Red_October

For a second there I was so sure this was gonna be Loss.

Kinda depends for me, super situational. The right kind of pressure and yeah I'll do it, something like an imminent non-negotiable deadline works for me. I'm the guy who files my taxes in the last possible week, I'll slam out a report a night or two before it's due.

But someone forcing me to do it? They just get flagged as an asshole who doesn't have any authority here, even if I've asked them to do this, I know they're trying to help, whatever. It's the same situation when I try to set deadlines, or rewards, for myself. I know the guy who made those rules, he's full of shit.

Apple will tie themselves in knots to make it impossible to repair your tech 3rd party, and maybe even refusing to fix it if it WAS repaired 3rd party before, but I've never heard of them also requiring that it be destroyed and your personal information given over.

It's honestly impressive to find out that someone is WORSE than Apple when it comes to repairing and customer rights.

This is your chance to codify Ligma as a serious disease. Don't mess it up.

. . . I might have ADHD, because this is probably the most relatable example I've ever seen.

It's because they are. Apple wants to position itself as a "Luxury Brand" first and foremost, that happens to sell mostly tech stuff. Look at the absurd accessory prices, like this thousand dollar monitor stand. There is no reality in which that piece of shit is actually worth that much, but by offering their stupid shit at those prices, people can be associated with such opulence whenever they buy other Apple products. They just want to be the Gucci of computers, and it shows in how they have only been innovating on ways to extract money for low quality products, and not in the actual technology itself.

Just give in, do it to one spool, and you can move on with your life. Resistance only makes it hurt more.

IIRC that was a design feature of Phillips screws, not a flaw. Deliberately designed to limit torque to avoid over-tightening.

It's less pervert prevention and more vandalism resistance.

Yes, you can. I mean, you're probably still eating mold and it may or may not be "safe" but you can do it. You probably shouldn't, however. When you see the mold on the surface, the mycelium have already spread much further. Best case scenario you still need to tear off much more than just the visible mold.