# Wow, I hate mice (the desktop kind)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-mice-the-desktop-kind/662127>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 28, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-mice-the-desktop-kind/662127 "2013-06-28T15:19:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2013, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-mice-the-desktop-kind/662127/61 "2013-07-04T12:35:13Z")

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What I really really _really_ hate is when the mouse bumps against the corner of my keyboard, which is just at the right height to click the left mouse button. (We use giant keyboards like [this](http://www.mccausland.cc/glossary/Keyboard1.jpg) at work, so they take up a lot of desk space.)

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**Author:** ![thicksantorum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@thicksantorum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thicksantorum)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2013, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-mice-the-desktop-kind/662127/62 "2013-07-04T13:33:24Z")

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> [@For You](#):
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> Thing about a mouse is it is not where it was a moment ago.

It’s within a few centimeters, unless you have the sensitivity on granny-level.

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**Post date:** [July 4, 2013, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-mice-the-desktop-kind/662127/63 "2013-07-04T20:33:53Z")

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> [@Rollo\_Tomasi](#):
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> People talking about bad wireless connections and cursor drag times are speaking a foreign language to me.

I’m not going to criticize wireless mice because I’ve never used one, and because I’ve heard they’ve improved a great deal. You didn’t mention if you game. If you’re not gaming, you’re not going to notice anything but the most egregious lag. People who game, especially competitive FPS gamers, will notice smaller amounts of lag than someone who only uses it for desktop tasks.

> [@For You](#):
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> Thing about a mouse is it is not where it was a moment ago. The trackball is always in the same place. Your pointing hand does have to jump to the keyboard from time to time, unless you are not a touch-typist, I find it of great value to have a pointing device that stays put.

Wow. Is it that big of a hardship? I’m a, “touch-mouser.” I can reach out and find my mouse quickly and easily without looking at it, or even giving it any thought.

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