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  1. Oh, ALSO...

    One of the things brought to me was a toaster that wouldn't stay "down", but otherwise worked fine. This is a semi-common problem - I had another #toaster with the same problem at the last Repair Cafe.

    And this one... the manufacturer secured the bottom base to the chassis with Torx screws (fine) ... but SECURITY Torx screws. If you're not familiar with these, they're regular Torx screws but there's a pin that sticks up in the middle of the fastener head, so regular #Torx drivers won't go into the head. You need special #drivers with a hollow bit to go over that pin.

    Now, I have "security" Torx drivers because fuck you, you don't get to lock me out of something that belongs to me [1], but this is ridiculous. It's a CDN$40 two-slot toaster, not some #unobtainium magic technological wonder. It's one great "Up yours!" from the #manufacturer to the #consumer and the #environment.

    Name-and-shame time: it was a Black and Decker (they can pay me if they want me to use their vanity typography to refer to them). This is another of those brand names that maybe used to mean something, but now is just marketing. There are a *lot* fewer #factories making toasters than there are brands selling toasters. They just tick boxes on an #OEM's feature list to get "their" product.

    [1] It's easy to get the drivers these days, so they don't have much effect, but when they first came about almost no one had them, so it was a major pain in the ass.

    #BlackAndDecker #VanityTypography

  2. #marlene for #wirtschaftsministerium weil #kurzfristige gewinne #profit wird alles zerstören #wirtschaft #deutschland #economy #germany #capitalism english: instead of investing into #innovation and #factories #CEO decide to boost #stock #price via #buybacks which drives up #stockprice short term but #longterm kills the company "hurray for all involved" especially #bank #banks and #finance #mafia ruining this #planet

  3. #marlene for #wirtschaftsministerium weil #kurzfristige gewinne #profit wird alles zerstören #wirtschaft #deutschland #economy #germany #capitalism english: instead of investing into #innovation and #factories #CEO decide to boost #stock #price via #buybacks which drives up #stockprice short term but #longterm kills the company "hurray for all involved" especially #bank #banks and #finance #mafia ruining this #planet

  4. for weil gewinne wird alles zerstören english: instead of investing into and decide to boost via which drives up short term but kills the company "hurray for all involved" especially and ruining this

  5. #marlene for #wirtschaftsministerium weil #kurzfristige gewinne #profit wird alles zerstören #wirtschaft #deutschland #economy #germany #capitalism english: instead of investing into #innovation and #factories #CEO decide to boost #stock #price via #buybacks which drives up #stockprice short term but #longterm kills the company "hurray for all involved" especially #bank #banks and #finance #mafia ruining this #planet

  6. Monday, March 2, 2026

    Russia's war is erasing Kostiantynivka's Soviet-era mosaics; why it matters -- The day Russia didn't show up for Iran -- Ukraine hits Russia's S-300 air defense radars in series of strikes, shows footage -- Can Trump actually end Russia's war? Vlogs ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  7. Monday, March 2, 2026

    Russia's war is erasing Kostiantynivka's Soviet-era mosaics; why it matters -- The day Russia didn't show up for Iran -- Ukraine hits Russia's S-300 air defense radars in series of strikes, shows footage -- Can Trump actually end Russia's war? Vlogs ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  8. Monday, March 2, 2026

    Russia's war is erasing Kostiantynivka's Soviet-era mosaics; why it matters -- The day Russia didn't show up for Iran -- Ukraine hits Russia's S-300 air defense radars in series of strikes, shows footage -- Can Trump actually end Russia's war? Vlogs ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  9. Monday, March 2, 2026

    Russia's war is erasing Kostiantynivka's Soviet-era mosaics; why it matters -- The day Russia didn't show up for Iran -- Ukraine hits Russia's S-300 air defense radars in series of strikes, shows footage -- Can Trump actually end Russia's war? Vlogs ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  10. Monday, March 2, 2026

    Russia's war is erasing Kostiantynivka's Soviet-era mosaics; why it matters -- The day Russia didn't show up for Iran -- Ukraine hits Russia's S-300 air defense radars in series of strikes, shows footage -- Can Trump actually end Russia's war? Vlogs ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  11. Sunday, March 1, 2026

    Reporter's notebook: What a factory says about Ukraine’s economy [rather surprising] -- Kiev Independent Insights launches new podcast: Ukraine Insights -- A lot has changed since 2022. Russia’s aims haven’t -- Russia has lost 1,265,900 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  12. Saturday, January 31, 2026

    "They are not very interested:" – Russia halts POW exchanges --We are all used to this; Inside one of Kyiv’s hardest-hit buildings this winter -- The illusion of a ceasefire in Ukraine -- Russia attacks passenger bus in Kherson Oblast, killing 1, injuring 5 ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  13. Old rules hurting #Thai #economy
    🧐"Tariffs r only part of te prob. Other trade barriers, such as a quota system, often do more harm.. under #Thailand–China #FTA, fully built EVs fr #China enter duty-free, while key components face tariffs. Tt discourages local production.. Lax #environmental & #health rules hv turned🇹🇭 into a destination for #polluting #factories relocating fr countries w stricter controls.. #Competition #law is weak esp'ly in telecoms & digital platforms"
    bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinio

  14. Wednesday, January 14, 2026

    Russia's own air defense missile hits apartment building in Rostov-on-Don, fire seen at nearby factory -- A series of loud explosions as Ukraine 'destroys' key Russian drone factory in Taganrog -- 2025 deadliest year for Ukrainian civilians since first year of Russia's full-scale war, UN says ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  15. Temple 2000 in Manchester, England

    A small statue shaped like the grill of a Rolls-Royce marks the suburban location where the company’s first automobiles were manufactured.#sculptures #factories #automotivehistory #cars #section-Atlas
    Temple 2000

  16. Govt must form #PM25 panel: #TDRI
    "suggests Govt establish a #committee w power to work specifically on it as well as #fund its operation .. #Emissions fr at least 3.28 mil #diesel engine #vehicles (27.4% of veh's in BKK), & a large number of #factories in neighbor'g areas of #Bangkok also worsen e #airpollution problem .. In e #North, e research team found tt #farmland #burning was e main factor .. 580,000 rai in the region had been burned #repeatedly for over a #decade"
    bangkokpost.com/thailand/gener

  17. One of the world’s most cited scientists, Rafael Luque, suspended without pay for 13 years

    Researchers are #evaluated by the #number of studies they #publish in #peer-#reviewed journals and by the number of times these papers are #cited by other colleagues.

    The well-intentioned mechanism, however, has produced adverse effects, as explained by the British engineer Nick Wise, a researcher at Cambridge University who, in his spare time, seeks out fraud in science.

    Wise has uncovered shady “#factories of scientific studies,” produced by #copying and #pasting other studies or by automatic #text #generators, and whose authorship is secretly #sold for hundreds or thousands of dollars to inflate resumes.

    “I found a study by Rafael Luque whose authorship had previously been offered in a group on [the messaging platform] #Telegram,” Wise said

    english.elpais.com/science-tec