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Best Mouse For Programming? 569

Posted by timothy on Thursday July 09, 2009 @05:14PM from the keep-it-away-from-cigarettes-and-drugs dept.

LosManos writes "Which is the best programming mouse? Mandatory musts are wireless, and that it doesn't clog up like old mechanical mice. Present personal preferences are for: lots of buttons, since if I have moved my hand away from the keyboard I can at least do something more than move the pointer; sturdy feeling; not too light, so it doesn't move around by me accidentally looking at it." What would you recommend?

Comment Re:Taught early -- in daycare? (Score 1) 840

by beeplet on Monday January 30, 2006 @06:01PM (#14602109) Attached to: Obesity Contagious?

I started wondering if the childhood obesity phenomenon couldn't partly be traced to daycare; at an early age, if given the opportunity, the staff will use food the way they probably use it themselves -- as a way to soothe and manage anxiety.

I would believe that the association between food and comfort/attention can start quite young. It could also be that putting a child in daycare makes it harder to continue breastfeeding, which is thought to have a protective effect against obesity. (BBC news article.)

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