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+20.000 Developers Rename the Wireless Mouse to Hamster - Help Us!๐Ÿน

ByteHide on November 30, 2022

The wireless mouse is not only one of the most essential parts of your computer setup but it is also an integral part of your everyday life, but di...
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I'm an apple๐ŸŽ • Edited

Nobody has talked about the good copywriting of the petition's creator?:

"For too long the wireless mouse have suffered from an anatomically incorrect name. How can a mouse without the blessing of being born with a tail be called a mouse? It's a hamster, damn it. Our computers deserve diversity in accessory names. Let the mice forever continue to be wired, and may the hamster guide you wirelessly!"

Damn

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Amrin

this is awesome. haha. I will sign the petition :D

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raddevus

This is the most important article I've ever read on dev.to & I hope it gets the attention it deserves.

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Dave Slatin

I hope it too man, this is a major improvement

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Sam 12 inch

Me when...
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lidiaaadotnet

This is the most important choice of my life, I need to vote now

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Muhammad Sifat Hossain • Edited

I'm currently using a wireless mouse and thinking of switching to a vertical wireless one. Should we call it a vertical hamster?

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zaichengpao

Which model of vertical hamster is it?

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Muhammad Sifat Hossain

I haven't decided yet. But I'm getting wrist pain because of excessive use of the mouse. I've seen multiple ergonomic videos on youtube suggesting vertical mouses. So, I just want to give it a try.

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Raรญ B. Toffoletto

I'm adopting this right now!

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heyitslunarojas

Me too
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sent with my hamitech g52

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leob • Edited

Beaver? Capibara?

(full disclosure - I stick to wireless-less mice i.e. I'm not using a wireless "rodent" for my digital pointing needs, so this does not personally affect me as much - hence my buy-in FWIW will inevitably be marginal)

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Carlo Smits

Hereโ€™s an idea: We change as many mouse-related variables and functions to โ€˜hamsterโ€™, in order to force our oppressive mouse-kin overlords to recognize all of HID-kind!

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Adam Crockett ๐ŸŒ€

Just think of the JS event names!

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Dennis Persson

FTH - For the hamster!

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Fyodor

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Bruno

Long live the hamsters! ๐Ÿน #mousetohamster #longlivethehamsters