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Pointing Stick Keyboard Roundup

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the don't-point-that-at-me dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Blogger pettijohn went on the search for the best USB external keyboard with a pointing stick. He found exactly three products that fit the bill in the market, so he bought all three and wrote a proper roundup review."

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  1. Re:Pointing Stick? by Rhaban · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Depends on who can hear you.

    Friends: Keyboard Clit
    Coworkers: Keyboard Nipple
    Boss: Pointing Stick.

  2. chiropractor by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    >After a chiropractor urged me to...
    >chiropractor

    Oh dear....

    1. Re:chiropractor by raddan · · Score: 3, Insightful

      The physicist would respond, however, "Necks are not my field." A chiropractor, however, claims be able to cure any ailment using spinal adjustments, which is patently absurd.

    2. Re:chiropractor by natehoy · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Depends on the chiropractor.

      I wrenched my back pretty badly last summer, and it kept getting worse. I finally went to see a chiropractor who spent some time examining the bone positions, used some electric thing to warm up the muscles, did some twisty crunchy stuff, and I walked out of the office upright and nearly pain-free, and armed with some photocopied sheets of appropriate exercises to strengthen the muscles and stretch things back into shape. I went back for a couple of followups, and he fine-tuned the adjustment, and my back felt perfectly normal within a couple of weeks, and we were done.

      If the problem is skeletal, a competent chiropractor is an appropriate person to see. There are cases where misalignment of the spine can cause problems elsewhere (nerve issues, breathing issues, etc).

      But, yeah, claiming to cure cancer by doing an adjustment is off in oogy-boogy land, and gives the competent bone manipulation folks a bad name.

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    3. Re:chiropractor by Sir_Lewk · · Score: 3, Insightful

      It never fails. Whenever chiropractors are mentioned on slashdot inevitably a dozen people and their cats sign on and make comments about how they know it is all mumbo jumbo but they or a loved one actually benefited from it. They, and the occasional mod, think these are actually insightful comments, which they are not.

      Of course, someone that goes to a chiropractor is probably more pre-disposed to not understand the concept of scientific evidence so I guess it's not all that puzzling...

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  3. Re:what? by tecnico.hitos · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Insightful, seriously? Some modders here seriously disappoint me.

    It's a matter of preference. Disliking them doesn't make you more rational than the article writer.

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  4. First Summary Line? by DeadboltX · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "Blogger pettijohn went on the search for the best USB external keyboard with a pointing stick."

    Is there such a thing as a USB internal keyboard?

    and did anyone else envision him poking at various keyboards with a stick?