Comment on I'm just gonna stick to slotted, thanks

Ledivin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• Cort@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Apple?

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• sus@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  because the goal of “tamper resistance” is to make it harder to unscrew without apple’s approval

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• TheRealKuni@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  To make it even less likely that someone will be able to get it unscrewed without having the right set.

  They’re not perfect, obviously, but they do harden a target more than regular Torx.

  I use tamper resistant screws to keep an AirTag on my eBike to discourage its removal. Obviously a determined thief could remove it, but lots of stolen bikes get abandoned anyway. My hope is that if it gets stolen it gets abandoned and I can find it then.

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  • Ledivin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Okay, then a slightly different question: why aren’t tamper-resistant torx (non-plus) 5-prong?

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