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dumbo-octopus | 1 year ago

You forgot the actuator.

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skrebbel|1 year ago

It's a stick with a handle that you turn

dumbo-octopus|1 year ago

Connected to a gear that needs oil, a chain that needs oil and can rust, or a rope that withers. Being overly dismissive of failure modes isn’t a good look. I don’t claim that fixed awnings are God’s gift to humanity, just that they don’t have some of the drawbacks associated with moving parts. The amount of emotional reaction I’ve received to that completely factual statement is frankly ridiculous.