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Chill Callahan
Nov 14, 2012

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Chill Callahan
Nov 14, 2012
Reserved.

H.P. Hovercraft
Jan 12, 2004

one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse
Slippery Tilde
trackballs are for fps doug

big shtick energy
May 27, 2004


I bought one but it wasn't any easier on my shoulder than a regular mouse for some reason.

Zaxxon
Feb 14, 2004

Wir Tanzen Mekanik
I like mine because it's nicer when I'm loafing around, don't need a desk or table, and is in a better spot than the trackpad.

Chumbawumba4ever97
Dec 31, 2000

by Fluffdaddy
The Microsoft ones are worth like $200 on ebay

oh no blimp issue
Feb 23, 2011

i use a clit mouse op

Elder Postsman
Aug 30, 2000


i used hot bot to search for "teens"

they are bad, op. mice and trackpads ftw imo.

Elder Postsman
Aug 30, 2000


i used hot bot to search for "teens"

oh no blimp issue posted:

i use a clit mouse op

these are ok too.

Agile Vector
May 21, 2007

scrum bored



Uncle at Nintendo posted:

The Microsoft ones are worth like $200 on ebay

the wireless logitech is getting there and thats what i use

i love my dead gay mouse :unsmith:

Dominus Vobiscum
Sep 2, 2004

Our motives are multiple, our desires complex.
Fallen Rib
my wrist pain from work computing went away entirely a few days after switching to a trackball

oh no blimp issue
Feb 23, 2011

Elder Postsman posted:

these are ok too.

i call then nipple mice in polite company

A Pinball Wizard
Mar 23, 2005

I know every trick, no freak's gonna beat my hands

College Slice
thats a lot of balls op

Alzabo
Oct 23, 2002

You watched it, you can't unwatch it.

Uncle at Nintendo posted:

The Microsoft ones are worth like $200 on ebay

mine was stolen from my desk

I took it as a sign and found a new job in short order

Silver Alicorn
Mar 30, 2008

𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓹𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮
I'll stick to my hyperion fury thanks

super nailgun
Jan 1, 2014


Dominus Vobiscum posted:

my wrist pain from work computing went away entirely a few days after switching to a trackball

same

I think having trackball at work and mouse at home for vidja games is the best of both worlds

Sweevo
Nov 8, 2007

i sometimes throw cables away

i mean straight into the bin without spending 10+ years in the box of might-come-in-handy-someday first

im a fucking monster

trackballs?

more like suckballs

9-Volt Assault
Jan 27, 2007

Beter twee tetten in de hand dan tien op de vlucht.

Dominus Vobiscum posted:

my wrist pain from work computing went away entirely a few days after switching to a trackball

same. I started a new job and I got a regular mouse and my arms hurt after like the second day. I was so happy when I found an old trackball in storage that a previous employee used. also, people don't like using my computer now because they don't know how to use my mouse.

Poniard
Apr 3, 2011



Two computermen swinging CST trackballs at each other

Silver Alicorn
Mar 30, 2008

𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓹𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMdThOPdbWc

the gently caress is this

A Pinball Wizard
Mar 23, 2005

I know every trick, no freak's gonna beat my hands

College Slice
what if - instead of using your hand to roll the ball, you turned it over and just moved the whole thing so the ball rolls against the desk?

eschaton
Mar 7, 2007

Don't you just hate when you wind up in a store with people who are in a socioeconomic class that is pretty obviously about two levels lower than your own?


it's real good

Rawrl
Mar 30, 2010

Everything old is new again.



It's an old Outbound mac clone. They had the same sort of rollerbar.

Rawrl
Mar 30, 2010
also trackballs are extremely cool for test benches where you don't have enough space for a full-size kb + mouse.

Xaris
Jul 25, 2006

Lucky there's a family guy
Lucky there's a man who positively can do
All the things that make us
Laugh and cry
cuecat supremacy. i play all my fps games on it

Suspicious
Apr 30, 2005
You know he's the villain, because he's got shifty eyes.
it's not the 90s anymore. your pointing device should not involve balls

A Pinball Wizard
Mar 23, 2005

I know every trick, no freak's gonna beat my hands

College Slice

Suspicious posted:

it's not the 90s anymore. your pointing device should not involve balls

dont be such a homophobe

Dr. Honked
Jan 9, 2011

eat it you slaaaaaaag
it's only gay if the balls touch

poty
Jun 21, 2008

虹はどこで終わるのですか? あなたの魂の中で、または地平線で?

Pendragon
Jun 18, 2003

HE'S WATCHING YOU

Suspicious posted:

it's not the 90s anymore. your pointing device should not involve balls

dont knock it until you try it. there's nothing like the feeling of your fingers gently dancing over the surface of the ball, moving it ever so tenderly until you reach a place of satisfaction.

Agile Vector
May 21, 2007

scrum bored



imagine four trackballs on the edge of a desk, comfortable pointing devices work the same way

Agile Vector
May 21, 2007

scrum bored



except for thumb trackballs, ive never found the appeal and the control is way less stable for me

DJ Commie
Feb 29, 2004

Stupid drivers always breaking car, Gronk fix car...

eschaton posted:



it's real good

got that one in platinum or snow white or whatever thing apple called that pantone


trackballs in your mouth

crap nerd
May 24, 2008
i use a trackball at work and it helps a lot with repetitive strain injuries

trackpads are the worst cos you have to hold your wrist in an unnatural way and they all feel like trash

hifi
Jul 25, 2012

a trackpad is just a flat trackball.

OldAlias
Nov 2, 2013

pram
Jun 10, 2001

i bet rotor has this next to his kinesis

Dr. Honked
Jan 9, 2011

eat it you slaaaaaaag
looks like robot tiddays

Cybernetic Vermin
Apr 18, 2005

overrated classic; cult garbage

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The XKCD Larper
Mar 1, 2009

by Lowtax
Going to go steal my mother's wireless trackball mouse so I can weigh in.

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