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Dull Men's Club

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A facsimile of the popular Facebook group of the same name, but in no way affiliated.

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I’ve never preferred the mouse as an input device.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (3 children)

Agreed. I’ve been using them since I did PC gaming as a kid. Only downside (at the risk of sharing something non-dull) is that I eventually dislocated my shoulder from spending so many hours gaming with a trackball when I was young. I would just anchor my wrist to the desk and move my fingers only and I guess my shoulder didn’t like that.

[–] toynbee 4 points 18 hours ago

Huh. I've also been trackballing for ... Maybe 24 years ... And I've dislocated my shoulder 14 times. I never connected the two; I figured the shoulder thing was due to volleyball, since that's how I did it the first time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago

You might benefit from a pinch mouse, which is held like a pencil. https://kinesis-ergo.com/shop/dxt-wired-mouse2/

[–] Retrograde 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

That's impressive. You must have been a real gamer

[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago

World of Warcraft is a hell of a drug.