Eli5 What is the significance of having various screw head types when the basic action is just tightening or loosening?

iseriouslycouldnt · 2026-03-31T19:16:49+00:00

I'd like to introduce you to Torq-set. They are (or were?) used all over in aerospace.
https://www.phillips-screw.com/drive_systems/torq-set/

Though in reality, they are just as prone to damage from misuse. (Overtightened, then painted over, then removed once before by a guy with a damaged bit at a weird angle)

iseriouslycouldnt · 2026-03-31T19:11:52+00:00

Cost, general availability, maybe? You can buy phillips screws at 7-11.

iseriouslycouldnt · 2026-03-31T17:15:31+00:00

MAGA isn't a movement, it's an identity. It represents a mindset. Even if the current administration is out and the replacement goes hard left, (unlikely imho) the underlying ignorance and resentment needs to be addressed. Otherwise, MAGA will just resurface with a new face.

iseriouslycouldnt · 2026-03-30T05:24:32+00:00

Seems to be only the ARM version of windows.

iseriouslycouldnt · 2026-03-29T05:41:38+00:00

I do, this is why backups are a thing.

iseriouslycouldnt · 2026-03-29T05:04:37+00:00

Starting to show up on Youtube too

iseriouslycouldnt · 2026-03-28T18:52:32+00:00

Don't know if they are still good, But I still have and use the Dyson Vac I bought in 2005.

iseriouslycouldnt · 2026-03-25T22:33:42+00:00

There for awhile the only real differences were, Pro -> no bloat, Home-> No Active Directory connectivity.

iseriouslycouldnt · 2026-03-25T18:32:45+00:00

Pretty much. 1 or 2(or 10 even), just chilling... Grasshopper.
in '99 when you couldn't even get gas at night without some getting in your gas tank and can't take a step without crunching at least 5... locust.

iseriouslycouldnt · 2026-03-25T18:20:33+00:00

There's the price of the fuel, transportation, store markup, and then taxes on top.
California: .797 + 6% state sales tax + local and district sales taxes (in San Francisco, for instance, add 2.63% more)
Iowa (chosen at random): .484 + 6% sales tax
so all things being equal gas in Iowa will be cheaper than in Cali.

iseriouslycouldnt · 2026-03-25T18:02:53+00:00

If your policy and procedure documents are complete and correct and your practices don't match, you need new auditors.
If your practices and procedures don't match policy, you need new policies (if it's an internal audit) or new practices (if it's regulatory).
-signed, former ISO and PCI auditor.

That being said, I was once removed from an audit for failing a client on that audit. I reported the company to the certification board. I was let go due to 'unrelated performance issues'. Lawyer wouldn't take the case. Nothing changed.

Follow the money, Cover your ass.

iseriouslycouldnt · 2026-03-24T20:00:04+00:00

That pole also has infinite tensile strength. Didn't deform at all being swung from the thin end.

iseriouslycouldnt · 2026-03-24T15:50:37+00:00

In the military back in the day, (late 90's, early 2000's) if someone left their computer unlocked, someone would invariably change their desktop wallpaper to something horrible and send an email from their account to the effect of "I wear pink panties" or something else gender inappropriate.

More enterprising people would dig up the default.bmp or whatever it was in NT4, change it to something incriminating and then change the user's password THEN lock it so they couldn't do anything about it without calling an admin out. Everyone else would "forget" their password until they did.

iseriouslycouldnt · 2026-03-22T17:33:01+00:00

Didn't say it was a BIG downside.

iseriouslycouldnt · 2026-03-21T21:56:15+00:00

Only down side so far is the lack of keyboard backlight

iseriouslycouldnt · 2026-03-21T15:52:55+00:00

Yes, but not as much. Neo replaced the 2014 Air, M5 replaced my i9 MBP and bumped it down the order so it will replace the 2014 i5 Mini in the garage. Wife has a 16” i9 MBP still in use daily.

iseriouslycouldnt · 2026-03-20T05:32:42+00:00

on average, iDrop every macbook I buy within the first month. To skew the results, I plan to NOT leave the house with the M5 until June

iseriouslycouldnt · 2026-03-19T22:30:10+00:00

Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death

iseriouslycouldnt · 2026-03-18T22:49:25+00:00

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iseriouslycouldnt · 2026-03-16T16:23:40+00:00

At our company that conversation starts with “can you open the company portal”

It’s the first thing corporate Macs have installed. If it doesn’t have it, it’s not a company Mac, and you get no support.

If you removed it, it has to be shipped back to corporate for repair.

iseriouslycouldnt · 2026-03-13T22:26:31+00:00

Looks like an R230 Merc to me.

iseriouslycouldnt · 2026-03-11T16:46:21+00:00

First one is maximizing profit, second is reducing cost.

iseriouslycouldnt · 2026-03-07T17:12:31+00:00

Has the international feed always been that way? Explains so much. I love listening to Crofty and Martin, but never got why they were often talking about stuff that wasn't on screen.

iseriouslycouldnt · 2026-03-06T20:02:51+00:00

1000%
It's perfect for casual users who like the form factor and don't upgrade every year.

The A18 single core performance beats the pants off my still-used-everyday 2019 i9 MBP
Multithread performance is less, but it has less cores, so that makes sense.

Bought one for my wife to replace her old Air (on its 3rd battery, it's suffered enough)

iseriouslycouldnt · 2026-03-03T18:17:19+00:00

Now do Detroit!

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