Stuff that just doesn't work.

[Mr. Freeze]

The Obama administration.

[Reisal]

Free market capitalism
Copyright protection

[Jodwin]

PRIMEVAL said:

US

[Super Jamie]

Hellbent said:

ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING ON INFOMERCIALS THAT HAVE A NEVER ENDING SERIES OF "BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!" and "IF YOU CALL IN THE NEXT 15 MINUTES WE'LL THROW IN SOME MORE USELESS SHIT, ABSOLUTELY FREE...!"

You are telling me you have no use for the Comfort Wipe? Insanity!

Mr. Freeze said:

The Obama administration.

You and King REoL should start your own forum.

[TheeXile]

Craigs said:

Your posting.

Maes said:

Craig's comments to my posting.

Meta discussion.

[The Ultimate DooMer]

Well-meaning ideas. (eg. democracy, clean free energy, people using powers for their intended meaning instead of abusing them)

Mr. Freeze said:

The Obama administration.

Only the name changes, the rest stays the same.

[Gez]

Ranting about stuff on a forum.

[GreyGhost]

Heh - anyone remember those cheap 4-colour printer/plotters that used tiny little ink pens? The concept wasn't bad and they actually worked quite well UNTIL one of the nylon cogs (which are a press fit) splits open or you try using pens made for another model.

[NightmareZer0]

Homeless People.

[Mr. Freeze]

Democracy.

Long live the Republic!

[Megalyth]

I don't know what kind of wireless mice you guys are using, but I have a Logitech LX8 optical wireless that's still using the same batteries it came with. I got it about 6 or 7 months ago.

The precision is spot-on, and it's got the nifty side buttons, which are great for gaming (secondary fire or whatever else, depending on the game in question). For a $40 mouse, I'm very happy with it.

Oh yeah, almost forgot: the "Shut Down" function in the "Turn Off Computer" option in the Start Menu doesn't shut down, it just restarts my system (XP SP2).

Bi-weekly paychecks.

Religion.

[Maes]

Megalyth said:

I don't know what kind of wireless mice you guys are using, but I have a Logitech LX8 optical wireless that's still using the same batteries it came with. I got it about 6 or 7 months ago.

• OK, first of all your mouse is laser, not optical. That makes for a world of difference, as typical currents are in the 10 mA range, nothing to do with the 50 and 100 mA of optical mice. Wireless optical that's not also laser is a losing proposition, period.
  
• Then it uses AA batteries instead of AAAs, that's also a quite big difference. To compare rechargeables, NiMH AAAs usually range from 600 to 900 mAh, while AAAs range from 1700 to 2500.
  
• Last but not least, you're using alkalines. While rechargeables outperform them where high currents are needed, in low voltage, low-current devices alkalines may work more reliably and for a longer time, as voltage levels may be critical and self-discharge may be higher than actual consumption with rechargeables.
  
• In addition, your mouse has surely far superior energy-saving characteristics compared to my old wireless one. If your mouse worked at max current 24/7 (15 mA), it would last only one week on 2500 mAh batteries (mine would last two days at most, at 55 mA). With energy saving modes etc. however your mouse manages to extend that period when idling, so average current is probably much lower (idling current can be as low as 2 mA)
  

You can see how just by changing technology and battery sizes, you can achieve a combined improvement in bettery life that can be even 40:1 or even more. That doesn't change the fact however that cheaper or older optical wireless mice are battery guzzlers.

On a related note, in a related discussion life periods of anything from 2 days to 8 months are mentioned.

There's even a quotation from the manual of a modern Logitech "gaming optimized" mouse that it's expected to last no more than 8 hours on fully charged batteries. Usage pattern also plays a major role. My particular optical mouse was a Typhoon wireless optical made in 2002. Heavy current drain (55 mA), first-gen optical sensor (couldn't track on many surfaces) and space for AAA batteries only, as well as poor energy saving features.

[pavera]

Stuff that does work: Craisins in oatmeal.

Hot sauce unfortunately does not.

[Megalyth]

For whatever reason, I always assumed lasers and optical were one and the same. Duly noted.

Very nice mouse either way, I'd recommend it.

[DuckReconMajor]

Every single third-party PS2 controller (even the guitar hero guitar I bought) I've had has broken within the first few months.

In fact, I don't think there's ever been a third-party video game accessory I've liked.

[pavera]

Actually one of the best controllers I ever owned for my PS2 was a mad catz turbo/macro controller I bought. It fit so comfortably in my hands.

[Snarboo]

Krispavera said:

mad catz

Mad Catz controllers have great ergonomics but seem to be made from the flimsiest plastics. A shame since some of the most comfortable controllers I've used were Mad Catz.

[Mr. Freeze]

Communism and Socialism.

[Snarboo]

Mr. Freeze posts.

[Patrick]

Democracy

[Gez]

Mr. Freeze said:

Communism and Socialism.

And Capitalism, and Coordinatorism, and Corporatism, and Manorialism, and just about every other economic system ever devised.

[alexz721]

We're just a step away from saying the human race, really.

[TheeXile]

alexz721 said:

We're just a step away from saying the human race, really.

I think we're already there, tbh.

[Mr. Freeze]

Snarboo said:

Mr. Freeze posts.

no u

[Reisal]

Modern Warfare 2 on the PC.

[Ultraboy94]

Snarboo said:

Mad Catz controllers have great ergonomics but seem to be made from the flimsiest plastics. A shame since some of the most comfortable controllers I've used were Mad Catz.

seconded. i had a Mad Catz PS2 contoller that was sorta styled like a NES controller, but with the added buttons and the analog sticks. it was suprisingly comfortable, untill for some reason the cable failed. well i guess i only paid £1 for it...

[neubejiita]

George Bush, Obama, Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows Vista, Bombing the Moon.

[Jodwin]

Mr. Chris said:

Modern Warfare 2 on the PC.

Any FPS game released after Doom 2. :P

[Per-Scan]

Anything that connects to my Vista laptop. Printers, scanners, wireless mice, game controllers that won't calibrate properly, external soundcards, external number pads, my very nice Panasonic LCD telly, most USB drives and SD cards that Vista insists have a problem.

It's all been said before but I really do hate Vista and therefore Bill Gates.

[pavera]

Worst DVD cover I've ever seen.