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Comment Eugenics (Score 2, Insightful) 259

We have a word for this, and the word is eugenics. How long until the threshold for undesirability is softened to a heart condition, or baldness? How long until the decisions are politically or religiously motivated? Killing the undesirables so that the "proper" children may thrive is a lesson we should not have to learn again. Yes, Godwin, but here the analogy is apt.

Comment Re:Argh... (Score 1) 774

Have you used one for more than a minute or two? You'd be surprised how quickly you adapt to it; it's just another muscle-memory thing. When I'm using a more traditional two-button mouse, I find it quaint that it has actual physical buttons, and that the scroll button/wheel is only two directional.

I support macs, and use mighty mice frequently and involuntarily. I have adapted to lifting up the my left finger when right clicking. The ergonomics of these mice is horrible. Not only is there the issue with the "buttons," but the whole mouse is not shaped for a human hand and the track ball is too small. A mouse should be usable first, and beautiful second. Almost all of the problems with macintosh UI can be traced to not understanding this. Blaming the user for not being fashionable enough is not the correct approach. Fixing the mouse design is.

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