#if anything I'll at least get rid of double clicking

[eject91]

Finally bit the bullet, ordered a new mouse. Been a proud user of the logitech g700 for about 12 years, bestest mouse ever, tho for the last 4 or 5 years I've been struggling with double clicking. If they still produced this model I would absolutely buy another one, but alas decided to get g502 x lightspeed.

I would've just changed the switches, I even got new ones, but after changing out double clicking switches on my other old logitech mouse (identical to m525, but it is an older model, think it had a different model name), I'm terrified to try that on my g700. The m525, or the older brother that I have, is super simple, unscrew the board and desolder the 3 pin switches and replace, simple right... fuck me that was a pain the ass. Just couldn't get all of the old solder off, barely could get the old ones out and barely could squeeze the new ones in, however, in the end, it was a success.

G700 has a mainboard and then an upper sister board connected with 8 or 10 soldered through hole pins. The sister board has to be desoldered and disconnected to have access to the switches. I have 0% chance to do that, don't know what equipment I'm missing, and am not inclined to experiment. Was thinking of asking someone else do the soldering, but I don't know anyone, and hadn't bothered to find anyone.

I had been browsing mice for a good few years since g700's discontinuation, but not one mouse has looked like a good replacement. I like the size(big), shape(good for my clawish grip), weight(heavy, important), and the many completely programmable buttons(even more important). Even looked at g502 and g502 x before and thought they were not good replacements, but looked today again, did some maths, and concluded:

1. Loss of 1 extra button. Technically g700 has 4 next to thumb and 3 next to index finger, while g502 x has 3 and 2 respectively, BUT, one of the index finger buttons I've only ever used as a battery level indicator, which has never really been all that necessary, so I won't count the loss of that button a loss.

2. Loss of 49 grams. That's from 151 to 102. That sucks, but with gaming mice these days, that's the heaviest I'll get. Shame the g502 x doesn't have counterweight/balast system like other logitech mice have had.

3. Possibly gained a more ergonomic mouse. The g700's buttons are fine but some are not the easiest to get to. It looks like, and I hope that all the g502 x's buttons are easy to get to.

Uuuh the hell am I doing here. 3.25 am, maybe better to go to bed.

[tartagliaxx]

i end up talking about a lot of sensitive things below so if you're uncomfy with that, please don't click read more. actually to be safe, maybe don't click read more unless you want to feel comforted?? too. uhh tw discourse and parents???

for starters, i want to say i'm sorry you had to go through that. i sympathize with you and i want you to know that everything about how you felt and reacted is normal and valid. from my personal experience, i've learned not to expect anyone to understand how i'm feeling or how much effort i'm actually putting into the things that i've done. sometimes i cant bring myself to do anything and my 'all' is limited to just getting out of bed. sometimes 'all' means working intense hours just to pass this project on time. either way, no one knows which side of the bed i'll be swinging into other than myself. they say that no one knows yourself better than yourself and that's true. your mother doesn't know some of the things that you do and that's reason enough for you to believe that the efforts you've made are valid and enough no matter what anyone else says.

it's not entirely uncommon for parents to have this double standard that just traps you in between (at least in my country). they get mad when you choose a and get mad as well when you choose b which is really just,, wrong. i still remember all of the arguments i had with my mother and i know for a fact that she doesn't remember them anymore. but for me, those fights shaped my way of thinking and forced me to have all these unhealthy habits that i'm trying to get rid off now.

i want you to know that getting mad is a natural reaction to this situation and no one is entitled to receive your forgiveness even if it's your family. i know that it kind of feels awful to hold grudges against the people who raised you but the thing is, that's not something you owe to them and right now, you're your own person who's in complete reign of your emotions. of course, i'm not encouraging you to hate her but if that's how you feel then it's understandable and once again, valid.

maybe one day, you'll learn to leave all of this behind and start fresh with her after you get her to understand the gravity of her words. or maybe you won't and you'll choose to walk away instead. either is alright as long as you know that you're choosing what's best for you. it's hard to not have someone to call your 'mom' but if you only feel horrible every time you're with her then it's not right to do things that will result to you suffering even more.

if it's any consolation though, i see you. i know that you work really hard even if i don't know exactly whatever you're doing and i think you're so dedicated and you put so much effort in the things you do and that's enough. to hell with standards and expectations, as long as you're not giving up, that'll always be enough. i'm very proud of you and i'm always here to support you :)) oh but take care of yourself. you >>>> work.

[leather-switcher]

What a swell chap

*click* *click* well, well what do we have here it's about time they put up a suitable candidate. We'll it is about time for an upgrade.

*1 month later*

Well I can't say we'll miss you or anything but it's about time we got rid of you and all your trouble, oh by the way tell your new host that Chad said once he's sorted you out to give me a call *wink*

What the hell is that fucking douche talking about and the wink please as if I'd let him ever fuck me it would be the other way round and only if he grew some double d's and lost that disgusting dick of his but I never have to see his disgusting face ever again. I wonder who it was that paid for my early release and had the whole drug business thing swept under the rug?

I took a walk down the roadand saw an old pick up I could tell by how old the paint job is that it had long outlived it's usefulness and was close to breaking down.

You Tom? An old man called out to me.

Yh what of it?

My names Bryan, I decided to bail you out and provide a roof for you so you don't end up back in that dreadful place, plus I need a strong body to help out around the business.

Whatever thanks for bailing me out but as soon as there eyes are off me I'll being heading over so don't bother trying to persuade me to stay, also do you know that fagot guard?

Fagot guard? Oh! You mean Chad, actually he used to be like you he came from the same prison and worked for me before he became a guard for the prison although he comes by to get his bike fixed every now and again but don't pay him any mind, he dosent want you.

My face just lit up in rage and embarrassment. What the fuck that bastard would be lucky to be with me, so are you a fagot then?

HAHAHAHAHA! Look at me I'm almost 80 if you think I still have that kind of energy in me then your dumber then I thought although a blanket slate means it will be easier to teach you the basics.

Hm so what is it you want me to do anyway?

Oh I just need a fresh body and that's you I need keep the garage open and it's getting harder and harder to do so the warden offered you to me at a price and here you are. I'll get to keep the garage open and get a fresh body to help me.

The fuck I ain't no slave you can buy!

You aint a slave like you said as soo. As there eyes are off you you'll be heading off and I won't stop you.

Fine I'll buy your act for now but I ain't gonna any shit that I don't wanna do.

Again that's fine as long as you do what needs to be done so just heavy lifting you can do what ever you want.

And with that months went by until a couple days before a set out to get back to my own business. I can't help but notice that old man has had his eye on me a lot more then usual, well its late I'm just gonna beat one off and hit the sack

That's it keep it flowing yes just like that yes it's finally time. He's finally ready and I'll be free of sack of bones.

*the next day*

I walk down the stairs to the kitchen and the old man isn't there with his newspaper or coffee but there is a fresh cup with a note next to it *meet me outside and I've left a good bye gift next door* huh wonder what it is.

I walk next door to see a box on the floor, I open that box to see black top, pair of jeans, a leather jacket and lastly some leather chaps. Leather chaps?!? What the fuck I ain't no fagot! A note pokes out of the chaps I humor it.

"put these on or I'll go to the police saying you thretend me that say youve been fully rehabilitated"

THE HELL! I kill that old fagot, but to get back to my business I need this fuckers approval and blessing so the police don't take me back, FUCK IT! I'll just put these on and get out of here and as soon as I'm out of his sights I'll throw these into the garbage, so I put them on and get the fuck out of here.

I walk out side and there's the old man but he's standing next to a bike and by no means is it bad it's Beutiful exactly what I need to make a grand entrance into town and to take back the business and pick up a hot hooker.

I'm glad you like it, I can tell by the face that you want this baby and I've signed everything over to you, the business, the house my fortune and my cloths which I see fit you like a glove I'm happy to see that you fit them I was scared that you weren't big enough for how much I paid.

Enough with the histerics just gimme that bike and I'll be hitting the road.

Oh your free to take it as long as you can grab the handles.

I go to move towards the bike but my steps feel weird that feel lighter somehow I cNt explain it but when I look down my boots are empty, what the fuck am I seeing my jeans are flopping in the wind WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING TO ME!?!

Oh just the perks of being a witch, by the way thank for drinking that coffee this morning and for biting your tongue and putting on my old cloths I've planed this for months finally a new body, I can't wait to fill that empty vessel and thanks in advance for the crown jewels and massive saber I'll be sure to use them properly with Chad in tmfact he could wait he wanted Me to push this to happen months ago but I needed to make sure nothing went wrong.

With one last breath the world went black, there was just emptiness an endless abyss and that's when I knew I was dead or at least that what it felt like.

Well he went alot easier then I thought but that makes it easier for me so I won't complain. I start stripping down everything and with that I take each item of Tom's or I guess mine since they were mine.

After putting everything on I felt incredible I felt as strong as an ox or vertile as a horse.

Well it's time to wish Bryan good bye and ay hello to Tom and with that I started taking deep breaths and pulled out Tom's body that the cloths had absorbed to merge with my current self.

Finally a fresh body and not too bad if I do say so myself, Chad will be happy to play with this new bad boy and honestly I under estimated this guys junk boy is he.. I mean am I packing.

Tom to hit the road and hit Chad's ass.

What should the new Tom do now?

[fatui-harbingers]

This is just stupid. I'm a 17 (nearly 18) year old female and I don't care about adult content. Not to mention safe mode is on (and you can't turn it off) until you're 18 anyways. The real problems are porn bots, child porn, pedophiles, Nazis, white supremacists, incels, school shooter support blogs and just hate blogs in general!

I personally think nudity is a beautiful thing if it's not done in an objectifying manner (I mean, I watch Game of Thrones and I've watched True Blood) and I support sex workers (not human traffickers and pedophiles) because I am a feminist!

And the "female presenting nipples" thing? What a disgusting double standard. We get enough of that from Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Female breasts aren't sex organs or really sexual at all. They only are if the breast owner says they are but they really aren't! All they're for is to breastfeed and that's their only reason for existing. Are you men just jealous your nipples are useless or something? If you're going to sensor female nipples, you best sensor all nipples. Or, here's a great idea! Don't sensor ANY nipples!

Honestly, the problem isn't that hard to solve. Rid of hate blogs, pedophiles and child porn and you're all good! As a minor by law I haven't seen anything I didn't expect while saw mode is on and I can usually tell when a porn bot has followed me so I know what I'm getting myself into when I click on it! I can't see sex workers blogs because they actually use their settings. While I have been disappointed when not able to see some posts from my favorite bloggers due to safe mode being on for another month, I've had an overall good experience on this site.

I have no idea what you're claiming to rid of for the sake of children though. A lot of us teens are pretty sex positive these days and we usually already know what naked bodies look like. On top of that, a lot of teens usually watch porn (it seems to be mostly boys but I know girls do too). You're really not doing anything good here, you're just ruining your site and making sex workers lives harder and a lot less safe. Not to mention the lovely artists on this site!

I'm so tired of men running sites with double standards written into their rules that unfairly target women and sex workers (and artists) but they refuse to rid of white supremacists, Nazis and hate in general. We need some sex positive, anti child porn (and objectifying porn), anti white supremacists and anti Nazi (like, why are so many teen boys turning into Nazis?) Millennials and Gen Z (liberal, socialist feminist types would be best) to make us all a good site with zero double standards written in the rules. That would be best for artists and sex workers in my opinion. Too much of the internet is run by men that seem to be kind of sexist at the very least. Too many old prudes with outdated views that also do the seem to understand modern art run the internet. I think most of us are tired of it by now.

I really hope you change your mind after hearing from all of us but I'm sure you won't. I'll see how this plays out before I decide to stay or leave.

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