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>I keep touching other people's screens out of instinct. Please, don’t do this. I get palpitations simply when people start getting their fingers, or worse, a
by tambourine_man 7y ago
>I keep touching other people's screens out of instinct.
Please, don’t do this. I get palpitations simply when people start getting their fingers, or worse, a pen, too close to my screen. I warn them. I try to be cute: “there’s this thing called cursor, you know? You can use many devices to control it”.
When they do, eventually and inevitably, accidentally touch it, I get visibly upset and make no effort to lighten the mood. High paying clients, I don’t care. I’ll get up, get a cleaning cloth and take my time until it is, hopefully, pristine again.
For all the amazing things that touchscreens brought to the world, it also made people who already loved smudging monitors suddenly feel even more authorized to do so.
It’s not the same with my phone, you could even drop it, I often do.
But do not touch my computer’s work screen.
- xeromal 7y agoSounds like autism
- dang 7y agoPlease don't post unsubstantive comments here, or snark. And especially please don't post personal attacks. We ban accounts that do that. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- ksaj 7y agoWhen I was a kid, my aunt pranked me by licking my glasses when I sat in her chair. Yea weird, but I think she was onto something. Next time someone smudges your screen, you could try something like that in retaliation.
- captainredbeard 7y agoFWIW, I don’t think the author intends to sully anyone’s screens, he’s just accustomed to ubiquitous touch interaction.
- dublin 7y agoIt's reasonable to expect any modern computer screen to support touch. By far the most annoying feature of my 4K desktop monitor is that it lacks touch. I will never buy another non-touch monitor. While you are clearly anchored to the quaint ways of the past, the rest of us have progressed two decades into the 21st century. Come join us in the modern world - and loosen up a bit on the OCD!
- tambourine_man 7y agoA touch screen is not inherently better. A finger obstructs the view, is laughably imprecise and leaves oil and water behind, which blurs and distorts the image. A finger is, however, the most natural interface and readily available. Which is why it is amazing for the phone we carry with us and terrible for a 27” 5k display, viewed at almost arms length distance.