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I would assume these aren't really made for BIFL as they generally... take on the user's essence the more they sit on them.

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[–] AgnosticMammal@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago

Oh, that's a good one. The plastic release latch on mine had snapped a few months ago but I was able to fix it by poking a hole in the plastic latch and wrapping a wire around the end of the metal pull wire (think bicycle brake wire) to get a good grip on it and to stop it slipping off.