[hunter2_]

Now you've got me wondering if the left/right shadow preference might actually be rooted in other natural phenomena besides human dominant handedness, like something with the rotation of the earth a.k.a. sun setting in the west.

[hnlmorg]

You're over thinking things there. More likely it's just an artefact of those interfaces being designed in the countries who read left to right.

Off topic but I like how you've referenced that infamous IRC meme in your HN handle.

[mPReDiToR]

What? The username just shows as *_ for me?