# What were you THINKING? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 13, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532 "2023-10-13T19:36:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6456
**Author:** ![echoreply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/echoreply/32/3641_2.png) [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/6456 "2026-02-11T00:04:57Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > An example: > > They also come wireless for even more convenience. I was avoiding the hijack, even though I have _opinions_, but I just can’t resist this one. [![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/3972/9497/files/t1-wired-trackpad-for-windows-mb1.png?v=1704878098) ](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/3972/9497/files/t1-wired-trackpad-for-windows-mb1.png?v=1704878098) [Reposting the picture because I can’t include it in a quote] How am I supposed to put that touchpad right up against the bottom of the keyboard, where it belongs, with that cable coming out of it? Even my wireless ones take the charging cable in that same location, so I can’t actually use the touch pad and charge it at the same time. All of these touchpads were designed by dedicated mouse users, and they either weren’t THINKING, or deliberately design them to make trackpads pieces of shit. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532)._