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Obscure screw added so appliance cannot be disassembled
(lemmy.world)
Whether it be electronics, automobiles or medical equipment, the manufacturers should not be able to horde “oem” parts, render your stuff useless if you repair it with aftermarket parts, or hide schematics of their products.
Summary video by Marques Brownlee
Great channel covering and advocating right to repair, Lewis Rossman
I didn't even know that that screw type had its own name until I saw it in another comment, but the first thing I thought was to just do what you said.