where are all of the slashdotters who were arguing with me about ad-supported content last night? :)
20 pages for 20 smallish pictures? Really? The site must be desperate for ad revenue.
Don't forget this one. The only manufacturers' mouse which is usually replaced by a 3rd party one within minutes.
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Trolling is a art,
. . . http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/5921266/Blue-MandMs-mend-spinal-injuries.html
. . . poor critter . . .
Schroedinger's Brexit: The UK is both in and out of the EU at the same time!
Spread across 24 pages and about as interesting as a dry dog turd. When you submit to slashdot and it gets rejected then some story about loser designs that didn't make it for good reason winds up as front page news it's quite an insult. What's the next article going to be about? Drug addicts that didn't make it to CEO of large tech companies? How about abacus designs that didn't sell? Not inane enough for you? Let's try pocket protector manufacturers that went broke.
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For every blockbuster of the X world there have been countless X that flopped, or never made it to market.
No. Shit.
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the "b" was the typo he was fixing for the demonstration.
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Fuck that shit in the ass. I refuse to read something in such a shit layout design for maximum ad views while ignoring a user's needs.
Seriously, 24 pages for 20 nice is a flipping joke.
I purchased a Logitech Trackman Marble FX a number of years ago for about $60. Logitech discontinued it a long time ago. Personally I think it's the best mouse I have ever used. When friends of mine use the computer though they don't like it. It does take getting used to but it's extremely comfortable. Great for first person shooters. Eventually playing Unreal Tournament killed the right mouse button. I went looking for a replacement online and found some on ebay priced at over $300. I guess I'm not the only one that thinks this mouse rocks, but I'm not about to fork over $300 for a mouse. To keep mine alive I took a button out of a $10 mouse and soldered it into the old one. Someday I hope Logitech will bring this design back in a wireless version. As a side note, I think console systems would be improved if the right analog joystick on the controller was replaced with a trackball. Aiming is next to impossible with a joystick.
....is not a mouse at all. It's the RollerMouse, which lets me mouse without taking my hands off the keyboard. I have used this for 10 years and continue to be amazed that its not the standard in computing.
Typo.
s/B/R
"Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country." is a sentence that used to be used a lot in typesetting -- it's exactly 70 characters (including the period), the width of one standard line.
Note that the original quote was "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party", it was part of a typing exercise, not sure if it was originally a political quote...
Why yes, I do have recollection of random factoids from elementary school typing class, why do you ask?
"Trolls they were, but filled with the evil will of their master: a fell race..." -- J.R.R. Tolkien on Olog-hai
The pear-shaped, ridged piece of garbage that came with Packard Bells in the 1990s. I know you're surprised-- Packard-Bell made crappy hardware? But instead of durable grey rubber like most decent mice of the time, the ball on this thing was made of some porous black fake-rubber product that disintegrated in about a month on the display model. It's hard to demo a product when it just came out last month and the customers can see the mouse is already broken.
Gamingmuseum.com: Give your 3D accelerator a rest.
My biggest complaint is where there is a complete lack of a "printer-friendly" option.
Do you also complain when a web site makes printer-friendly versions of its articles available at a low, low price per month?
But the plural of ox is oxen , not "oxes"
Then one fowl is a goose and two are geese
Yet the plural of moose would never be "meese,"
You may find a lone mouse or a whole lot of mice , ,
But the plural of house is houses , not "hice."
If the plural of man is always men
Why shouldnt the plural of pan be "pen"?
Cow in the plural may be cows or kine . .
But the plural of vow is vows , not "vine."
I speak of a foot and you show me your feet
I give you a boot ; would you call a pair "beet"?
If the singular is tooth and the plural teeth , ,
Why shouldnt the plural of booth be "beeth"?
If the singular is this, and the plural is these
Should the plural of kiss rightly be "keese"?
Then, with ONE you use that and with THREE, those , ;
Yet the plural of hat is never called "hose."
We speak of a brother and also of brethren
But though we say mother , we never say "methren."
The masculine pronouns are he, his and him ,
But imagine the feminine as she , "shis," and "shim."
So English, I think -- and you must agree
Is a language as queer as any youll see.
...your "article" over 24 pages? Other submitters go to the trouble of linking a print page to spare us this crap and you link an ad-riddled pos like that on purpose? I don't say that often, but: fuck you.