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[–] [email protected] 176 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Never figured out how to properly use these. I just find it very akward to put my tongue that close to my keyboard.

[–] InternetCitizen2 20 points 5 months ago

Humble brag, you used it as the designer intended.

[–] soupguy 95 points 5 months ago

Just hold it in one position and wait for the orgasm to cross the screen.

[–] simplejack 74 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I used to have a friend that did R&D at IBM back in the day. Apparently there was a double nubbin version that they considered at one point.

[–] Anticorp 39 points 5 months ago (2 children)

What would the second one control?

[–] simplejack 90 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I never actually asked. We just made nipple jokes for 5 minutes.

If I were to guess, it was either a left and right side thing for left and right handed people, or a dual stick for 3 axis control.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 months ago

I could actually see a second in be awesome for 3D modelling and CAD work

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Lefty here, the position of the nipple between the GHB keys is pretty convenient to reach with the left hand as well. I do know they made some mice that had a nipple instead of a scroll wheel which would allow for two-axis scrolling, so perhaps you'd assign one for document scrolling and one for cursor control.

[–] simplejack 2 points 5 months ago

We we talking about the early physical prototypes they were making. And when you do that type of R&D, you try lots of weird stuff. You don’t know if it feels good until you try it.

Could’ve been for handedness, then when they played with the prototypes, they realized the middle was the best solution.

Or maybe it felt great, and the nipple jokes were too much.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

Her prostate?

[–] [email protected] 69 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago

TIL

A pointing stick (or trackpoint, also referred to generically as a nub or nipple) is a small analog stick used as a pointing device typically mounted centrally in a computer keyboard.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 5 months ago

I came so hard when you firmly pressed my clit on one side for a little while

[–] [email protected] 54 points 5 months ago (1 children)

"Why is the keyboard covered in saliva?"

"I was practicing..."

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001 5 points 5 months ago

"You just gotta get all up in there"

[–] psmgx 51 points 5 months ago

Lenovo?! This was IBM, son!

Also get off my lawn

[–] Magister 34 points 5 months ago

Yup, we call this the "clito" in France, since the 90s for sure

[–] [email protected] 34 points 5 months ago

Sir, if you keep licking the pointing sticks on our laptops we will have to ask you to leave the store

[–] wreckedcarzz 27 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Me, gay, cave johnson voice: "what am I supposed to do with these?!"

(and no, suprisingly most guys I've been with have at best 0 interest in nipple play 😔)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Too ticklish and makes me squirm. Can’t even milk them for sustenance.

[–] wreckedcarzz 4 points 5 months ago

Something a little bit of rope can fix in a jiffy :p

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[–] Juvyn00b 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I hate nipple play when sober. Bring on the alcohol and apparently I really get into it

[–] wreckedcarzz 9 points 5 months ago

scribbles notes

[–] [email protected] 25 points 5 months ago (5 children)

I still don't get how anyone can efficiently use these. How does your pointer not go all over the place?

[–] [email protected] 28 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Well, like any new user interface paradigm… you adapt to it. And if you don’t like it, don’t use it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

At one point my main computer was a Thinkpad, I got so good at using this that I played total annihilation and mech warrior 5 solely with the nub.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The best part is when your finger goes numb and falls off.

[–] bitwaba 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I developed tendonitis from the pressure i'd use with it. I eventually had to remove the nub so that I couldn't use it and forced myself the use the trackpad instead.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

mouse & touchpad >>>> keyboard central analog stick wat

[–] abbotsbury 6 points 5 months ago

Not if you type more frequently than you mouse, so having a pointer right on home row can be super convenient.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I find that after using it, it was faster than taking my hands off the keyboard to engage the trackpad.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

turn up your touchpad cursor speed. thing is a monster.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

practice and more practice thats it and also disabling the trackpad in bios

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Loved the nub, but it also ruined touch pads for me.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago (3 children)

It makes shopping for laptops either super-easy or super-hard.

I can either get a Thinkpad, or try to find the one or two HP and Dell business laptops with one... and we all know how it ends (looks at stack of X230t, E585, and new L13)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's already hard for me because I personally prefer the US layout, while living in Germany, and most laptops seem to be only available with the German keyboard layouts. And Lenovo has kinda gone to shit after the Chinese takeover too. I just wish the nub would be more common, and not just for business models.

[–] l10lin 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Lenovo starts up in China actually, so there is no "Chinese takeover". By that term you could mean IBM sold their personal computer business(ThinkPad, etc.) to Lenovo.

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[–] Fanfic_Galore 20 points 5 months ago

Everybody loves Nubert.

[–] whaleross 19 points 5 months ago

They were great back in the day when trackpads were shite and the option was a tiny trackball on your laptop.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Thcdenton 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Used to play starcraft with the nib 😏

[–] thefrankring 5 points 5 months ago

I practice my whole life for this.

[–] werefreeatlast 5 points 5 months ago

Honey, where's your F2 button? I gotta get to the bios to start installing Linux. You'll really enjoy it!

[–] n3cr0 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] Raxiel 19 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Because you were able to fuck the other guys moms so well?

[–] suction 3 points 5 months ago
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

While not necessary, I do find that mouse can have some niche application, like clicking while smoothly scrolling.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Looks like a red pencil eraser ✏

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago
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