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   Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 08:01:35 JST Miakoda

   I like trackBALLS and I cannot lie!
   You other nerds can't deny!
   When you got a workspace in a comfy place and a #trackball in your face,
   get shit DONE!
   Maybe have a little fun!

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 08:29:01 JST Miakoda

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     • Christopher Isene

     @cisene
     The big ones have precise control AND fast movement. Good ones feel smoother. And... I don't have to dedicate half my desk to moving a fucking pointer or reticle.
     Plus, pop the ball out and you have a toy to play with!

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     Christopher Isene (cisene@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 08:29:02 JST Christopher Isene

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     @hellomiakoda I second that, trackballs are better.

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 08:31:10 JST Miakoda

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     • Christopher Isene

     @cisene
     And don't even get me started on that awful awful pickup and set-down mouse maneuver! 😖
     That is the WORST!

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 08:32:14 JST Miakoda

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     • Christopher Isene

     @cisene
     No, wait, that is 2nd worst. WORST is the texture of mousepad rubbing against the side of my hand!
     Gah! 🤮

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 08:37:23 JST Miakoda

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     My pointer device preferences from fave to least fave...

     1 - large trackball
     2 - Thumb trackball if I must
     3 - trackstick
     4 - trackpad
     5 - touchscreen

     "But what about gaming?"
     Game controller, trackball, or I'll go find something else to do.
     (A tiny list of exceptions - I'll play Bejewled or Hill Climb Racing on touchscreen)

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     Christopher Isene (cisene@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 08:40:05 JST Christopher Isene

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     @hellomiakoda or batteries that needs to be replaced in wireless mice..

     Wired trackballs. Full stop.

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 08:40:05 JST Miakoda

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     • Christopher Isene

     @cisene
     I agree, but can TOLLERATE batteries.
     And there is one use case I prefer wireless... When I send my computer display over to the TV, or otherwise use a keyboard and/or trackball on my lap.

     I have a kickass Periboard for that! It's a keyboard with a little bitty trackball in the upper corner that works great for non-precision computing on my bed using my TV as the display

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     S (seq@infosec.exchange)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 18:23:51 JST S

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     @hellomiakoda Ooh, thank you! I've been searching for new keyboards to try out (preferably wireless mechanical ones) and Perixx do actually have keyboards with non-US keyboard layouts for us Europeans!

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 18:23:51 JST Miakoda

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     • S

     @seq
     Just to be clear, the Periboard I have isn't a mech. I typically hate domes, but in this one use case, the small size and built in itty bitty trackball was more important.

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 17:27:57 JST Miakoda

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     • Lucas Treffenstädt

     @lucas
     I'm quite partial to the big grey, wired, non "slim" Kensington. It's not open hardware, but works on basic drivers in Linux.

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     Lucas Treffenstädt (lucas@toot.treffenstaedt.de)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 17:27:58 JST Lucas Treffenstädt

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     @hellomiakoda hmm, I've never really tried a trackball. Do you have a particular model or maker to recommend? Bonus points if it's open hardware 🤗

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     Viss (viss@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 17:28:29 JST Viss

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     @hellomiakoda hell yes. kensington slimblade club go!

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 17:28:29 JST Miakoda

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     @Viss
     No no, not the slim. The one before the slim, with a scro ring.

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Saturday, 25-Oct-2025 09:16:32 JST Miakoda

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     • hazelnot :yell:

     @hazelnot I fucking hate track pads, but I hate mice more

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     hazelnot :yell: (hazelnot@sunbeam.city)'s status on Saturday, 25-Oct-2025 09:16:34 JST hazelnot :yell:

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     @hellomiakoda damn, mouse isn't even on that list?

     You're like one of two people I know who actually prefer a trackpad over a mouse, I always get super annoyed when I have to use a trackpad for more than a few minutes, what do you mean I have to fling my finger back and forth a billion times to get the cursor to where I want it? 😭

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Saturday, 25-Oct-2025 09:18:23 JST Miakoda

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     • hazelnot :yell:

     @hazelnot That depends on the ball.
     Old old style ones, click and drag the scrollbar like it's 1992.
     Thumb trackballs usually have a scroll wheel.
     Mine, both my big one (pictured) and my shittier one in the basement, have a ring around the ball for scrolling. This is my favorite method.
     The Slimblade from Kensington, looks like a futuristic of mine, you twist the ball.
     I have also seen one where left button is a touch pad, but touching (one finger) is scroll, pressing still clicks.

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     hazelnot :yell: (hazelnot@sunbeam.city)'s status on Saturday, 25-Oct-2025 09:18:24 JST hazelnot :yell:

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     @hellomiakoda also partially unrelated but, how do you actually scroll on a trackball, I'm really curious about that :o

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Saturday, 25-Oct-2025 09:21:26 JST Miakoda

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     • hazelnot :yell:

     @hazelnot I am easily disregulated by colliding with desk objects while mousing, and most mousing surfaces are a texture issue on tht part of my hand.
     Outside of gaming, I uses to use MouseKeys, and accessability mode to use the numpad as arrows to move the mouse, back on the family computer on my more testure sensative days.

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     hazelnot :yell: (hazelnot@sunbeam.city)'s status on Saturday, 25-Oct-2025 09:21:27 JST hazelnot :yell:

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     @hellomiakoda damn, fair, why do you hate mice though if you don't mind me asking? 😅

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Saturday, 25-Oct-2025 09:48:28 JST Miakoda

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     • hazelnot :yell:

     @hazelnot Picking up and putting the mouse down to go further also really pisses me off.
     I have never had a big work space for my computer.
     When I first used a trackball, I loved it! Infinite pointer movement within the footprint of the trakcball! No snagged cables, no texture against my hand, none of that!
     And... Once you are used to a trackball, the precision of a large finger driven ball is abaoutely unmatched by any mouse I've used. (Thumb balls don't offer as much precision)

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     hazelnot :yell: (hazelnot@sunbeam.city)'s status on Saturday, 25-Oct-2025 09:48:30 JST hazelnot :yell:

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     @hellomiakoda ahhh ok, that makes sense