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1. lamp (lamp@kitty.haus)'s status on Sunday, 31-Dec-2023 06:08:21 JST lamp

   • 【Ξｎｉｇｍａｔｉｃｏ】:misskey:
   @enigmatico huh torx isnt proprietary it's the second most common drive in electronics; it doesn't cam and strip like philips
   • Suzu (suzu@detroitriotcity.com)'s status on Sunday, 31-Dec-2023 06:08:20 JST Suzu

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     • 【Ξｎｉｇｍａｔｉｃｏ】:misskey:
     @lamp @enigmatico I think what he means is that Torx is patented. I'm not sure on how it works, but I think there's a company that holds the rights to it and you have to pay them to be able to legally produce screws and bits with the torx shape.
   • Suzu (suzu@detroitriotcity.com)'s status on Sunday, 31-Dec-2023 06:08:26 JST Suzu

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     • 【Ξｎｉｇｍａｔｉｃｏ】:misskey:
     • charliebrownau
     @charliebrownau @lamp @enigmatico I like torx screws. As lamp said, they hold better and don't tend to strip as much as phillips heads do.
     The disadvantage is that you need to have all the different bit sizes for the different screw sizes, while a single phillips head driver can fit many screw sizes.
     Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks likes this.
   • charliebrownau (charliebrownau@poa.st)'s status on Sunday, 31-Dec-2023 06:08:27 JST charliebrownau

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     • 【Ξｎｉｇｍａｔｉｃｏ】:misskey:
     • Suzu
     @Suzu @lamp @enigmatico I hate those Torx 'screws'
     
     Nails, Flathead or philips for me
     
     No torx
     
     Heck
     After 2030-2050
     we might have to make our own screws/nails
     and join stuff together with handtools/air tools