Kate BowlesNov 2

The maker culture on here is far from isolationist. What you do builds hope for others.

I watch people making, repairing, drawing, sewing, crafting knives and pots and short films and solutions and community and compost heaps and seed collections, and when my day begins all those actions and ideas stay with me.

Your labour of bothering to photograph it, alt text it, send updates about it, share frustrations and success, it’s just fantastic. You have no idea who’s watching and thinking: hey, maybe I could sew on a button after all.

Show threadCavyherdNov 2

@kate

& your post here reminded me that I needed to take a look at my bathroom clock. It's one of those "autoset" jobs, but the last few years it's had...issues with the DST time-change. This time around, pushing the button to reset the time turned the radio on!? Which then wouldn't turn off??

So I took off the case (after spending an hour & a half drilling off the head of a stripped screw—I think that's why I didn't address this last time). >

#FixingThings

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@kate

No obvious damage, except for one smudge that wasn't anywhere near anything conductive that I could see. Brushed out some pretty mimimal dust. 🤷

Put it back together, figuring it'll be fixed, completely broken, or no change.

Came on okay when I plugged in, but didn't self-set. Well, I can live with a clock I have to set manually in the bathroom. >

#FixingThings

Nov 2 at 10:59pmWeb
Show threadCavyherdNov 2

@kate

Unplugged it, took it back to the bathroom, plugged it in—and it happily reset? To the right time, even? (These have all been running 2-3 minutes fast, last few years. I can adjust the time, but they always drift, so why bother?)

Anyway, no clue what I did, but thank you, clock & repair gods? I was not looking forward to trying to find a replacement, since all the new ones have features I don't want, & also $$$.

Blanking on the right hashtag; hints, anyone?

Per Kate: #FixingThings

Show threadKate BowlesNov 2
@cavyherd #FixingThings will take you into a small community. It’s got me musing on what’s specific about fixing, as opposed to repairing. It’s the difference between not working, and broken.
Show threadCavyherdNov 2

@kate

Hah! A very nuanced contemplation.

That old expression: "Don't fix it if it ain't broke"—my version has always been "Don't fix it if it works." Bc I've had any number of experiences where the thing is •clearly• broken, but also serves it's purpose just fine.

Show threadCavyherdNov 2

@kate

Added! Thank you. I think there's another relevant hashtag, but it is resolutely refusing to present itself to my conscious awareness.