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Re:Larry Tesler, Inventor of Cut/Paste, Has Died by slackfan on Thursday August 15, 2024 @12:44PM (#41257941)
RIP.

The one button mouse was significantly underrated. Using the keyboard keys as modifier keys to the mouse was ergonomically great, and anybody who complains about the mouse seems to never really understand how that system worked.

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Re:Larry Tesler, Inventor of Cut/Paste, Has Died by NoNoisle on Thursday August 15, 2024 @01:23PM (#41258359)
Why allow the user to do things with one hand when you can force them to use two hands ux is far worse imo
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Re:Larry Tesler, Inventor of Cut/Paste, Has Died by slackfan on Thursday August 15, 2024 @04:36PM (#41260097)
A valid argument only in a world where single-hand chorded keyboards are the only interface for CLIs.
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