I needed another corded mouse and this time around I thought of @PKL@mastodon.social and @pronk@mastodon.social instead of Logitech’s shareholders. These guys make open source mice among other open source hardware under the brand Ploopy. You can order one from them, assembled or as a kit, or you could print and build it entirely by yourself.

The mouse itself is pretty great. Coming from a long line of Logitech (MX518/G5/G500/G502), it’s a bit larger than what I’m used to but I think I’m getting accustomed to it.

Here’s another shot of it:

A picture of a computer mouse by Ploopy.

  • null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    211·
    14 hours ago

    Opensource projects often have terrible names.

    Gimp, libreoffice, lemmy, Apache… just the ones that come to mind.

    • Hanrahan@slrpnk.netEnglish
      1·
      3 hours ago

      Yeah, as opposed to weird shit like Apple, Google, Facebook, or earphones like the Sony Model EA-JX1000JT

    • TheLowestStone@lemmy.world
      4·
      5 hours ago

      Gimp is a funny acronym that explains exactly what the software does. Libreoffice also tells you exactly what the product is. Lemmy is quick, catchy, easy to remember, and has a story behind it. Apache is… pretty bad.

      Ploopy is literally “poopy” with an extra letter.

      • null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        22·
        5 hours ago

        Gimp refers to sexual exploitation. Often the “exploited” is a willing participant but often not. Regardless it’s “funny” the way a 12 year old finds drawing dicks on things funny.

        Libreoffice only tells geeks exactly what the product is. My team, who uses Libreoffice, couldn’t explain what Libre means, and no one can pronounce it.

        Being quick and catchy is a pretty low bar. No one knows or cares about the story behind Lemmy. It sounds silly in conversation.

        • Hanrahan@slrpnk.netEnglish
          1·
          3 hours ago

          Gimp refers to sexual exploitation.

          Like CBT and dozens of other terms, those damn psychologists and their Cock and Ball Torture.

          Libreoffice only tells geeks exactly what the product is. My team, who uses Libreoffice, couldn’t explain what Libre means, and no one can pronounce it.

          Not sure if this is serious or not ?

          If they’re illiterate perhaps wider reading beyond Manga would help?

        • TheLowestStone@lemmy.world
          1·
          3 hours ago

          Gimp refers to sexual exploitation.

          No, it doesn’t.

          Libreoffice only tells geeks exactly what the product is.

          The target market is primarily geeks.

          no one can pronounce it.

          Sounds like your coworkers should expand their horizons. Libre is a common word in (at least) 2 widely spoken languages.

          Being quick and catchy is a pretty low bar.

          Not when you’re naming a product. You think its hard to get people to use Lemmy, imagine trying to sell them on “Federated Link Aggregater Website.”

          It sounds silly in conversation.

          As does Google, Instagram, and Tiktok but they at least managed to pick silly sounding names that don’t sound like a child trying to describe a loose bowel movement.