Re: Too much time on their hands!

On 3/18/25 05:27, Don Y wrote:

On 3/17/2025 3:48 PM, Lasse Langwadt wrote:

On 3/17/25 13:25, Don Y wrote:

I stumbled on a nice little "tin" that I figured would be
great to repurpose.  Maybe store a selection of OTC medications
in it to keep on-hand, in the car?  It contained some round,
metallic "weights", carefully organized to suggest value:
    <https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/LvEAAOSwIXlkH5k2/s-l1600.webp>
Chasing down the Logitech branding, it appears these are
used to alter the *weight* (feel) of a mouse:
    <https://www.ebay.com/itm/388072568821>
Sheesh!  Do these guys (PC gamers) have that much time/money
to spare that they are concerned with how *heavy* their
mouse feels?  Prior to the development of this mouse,
were gamers busily *taping* COINS and other masses onto
their mice just to improve their score??  Is the mouse's
mass that critical to its use?
>
[Shouldn't there also be a huge selection of available
COLORS, shapes, etc.???]

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there is ...

 There are cosmetic differences, not structural/functional ones.

ok, if you say so ...

I've probably tested 200 different mice, over the years.  (I can access
probably 40 on any given day) None "fit" my hand; they're all just
rehashes of the same basic design/size.  (gyromice being a notable
difference yet still a poor fit)

obviously. as always for every answer you get you add five new reasons why it wasn't the answer you were looking for

why is it so hard to imagine that you want to do something with speed and accuracy, weight and feel can make a difference?

 Then a mouse would be the wrong sort of pointing device, wouldn't it?

no, it is games played with a mouse

E.g., signing your name requires speed and accuracy -- yet a mouse
is far from even being an *adequate* device to achieve those goals!

playing a game is not signing you name

 There's a reason motion controllers exist -- wouldn't it seem obvious
that a "pointing device" suitable for gaming should exist as a different
beast, entirely?

it is games played with a mouse.