The latest casualty in my War Against the Rat: my Samsung Mouse.

That's it, buddy. All bets are off. The trap has been set. I have some delicious food waiting for you in the Restaurant pour des Souris. Please come and partake some of this offering. The moment your foul-smelling teeth bite into the first morsel, before you can say "Rajesh is a friend of animals", your ass will be mine.

Sidebar: Does a 2.4 kernel need something additional done to recognise a USB mouse? For some reason, my Linux box is choking when I connect my Windows USB mouse to it. Back to the stores for a new PS/2 mouse.