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[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 months ago (2 children)

But also, if you want that, loads of mice have a bunch of buttons you can assign to pretty much anything you want.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And none of them require a damned subscription.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I don't imagine someone will actually pay monthly for a mouse

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Who the f. has time to manage all these bills, apps, accounts... What's next, 2FA to sit around for an app to update, so you can sit through a "what's new" tutorial to unlock a pen just so you can write something down, all for the "convenience" of not having to run out of ink?

You know what people with money and no time do? They buy 20 dumb pens and then just toss one in the trash when it runs out.

The intersection between people who have money to burn and patience to deal with tech bullshit is extremely small.

The parodies write themselves now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Apple could get away with this. Their cult is slavishly devoted.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Really? Anything??? Can I assign it to bring me self esteme to see myself as worthy of finding happyness? Or will I just remain the same piece of garbage I was before I bought this stupid mouse?

Ya know what? I'm just gonna sleep in the dumpster again. Hopefully this time the garbage men don't notice me, and compact it down.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

If you can automate your happiness with an .ahk script, I don't see why not!

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

I mean probably not worth the risk of messing it up, but you could have an automated IV dispense SSRIs or MDMA and then assign that to a mouse button.

There's definitely a less Rube Goldberg way of achieving the same outcome without a mouse at all though

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

.......I don't know what SSRIs and MDMA is?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

The former is a pretty good class of medication targeting the chemical imbalance that causes your issue. The later is better known as ecstacy or molly.