Things that don't work

From	Buzz McCool <buzz_mccool@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups	alt.hackers
Subject	Things that don't work
Date	2019-12-04 15:24 -0800
Organization	Aioe.org NNTP Server
Message-ID	<qs9f7k$1kf4$1@gioia.aioe.org> (permalink)

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Well, at least things I've found that don't work very well for me:

Flat Roofs (always a leak)
Compact Fluorescent Light-bulbs (short life span in enclosed or recessed 
ceiling fixtures)
Wired ear buds (cable breaks near connector)
Alkaline Batteries (leak and ruin battery holder)
Automobile Lead-Acid Batteries (many, many, failure modes)
Cassette Tapes (poor fidelity, tape jams, pinch roller rot)
Incandescent Automobile Tail Lamps (I always see rear brake lights out)
Dress shoe heels (they wear down so quickly)
Bicycle derailleurs (neigh impossible to adjust front an rear versions 
together perfectly)

Obhack:
Using a electrical crimp spade lug as a bicycle derailleur cable end 
ferrule. (I did break the fork end off and peeled away the plastic 
sleeve so it looks fairly normal.)

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Things that don't work Buzz McCool <buzz_mccool@yahoo.com> - 2019-12-04 15:24 -0800
  Re: Things that don't work steveo@panix.com (Steven M. O'Neill) - 2019-12-05 17:46 +0000
    Re: Things that don't work Buzz McCool <buzz_mccool@yahoo.com> - 2019-12-05 15:42 -0800
      Re: Things that don't work steveo@panix.com (Steven M. O'Neill) - 2019-12-06 01:01 +0000
        Re: Things that don't work Buzz McCool <buzz_mccool@yahoo.com> - 2019-12-06 08:21 -0800
          Re: Things that don't work Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2019-12-11 20:37 +0000

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