Hello, I have noticed many times by now that my laser mouse (logitech G3) is very sensitive. When the ground moves/shakes sometimes the mouse will interrupt the screen saver. Today I also run one of my star trek online bots, and sikuli detected mouse movements which where recorded in a log file. It was very consistent and I don't think it was me. This constantion/observation that it was in the log gave me an idea which I have been wondering about for a while. The question is: Why is my mouse moving ? Maybe it's the wire putting some strain on it ? Wire pushing it back ? Maybe vibrations from PC case ? But most likely it is probably my neighbours walking around, slamming doors or whatever. This mouse is quite old about at least 7 years. There are probably new mouses out there with a mouse higher Dots Per Inch detection. The higher the DPI the better the mouse is probably at detecting earth quakes. So now you know that there might be a very cheap earth quake detector out there... And it might already be sitting on your desk ! ;) :) Perhaps writing a P2P applications or client server applications that collects all mouse data from computers while people are sleeping might give some more insight into this. Perhaps all these mouses in people's houses and officer buildings might be used to develop one gigant laser grid detecting the smallest movement of earth itself ! It might even show how the earth is moving ?! ;) Bye, Skybuck.
Laser Mouses might be used to predict/detect earthquakes (and ground movement).
Started by ●December 10, 2014
Reply by ●December 10, 20142014-12-10
Skybuck Flying schreef op 10-12-2014 :> Hello, > > I have noticed many times by now that my laser mouse (logitech G3) is very > sensitive. > > When the ground moves/shakes sometimes the mouse will interrupt the screen > saver. > > Today I also run one of my star trek online bots, and sikuli detected mouse > movements which where recorded in a log file. > > It was very consistent and I don't think it was me. This > constantion/observation that it was in the log gave me an idea which I have > been wondering about for a while. > > The question is: Why is my mouse moving ? Maybe it's the wire putting some > strain on it ? Wire pushing it back ? Maybe vibrations from PC case ? > > But most likely it is probably my neighbours walking around, slamming doors > or whatever. > > This mouse is quite old about at least 7 years. > > There are probably new mouses out there with a mouse higher Dots Per Inch > detection. > > The higher the DPI the better the mouse is probably at detecting earth > quakes. > > So now you know that there might be a very cheap earth quake detector out > there... > > And it might already be sitting on your desk ! ;) :) > > Perhaps writing a P2P applications or client server applications that > collects all mouse data from computers while people are sleeping might give > some more insight into this. > > Perhaps all these mouses in people's houses and officer buildings might be > used to develop one gigant laser grid detecting the smallest movement of > earth itself ! > > It might even show how the earth is moving ?! ;) > > Bye, > Skybuck.The most common cause of oversensitive mice are wasps. Sometimes they crawl into a mouse and try to have sex with the laser light, causing the laser to become pregnant with little wasps, who are, as you know, very nervous and sensitive. After your mouse has given birth to the wasps everything should return to normal.
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On Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:13:25 +0100, "Skybuck Flying" <skybuck2000@hotmail.com> Gave us:>The question is: Why is my mouse moving ?Because you forgot to put on your tin foil hat today. I used to think you were a child, then I thought, no, this idiot has to be of an adult age. Now, I think you are a child again. My previous lapse was me forgetting all the other stupid shit you have spouted here. The totality of your grasp of the things of this world would fit onto the tip of a molecular probe.
Reply by ●December 10, 20142014-12-10
On Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:13:25 +0100, "Skybuck Flying" <skybuck2000@hotmail.com> wrote:>Hello, > >I have noticed many times by now that my laser mouse (logitech G3) is very >sensitive. > >When the ground moves/shakes sometimes the mouse will interrupt the screen >saver. > >Today I also run one of my star trek online bots, and sikuli detected mouse >movements which where recorded in a log file. > >It was very consistent and I don't think it was me. This >constantion/observation that it was in the log gave me an idea which I have >been wondering about for a while. > >The question is: Why is my mouse moving ? Maybe it's the wire putting some >strain on it ? Wire pushing it back ? Maybe vibrations from PC case ? > >But most likely it is probably my neighbours walking around, slamming doors >or whatever. > >This mouse is quite old about at least 7 years. > >There are probably new mouses out there with a mouse higher Dots Per Inch >detection. > >The higher the DPI the better the mouse is probably at detecting earth >quakes. > >So now you know that there might be a very cheap earth quake detector out >there... > >And it might already be sitting on your desk ! ;) :) > >Perhaps writing a P2P applications or client server applications that >collects all mouse data from computers while people are sleeping might give >some more insight into this. > >Perhaps all these mouses in people's houses and officer buildings might be >used to develop one gigant laser grid detecting the smallest movement of >earth itself ! > >It might even show how the earth is moving ?! ;) > >Bye, > Skybuck.Mice use LEDs, not lasers. But yes, thousands of people could use optical mice to track earthquake waves. That would be sort of cool. Each mouse would need to be held a tiny distance above or below a surface, on some sort of suspension, to allow frictionless pendulum movement. Maybe mouse upside down, with a pot hung just above it on strings. My mouse works OK with a very small air gap above my desk surface. It might be more sensible to design a cheap USB seismograph of some sort. It's probably been done: google USB seismograph -- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing laser drivers and controllers jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com http://www.highlandtechnology.com
Reply by ●December 10, 20142014-12-10
Den onsdag den 10. december 2014 18.20.26 UTC+1 skrev John Larkin:> On Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:13:25 +0100, "Skybuck Flying" > <skybuck2000@hotmail.com> wrote: > > >Hello, > > > >I have noticed many times by now that my laser mouse (logitech G3) is very > >sensitive. > > > >When the ground moves/shakes sometimes the mouse will interrupt the screen > >saver. > > > >Today I also run one of my star trek online bots, and sikuli detected mouse > >movements which where recorded in a log file. > > > >It was very consistent and I don't think it was me. This > >constantion/observation that it was in the log gave me an idea which I have > >been wondering about for a while. > > > >The question is: Why is my mouse moving ? Maybe it's the wire putting some > >strain on it ? Wire pushing it back ? Maybe vibrations from PC case ? > > > >But most likely it is probably my neighbours walking around, slamming doors > >or whatever. > > > >This mouse is quite old about at least 7 years. > > > >There are probably new mouses out there with a mouse higher Dots Per Inch > >detection. > > > >The higher the DPI the better the mouse is probably at detecting earth > >quakes. > > > >So now you know that there might be a very cheap earth quake detector out > >there... > > > >And it might already be sitting on your desk ! ;) :) > > > >Perhaps writing a P2P applications or client server applications that > >collects all mouse data from computers while people are sleeping might give > >some more insight into this. > > > >Perhaps all these mouses in people's houses and officer buildings might be > >used to develop one gigant laser grid detecting the smallest movement of > >earth itself ! > > > >It might even show how the earth is moving ?! ;) > > > >Bye, > > Skybuck. > > Mice use LEDs, not lasers. > > But yes, thousands of people could use optical mice to track > earthquake waves. That would be sort of cool. > > Each mouse would need to be held a tiny distance above or below a > surface, on some sort of suspension, to allow frictionless pendulum > movement. > > Maybe mouse upside down, with a pot hung just above it on strings. My > mouse works OK with a very small air gap above my desk surface. >it should, afaik an optical mouse is just a low resolution camera and the movement detected from how what ever the camera see moves -Lasse
Reply by ●December 10, 20142014-12-10
On 12/10/2014 06:20 PM, John Larkin wrote:> On Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:13:25 +0100, "Skybuck Flying" > <skybuck2000@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I have noticed many times by now that my laser mouse (logitech G3) is very >> sensitive. >> >> When the ground moves/shakes sometimes the mouse will interrupt the screen >> saver. >> >> Today I also run one of my star trek online bots, and sikuli detected mouse >> movements which where recorded in a log file. >> >> It was very consistent and I don't think it was me. This >> constantion/observation that it was in the log gave me an idea which I have >> been wondering about for a while. >> >> The question is: Why is my mouse moving ? Maybe it's the wire putting some >> strain on it ? Wire pushing it back ? Maybe vibrations from PC case ? >> >> But most likely it is probably my neighbours walking around, slamming doors >> or whatever. >> >> This mouse is quite old about at least 7 years. >> >> There are probably new mouses out there with a mouse higher Dots Per Inch >> detection. >> >> The higher the DPI the better the mouse is probably at detecting earth >> quakes. >> >> So now you know that there might be a very cheap earth quake detector out >> there... >> >> And it might already be sitting on your desk ! ;) :) >> >> Perhaps writing a P2P applications or client server applications that >> collects all mouse data from computers while people are sleeping might give >> some more insight into this. >> >> Perhaps all these mouses in people's houses and officer buildings might be >> used to develop one gigant laser grid detecting the smallest movement of >> earth itself ! >> >> It might even show how the earth is moving ?! ;) >> >> Bye, >> Skybuck. > > Mice use LEDs, not lasers.Actually that's not true ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_mouse#Laser_mice ): "The laser mouse uses an infrared laser diode instead of an LED to illuminate the surface beneath their sensor. As early as 1998, Sun Microsystems provided a laser mouse with their Sun SPARCstation servers and workstations.[11] However, laser mice did not enter the mainstream market until 2004, when Paul Machin at Logitech, in partnership with Avago Technologies (formerly part of Agilent Technologies), introduced its MX 1000 laser mouse.[12]" -- Sloopkogel (the usenet entity formerly known as Ifrit)
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On Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:13:59 +0100, Sloopkogel <sloopkogel@de.beukerin.de> wrote:>On 12/10/2014 06:20 PM, John Larkin wrote: >> On Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:13:25 +0100, "Skybuck Flying" >> <skybuck2000@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I have noticed many times by now that my laser mouse (logitech G3) is very >>> sensitive. >>> >>> When the ground moves/shakes sometimes the mouse will interrupt the screen >>> saver. >>> >>> Today I also run one of my star trek online bots, and sikuli detected mouse >>> movements which where recorded in a log file. >>> >>> It was very consistent and I don't think it was me. This >>> constantion/observation that it was in the log gave me an idea which I have >>> been wondering about for a while. >>> >>> The question is: Why is my mouse moving ? Maybe it's the wire putting some >>> strain on it ? Wire pushing it back ? Maybe vibrations from PC case ? >>> >>> But most likely it is probably my neighbours walking around, slamming doors >>> or whatever. >>> >>> This mouse is quite old about at least 7 years. >>> >>> There are probably new mouses out there with a mouse higher Dots Per Inch >>> detection. >>> >>> The higher the DPI the better the mouse is probably at detecting earth >>> quakes. >>> >>> So now you know that there might be a very cheap earth quake detector out >>> there... >>> >>> And it might already be sitting on your desk ! ;) :) >>> >>> Perhaps writing a P2P applications or client server applications that >>> collects all mouse data from computers while people are sleeping might give >>> some more insight into this. >>> >>> Perhaps all these mouses in people's houses and officer buildings might be >>> used to develop one gigant laser grid detecting the smallest movement of >>> earth itself ! >>> >>> It might even show how the earth is moving ?! ;) >>> >>> Bye, >>> Skybuck. >> >> Mice use LEDs, not lasers. > >Actually that's not true ( >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_mouse#Laser_mice ): > >"The laser mouse uses an infrared laser diode instead of an LED to >illuminate the surface beneath their sensor. As early as 1998, Sun >Microsystems provided a laser mouse with their Sun SPARCstation servers >and workstations.[11] However, laser mice did not enter the mainstream >market until 2004, when Paul Machin at Logitech, in partnership with >Avago Technologies (formerly part of Agilent Technologies), introduced >its MX 1000 laser mouse.[12]"All of my mice use a red LED. No speckle pattern. -- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing precision measurement jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com http://www.highlandtechnology.com
Reply by ●December 10, 20142014-12-10
On Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:13:59 +0100, Sloopkogel <sloopkogel@de.beukerin.de> wrote:>On 12/10/2014 06:20 PM, John Larkin wrote: >> On Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:13:25 +0100, "Skybuck Flying" >> <skybuck2000@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I have noticed many times by now that my laser mouse (logitech G3) is very >>> sensitive. >>> >>> When the ground moves/shakes sometimes the mouse will interrupt the screen >>> saver. >>> >>> Today I also run one of my star trek online bots, and sikuli detected mouse >>> movements which where recorded in a log file. >>> >>> It was very consistent and I don't think it was me. This >>> constantion/observation that it was in the log gave me an idea which I have >>> been wondering about for a while. >>> >>> The question is: Why is my mouse moving ? Maybe it's the wire putting some >>> strain on it ? Wire pushing it back ? Maybe vibrations from PC case ? >>> >>> But most likely it is probably my neighbours walking around, slamming doors >>> or whatever. >>> >>> This mouse is quite old about at least 7 years. >>> >>> There are probably new mouses out there with a mouse higher Dots Per Inch >>> detection. >>> >>> The higher the DPI the better the mouse is probably at detecting earth >>> quakes. >>> >>> So now you know that there might be a very cheap earth quake detector out >>> there... >>> >>> And it might already be sitting on your desk ! ;) :) >>> >>> Perhaps writing a P2P applications or client server applications that >>> collects all mouse data from computers while people are sleeping might give >>> some more insight into this. >>> >>> Perhaps all these mouses in people's houses and officer buildings might be >>> used to develop one gigant laser grid detecting the smallest movement of >>> earth itself ! >>> >>> It might even show how the earth is moving ?! ;) >>> >>> Bye, >>> Skybuck. >> >> Mice use LEDs, not lasers. > >Actually that's not true ( >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_mouse#Laser_mice ): > >"The laser mouse uses an infrared laser diode instead of an LED to >illuminate the surface beneath their sensor. As early as 1998, Sun >Microsystems provided a laser mouse with their Sun SPARCstation servers >and workstations.[11] However, laser mice did not enter the mainstream >market until 2004, when Paul Machin at Logitech, in partnership with >Avago Technologies (formerly part of Agilent Technologies), introduced >its MX 1000 laser mouse.[12]"Amazon sells MX1000's for $269 each. Free shipping! -- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing precision measurement jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com http://www.highlandtechnology.com
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Newsgroups line trimmed. In sci.electronics.design John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> wrote:> It might be more sensible to design a cheap USB seismograph of some > sort. It's probably been done: google USB seismographUSGS has some small seismographs that connect via Wi-Fi. They get installed in people's houses, public buildings, etc, and upload to the USGS using an existing wi-fi connection. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/netquakes/ From a couple of minutes of reading, it looks like they have a wall-wart and an internal battery as backup. They say it takes 3 W of power. Matt Roberds
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Mr. Orca je zult het niet geloven... maar volgens mij zat er zelfs een hele kleine wesp onder in mijn witte slaapkamer prullebak ?! Hoe dat beest daar in godsnaam in gekomen is, is een mysterie... (heb net de prullebak inhoud vervangen enzo). Er zat zelfs witte doorzichtige plastic over die witte prullebak. Of het was een spin... maar volgens mij was het een baby-wespje ?! Kan 't nog gekker ?! Goeie vraag voor dat honden programma (man bijt hond ja nou weet ik 't weer): "Wat is de gekste plek waar jij ooit een wespje hebt gevonden ?!" Nou ik zelf je dit zeggen orac... Als een astronaut eerst daags zegt dat ie er eentje heeft gevonden op de maan ! Dan geloof ik em ! ;) =D Doei, Skybuck =D
