Julien  🔭May 25

Our five year old "commercial technology" washing machine stopped working today. Thanks to DYI repair videos, I was able to run a diagnostic to see the error code and identify the clutch slider as the culprit (of course the manufacturer's website was of no use here).

I could have ordered a replacement part online for about 50 $CAD but the part design is so bad that I preferred repairing the broken part instead.

The steel ring around the slider is held with only six small plastic "pegs" about 3mm in diameter. Those pegs broke off from the repeated actuation of the clutch during normal operation (electromagnet exerting an axial force on the steel ring). I drilled small holes in the plastic slider in which I self-tapped 3x4mm set screws (aka grub screws). I slid the steel ring back on and backed out the screws so they would engage in the ring.

#DYIRepair #DYI #appliance #FixIt #BadDesign #RightToRepair #DesignedToFail

Show threadrdmMay 21
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#DesignedToFail
Rupert ReadNov 16, 2024

Listen: I joined the #NewScientist #podcast team to discuss #COP29 and whether the summits are fit for purpose.

Full episode: https://www.newscientist.com/podcasts/weekly-cop29-are-un-climate-summits-failing-us-and-our-planet/

#DesignedToFail #COPout

Weekly: COP29: Are UN climate summits failing us and our planet?

Episode 276Are the COP climate summits doing enough to help us avoid the most devastating impacts of climate change, or are they not fit for purpose, and designed to fail? COP29 is underway in petrostate Azerbaijan, headed by a CEO who was secretly filmed making oil and gas deals. Despite this, the team finds reason for optimism. They also hear from climate philosopher and activist Rupert Read, who runs the Climate Majority Project. He argues the COP process was designed to fail, that 1.5 degrees is dead and that adaptation - not mitigation - is the way to go. What do you think?Bird migration is an extraordinary feat of evolution - but how exactly do they do it? We know the Earth’s magnetic field has something to do with it, but we’ve only just discovered the astonishing level of detail birds are able to get from it. Raising questions about bird intelligence, the team also hears how birds evolved from dinosaurs.Gophers have an incredible capacity to shape their landscape. Gophers are small, burrowing rodents with long front teeth. And a decades-long study has shown that just one day of work by a gopher can completely revitalise soil in an area, changing its microbial diversity and preventing disease. Gopher productivity surely puts humans to shame.Hosts Rowan Hooper and Penny Sarchet discuss with guests Madeleine Cuff and Sophie Bushwick.To read more about these stories, visit https://www.newscientist.com/Learn about the Climate Majority Project here.Find Rupert Read’s book here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Scientist
KSev 🇳🇴🌻🚲Jul 30, 2024
Two pairs of Microsoft Surface #headphones have begun to shed their ear cushions. They are simply disintegrating and falling apart. Cheap part destroying expensive gear. I recommend never, ever purchasing #Microsoft hardware.
#MicrosoftSurface #DesignedToFail
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Microsoft+Surface+Headphones+Ear+Cushion+Replacement/148824
Microsoft Surface Headphones Ear Cushion Replacement

Cushions around the speakers in the Microsoft Surface Headphones (GUW-00001) can become loose or fall off and can deteriorate after long periods of...

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JF  Jul 10, 2024

Very nice #DesignedToFail from #TFL

#BikeTooter #London

Gladwyn d’SouzaSep 26, 2023

#CrashesArntAccidents: “The simple fact of the matter is that #SpeedKills. Higher speed vehicles lead to more serious #pedestrian #crashes. Our vibrant businesses draw people on foot, on #bikes, and on #cars,” President and District 2 Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas said.

#20sPlenty #DesignedToFail

https://oaklandside.org/2023/09/25/speed-limits-are-being-lowered-this-week-in-several-dangerous-oakland-corridors/

Speed limits are being lowered this week in several dangerous Oakland corridors  

New signs were unveiled Monday morning by Mayor Sheng Thao and members of the City Council and OakDOT.

The Oaklandside
Jonny ClarkFeb 27, 2023

Ah, the joys of mending old tech.
A friend’s #WeatherStation #sensor unit stopped working and I said I’d have a look.
Brittle plastics from #UV exposure and riddled with #CreepingGreenDeath 😖
This was the +ve #battery terminal 👎
Also, all the internal wires are grey 🤷‍♂️
Thanks, #designers… 🤦🏼‍♂️

#electronics #tecb #gadget #gadgets #weather #fixing #maintenance #outdoor #Maplin #DesignedToFail #ewaste

Show threadDavidFeb 3, 2022
@mvhorlo It is painful to watch. Most of the sizes are really similar. And these are supposed to be user swappable. Why didn't the cell button industry standarize on 4-5 of them? #designedtofail
ArregloJan 9, 2022
#seltsam ! Entweder ich habe zwei #montags #tee #sieb.e erwischt, oder die sind grundsätzlich #designedtofail .
#Metallbauer kann das mit der #wolfram #nadel wieder #fixen.
Loic DacharyJun 15, 2017

The worst of the freeware world creeping into the Free Software world. SecureDrop travis verification fails because ...

com.sourceclear.agent.FatalException: You have exceeded your maximum allowed number of scans this month. Upgrade to scan more: https://www.sourceclear.com/pricing.

https://travis-ci.org/freedomofpress/securedrop/builds/243071255?utm_source=github_status&utm_medium=notification

#freeware #designedtofail