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   omen of instance annihilation (coolbean@brain.worm.pink)'s status on Saturday, 20-Dec-2025 16:22:40 JST omen of instance annihilation
   i think the worst part about phillips head screws is that regardless of how wrong the screwdriver you're using is, itll sort of fit
   
   you could have a jis screw, you could have the wrong size, it doesnt matter itll sort of fit
   
   this sort of fitment is really fucking bad because it makes it hard to tell the right size of drive (did you know theres smaller than #1? i sure didnt cause reasonably, my bit set only goes down to that size) or even just that you're using the wrong driver in the first place leading to even more stripping of screws
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     🐛 (apophis@brain.worm.pink)'s status on Saturday, 20-Dec-2025 16:23:13 JST 🐛

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     @coolbean TIL there is a "right" and "wrong" size
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Sunday, 21-Dec-2025 21:33:09 JST 翠星石

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     @apophis @coolbean Idk, if the screw doesn't strip, it's the right size.
     
     Many chinesium phillips screws are best unscrewed with a flat head.