Re: Too much time on their hands!

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.???]

 there is ...

There are cosmetic differences, not structural/functional ones.
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)

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