Yet somehow the hotel towels are several times better at actually drying than my thick luxurious towels at home

Nice, I’m surprised the spike came out so well, usually when I print something like that I have to print a small cylinder next to it or something to give it time to cool. If it tips over easily you can try making the feet further apart, or using a modifier to make the infill more solid on the bottom ~third of the print to lower it’s center of mass

I wonder if this could end up being counterintuitive? A random / BS fingerprint likely looks a lot different than most real fingerprints, so it might end up making you stand out even more.

I use Mint. As a beginner the Windows-like feel is convenient for me but once I get the hang of it I could see myself trying something else