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On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 05:25:29 -0700, Don Y
<blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> 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.???]
>
><rolls eyes>
>
>OTOH, it gives me something else to consider in developing a
>universal UI!

My PCs were purchased my our IT consultants. They have insane gaming
GPUs and weigh 42 pounds each, and are almost impossible to carry.
Nothing that I do (Spice, PCB layout, twirling SolidWorks models
around) needs that. I'm planning to dump them and get some nice little
Dells.

Gaming seems to be an addictive thing like TikTok or fentanyl. Natural
selection should kick in on those.

I do buy expensive (over $20!) laser mice because they work on Ikea
varnish.

The Pi400 does come with a cute red and white mouse.