• TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Oh man I was hoping this would be a sub for alternatives to subscriptions, rather than just pointing out that everything is going to a subscription model.

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        It’s not against the rules of that community to post alternatives. I suspect the community members would love that.

        • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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          Alternative to subscription based mouse…any other fucking mouse. Hell, I’d rather use that piece of crap they sell at walgreens for $15.99. It looks like crap, has only 2 buttons, is wired, but it doesn’t have a damn subscription.

          • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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            I like my Intellimouse Pro. I haven’t had a single issue with clicking or scrolling for as long as I’ve had it (5+ years?). It’s a bit pricey, but it works well. I’ve spent more replacing Logitech mice in the time I’ve had that one.

          • Aceticon@lemmy.world
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            I got two like that from China for about 2 bucks each, shipping included.

            Nowadays a shitty 15 cent microcontroller comes with built-in USB hardware support and you can use the manufacturer’s libraries or even Arduino to make it talk as a keyboard or mouse with any computer (which doesn’t even need drivers since support for it is built-in) and it’s actually the mechanical stuff that’s the most expensive bit.

            There really is no reason or need to endure this mouse subscription shit.

            • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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              4 months ago

              Mine has left click, right click, scroll wheel, back, forward, and a programable button which I use to switch windows.

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          4 months ago

          That’s what I’ve been doing since 2002. If I get spam, I set up a forward to their customer service.

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            4 months ago

            Lol! I need to start doing something like this when one of those email addresses eventually ends up in a breach. :D

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              4 months ago

              Be wary though, it might get your domain blacklisted for spam. I’ve been lucky so far.

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                4 months ago

                Good to know! Thanks for the warning. c: My default course of action will likely be just disabling the old alias and making a new one.

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      4 months ago

      Oh neat, I think I might subscribe to that community.

      Wait a goddamned minute