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Inferior
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 written Wednesday, June 15 2005 09:41 Profile #50
Manioc, or manihot esculenta, is the fourth most important food in the world, primarily eaten in Africa. It is also known to cause conzo, or the ailment of tied legs, which impairs the function of the joints of the knees.

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Rupert
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 written Wednesday, June 15 2005 14:54 Profile Homepage #51
Okay, now that that's cleared up, I do have one very small, but possibly significant question. Other than posterity, post count and being random, is there an actual point to this topic or is it doomed to random meandering or moderational justice? If yes, what teh bleep was it?

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kuc
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 written Wednesday, June 15 2005 15:07 Profile Homepage #52
boobies. this topic is definitely about boobies.

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Jame2
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 written Wednesday, June 15 2005 15:20 Profile #53
You expect anything to actually have a point?!? Sheesh!

;) :P

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Wise Man
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 written Wednesday, June 15 2005 16:26 Profile Homepage #54
Clearly, the point of this thread is the utter lack of one.

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Sturg
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 written Wednesday, June 15 2005 16:33 Profile Homepage #55
I'll just have to say that anyone currently experiencing any problem at all with mouse stickiness and frustration needs an optical one. Now. They work like a charm. My old mouse used to stick all the time and even just quit working sometimes. Then I got an optical and haven't experience any problems since. It's great!

It's also cool to have that colorful illuminated mouse bottom, too. ;)

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Good ol' Eagle
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 written Wednesday, June 15 2005 17:46 Profile Homepage #56
Do not get an economic optical mouse. I got one and it's precision is worthless. And if you clean your roll-mouse frequently and learn to move it properly you will not experience any problems.

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Thuryl
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 written Wednesday, June 15 2005 19:46 Profile Homepage #57
Do keep in mind that the reliability of an optical mouse depends heavily on what surface you're mousing on. I find that a bare table usually works better than a mouse pad, especially if the mouse pad has a glossy plastic cover or a lot of symbols on it.

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Therakul
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 written Wednesday, June 15 2005 21:36 Profile #58
Do not forget those of us with wireless optical mice. We sometimes have to change the batteries, so it isn't entirely maintenance free. Of course, the fact that I can use my mouse without any annoying cords getting in the way is rather nice.

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Zeviz
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 written Wednesday, June 15 2005 22:12 Profile Homepage #59
If you don't like cords getting in the way, go for a trackball. No worrying about cords, requires less space, and is not as bad for your wrist.

[ Wednesday, June 15, 2005 22:13: Message edited by: Zeviz ]

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Sturg
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 written Thursday, June 16 2005 13:43 Profile Homepage #60
quote:
Originally written by Thuryl:

Do keep in mind that the reliability of an optical mouse depends heavily on what surface you're mousing on. I find that a bare table usually works better than a mouse pad, especially if the mouse pad has a glossy plastic cover or a lot of symbols on it.
My mouse pad works great, but then again, it's not glossy but soft.

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Rupert
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 written Thursday, June 16 2005 14:02 Profile Homepage #61
Aye, I use a wireless, on the basis that I sit so far back from the PC. Other than keeping a spare set of batteries around and charging the old ones up when they need it, it's pretty great and much more fun than my old cord 'n' ball.

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Dolphin
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Member # 5437
 written Thursday, June 16 2005 14:08 Profile #62
The first optical mouse I used was the one that came with my IMac. What a improvement from the ball mouse, but I don't really mind the cord.

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Stugri-La
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 written Thursday, June 16 2005 14:18 Profile #63
I spent many years cleaning accumulated gunk out of ball mice, including the whimsical hockey-puck creation that came with my first-generation iMac. When I got my eMac last summer, it came with the first optical mouse I've ever used, and I'm eternally grateful for it.

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 written Friday, June 17 2005 09:46 Profile #64
But the actual little rolling ball things from inside the old friction mice? They're great. Rubberized ball bearings, or something. They're heavy, and roll very well, and would surely choke you to death if you ate one, because a Heimlich manoeuvre vigorous enough to dislodge that much mass would kill you by blunt force trauma. I wish I had had them when I was a kid.

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