Yes. I also use the heel of my hand, at least on the left side, at least for modifier keys. Everyone who has ever observed this (well, minus one, to be technically accurate) seems to have been personally offended by it.

Sounds about right to me.

As a pubescent teenager at the time, the main thing I remember is the pre-hot-coffee controversy.

I was actually wondering, when the previous commenter referenced the setup menu, if the shift+F10 thing still worked. I know it brings up the command prompt in the install interface, but in case you didn’t know, it also brings up the command prompt in general use Windows. (Or it used to. Again, I’m very out of date on the subject.)

I think “not hard, just annoying” means that anything tech related is out of reach for most people, unfortunately. Plus, to be honest, most people probably won’t care about or see a problem with Microsoft forcing an online account on them. I’m happy they’re happy, but their privacy ends not with a bang, but a whimper.

Ah, fair enough.

I haven’t used, or especially installed, Windows in years. Wasn’t sure if what I described was still the case. Good to know there’s still a way, though, in case I get desperate!

This may not still be true, but previously if you disconnected or removed the NIC during installation, after some haranguing you could setup a local account. (Note that this is still obviously bad, but if you need a solution, it might provide one.)

With all respect, the first paragraph seems self contradictory.

Believe that’s the point.

The problem is that testers are competent, often intelligent individuals. Users, not so much.

Per day … Right?

It is perfectly okay to say those things, as well as to threaten escalation, but it won’t make you any friends and probably will result in a hostile work environment … Which is fine, but should be anticipated if taking this approach.

I have no comment on the second half of this response.

No, you’d have to remove Windows. Much more enjoyable!

So the ground is ground floor? Clever.

But how are floors counted in Antarctica?

Fair enough. My history books always blamed the cotton industry, but it does make sense that others would be involved. Thanks for taking the time to answer!

Also cotton moguls, I think?

My experience in this matter is limited to the removal of a pilonidal cyst, so like you, near but not involving the rectum. My responsibilities were similar to what you describe. Nothing you say seems false to me (nearly a complete idiot on the subject); I think the surgeon in question was just saying that the area is more forgiving than might be expected.

But again … I am not an expert, barely even uneducated on the matter; I’m just relaying someone else’s memorable experience. I hope no one takes my quote as medical advice to disregard open wounds in the area!

It seems likely that the parent, rather than the surgeon, is the asshole most likely to deal with the site!

A similar question was recently asked on asklemmy. Caveat: there were many probably more informative answers there as there likely are here. However, I’d like to reiterate my answer:

I am not qualified to answer this, but I did once see a similar question asked on Reddit. The best response I saw was from a commenter whose name I can’t remember, else I would credit them.

That commenter said that his infant daughter had required an operation on her rectum. The commenter asked the surgeon how the surgery site could possibly not become infected and was told “the asshole knows how to handle shit.”

That answer seemed reasonable to me and I probably will never forget it.

I played that game when it was relatively current.

I don’t remember much of it … Probably because I didn’t get far, finding it rather incoherent. I’ll check out the video and see if it brings back any memories! Thanks!