georgetakei ,
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That's...not correct.

targetdrone ,
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@georgetakei I saw a non-IT employee in the 90s holding the mouse exactly like this, and struggling to use it. When I asked, they said "I figured since this was obviously the mouse's tail, this other end must be his nose, and I point his nose at what I have to click on." It was a perfectly logical deduction for someone without any other instruction. And it taught me to assume that nothing about computers is universally understood.

michaelslade ,
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@georgetakei Cool, this dad must be standing on his head.

Havant_Enviro ,
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@georgetakei

RSI waiting to happen

AccordionBruce ,
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@georgetakei
If he’s got a hand tremor that makes it difficult to control the fingertips, than most mouse buttons and many keyboards may not be usable

I developed a tremor (no one knows why) and suddenly all my peripherals are inaccessible

I never thought about using the mouse backwards. That sounds limiting. But I’d be willing to give it a shot

ElNacho ,
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@georgetakei I knew someone who'd never used a computer before & picked up the mouse, turned it over & started talking into the mouse as if it was a voice command walkie talkie device! They were 30 years old at the time & this was the 90s!! 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

alastair87 ,
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@georgetakei If that makes the computer accessible for him it seems fine to me.

spudwart ,
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@georgetakei Alternatively, he's on to something and we're all missing something.

wbpeckham ,
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@georgetakei if I wanted a rodent on my desktop I'd get a hamster!

barryjsullivan ,

@georgetakei This is how you use a mouse.

video/mp4

geeksam ,
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@georgetakei have you tried reversing the polarity?

lewiscowles1986 ,
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@georgetakei
Noice... Apple keyboard.

If he's happy, let him do him.

jab01701mid ,
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@georgetakei Nothing wrong with this - probably more ergonomic usage than traditional, like a trackball.

TacticalGrace_ ,
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@georgetakei That's a war crime.

MaZderMind ,
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@georgetakei As far as I remember you should hold it in front of your mouth and ask kindly „Computer, …?“

Professor_Stevens ,
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@georgetakei

There was a time when left-handedness was treated as a disability. Leave your dad alone.

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