From: Wakko Warner <wakko@animx.eu.org>
To: Scott Robert Ladd <coyote@coyotegulch.com>
Cc: Florin Iucha <florin@iucha.net>,
Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: [OT] Re: Of Mice and Linux
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 17:12:14 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20031208171214.A18606@animx.eu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3FD4E58E.10605@coyotegulch.com>; from Scott Robert Ladd on Mon, Dec 08, 2003 at 03:56:46PM -0500
> Is it possible for Linux to kill a Microsoft (or any) mouse via the USB
> port? I hadn't seriously considered that problem... I don't have the
> proper test equipment to check the voltages on the USBs to see if
> something is amiss.
>
> And here I was going to write it off as "mouse suicide", the result of a
> Microsoft mouse becoming depressed because it was attached to a Linux
> system.
>
> (Note: For real humor, I should post a story to Slashdot about how Linux
> kills Microsoft mice, with misleading anecdotes and undiscovered
> evidence. But, despite my somewhat off-kilter mood today, I will
> restrain myself.)
I got rid of the mouse long ago, I use guinea pig now!
--
Lab tests show that use of micro$oft causes cancer in lab animals
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-12-08 22:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-12-08 18:04 Of Mice and Linux Scott Robert Ladd
2003-12-08 19:52 ` Florin Iucha
2003-12-08 20:56 ` Scott Robert Ladd
2003-12-08 22:12 ` Wakko Warner [this message]
2003-12-09 1:43 ` Joshua Kwan
2003-12-08 20:55 ` Zan Lynx
2003-12-09 13:35 ` Scott Robert Ladd
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