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Last week, the rear wiper on the car gave up - the centre part came free, so it didn't wipe properly - so I got a set of three new ones; might as well replace 'em all, they are likely the same age.
Had to use 'em yesterday, and they left smears everywhere, greasy, nasty smears.
So I just spent half an hour polishing the windscreen, degreasing it with vinegar, washing that off, polishing again.
THen I noticed that the new blades came fitted with blade protectors you are supposed to discard when you fit them ... 
Why can I spot details in software like nobody's business, but not spot white plastic covers when they sweep past in front of my eyes and make the wipers not work? 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: Why can I spot details in software like nobody's business, but not spot white plastic covers when they sweep past in front of my eyes and make the wipers not work?
Because you're mind is busy reviewing code for those "details in software?" 
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Quote: Why can I spot details in software like nobody's business, but not spot white plastic covers when they sweep past in front of my eyes and make the wipers not work?
Quote: I'm an idiot.
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How many times have you helped someone with their six month old mobile phone, the screen beginning to loosen around the edges, by rippin off the protective plastic foil?
When I moved in with a girl, and she brought a washing machine, I asked why she still kept that crumpled foil on, she said something like "Oh, the machine is old, you can't expect it to stay nice and shiny forever". I ripped off the foil and she stared in amusement at the display that was now more niche and shiny than ever...
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I've seen folks with plastic stickers still on the display panel of their TV (those clear vinyl stickers normally in one corner, few inches by a few inches, with the brand name and some feature buzzwords.)
... yeah sure it's a super-mega-wide-screen, doesn't mean you leave that crap there all the time.
if left too long the sticker doesn't just go curly or/and opaque, often crap leaches out of the plastic/adhesive that leaves a permanent mark.
- and too friggin bad I say, I really don't bother helping the stupid any more.
Signature ready for installation. Please Reboot now.
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A place where I deliberately keep on the protective plastic film is a microwave oven keypad.
Most of the pushing is to just a few buttons and they get worn/torn, especially if anyone is adorned with claws (painted or otherwise) instead of fingernails. It gives a bit more life to the keypad. It also saves you (once!) from the first time some idiot* decides to clean the pad with a scouring pad or steel wool.
* It need not refer to the IP. However, no guarantees
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My microwave came with not one but two layers of protective film over the keypad. I didn't realize there was a second layer until the last time I wiped down the front of the thing .
Software Zen: delete this;
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Maybe you've inadvertently come across a new product we can manufacture and get rich quick on!
Do it yourself protective-appliance-film. Sell like Avery labels - so we can get people to buy far more than they need because they want them pre-cut. Add it to all the products they wished they could protect. Even a small fraction of the population is millions of customers.
You'd look great in our infomercials! Classic trustworthy salt-of-the-earth type. We'll just add a cowboy hat. Just one thing: please no English accent!
Where in the money! Where in the money! Wheeeeeeeeee!
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It's already available, at least for cell phones.
I do like my daughter's story, however. She bought a Galaxy Note 4, and paid for a screen protector for it. Some time later she dropped it, and the screen shattered while the protector remained intact. The protector company gracefully replaced her device, surprisingly enough.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Users are idiots.
Phrase above is not just limited to programmers. It is used by wiper manufacturers too.
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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Idiot - this word has some history:
Quote: The word "idiot" comes from the Greek ἰδιώτης, idiōtēs 'a private person, individual', 'a private citizen' (as opposed to an official), 'a common man', 'a person lacking professional skill, layman', later 'unskilled', 'ignorant' from ἴδιος, idios 'private', 'one's own'.[2] In Latin, idiota was borrowed in the meaning 'uneducated', 'ignorant', 'common',[3] and in Late Latin came to mean 'crude, illiterate, ignorant'.[4] In French, it kept the meaning of 'illiterate', 'ignorant', and added the meaning 'stupid' in the 13th century.[5] In English, it added the meaning 'mentally deficient' in the 14th century.[1]
Which meaning does apply?
() None
() Greek
() Latin
() Late Latin
() All of the above
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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CodeWraith wrote: Which meaning does apply?
() None <--
() Greek
() Latin
() Late Latin
() All of the above <--
Wouldn't those be mutually exclusive?
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Yep.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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The answer is "Yes" or "No", depending on the interpretation.
An empty set may be a member in a set of sets. If "All of the above" is a set of all the above sets, and "None" is an empty set, then there is no mutual exclusion or other sort of contradicition.
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OriginalGriff wrote: THen I noticed that the new blades came fitted with blade protectors you are supposed to discard when you fit them ...
I'm guessing you bought RainX type, because I had the same problem.
And, you noticed really quickly. Mine were streaking for 2 weeks before I noticed.
OriginalGriff wrote: Why can I spot details in software like nobody's business, but not spot white plastic covers
We pay attention to what is important. 
EDIT
Hahaha - here's the official installation video which shows the installer (very subtly) remove the plastic cover : -- it's way at the end of the video which I cued up for you.
Rain-X Latitude Wiper Blade Installation - Large J-Hook - YouTube[^]
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I've bought nothing else for years - they work really well.
The car comes with them as standard (I think - it wasn't new when I bought it) but I'd have swapped to them at some point anyway, they just work so much better.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Mine are even easier than that to fit - they have a "squeezy clip" thing. so you just squeeze and slide. I always had to stop and think about the U-hook type (probably because I don't change blades often).
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I was complaining about these supposedly great wipers for two weeks.
Finally I went to take one of them off and adjust it better and that blue cover slipped a bit.
"Ohhhhh....". Slap the forehead.
None of the wipers I've ever bought in 30-odd years of driving have had covers like that.
But maybe that is why these are so good.
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Another thing I found a couple of years ago was this: ICEPLANE - New Car Window Ice Scraper[^] - I don't know if you can get them in the states (or even if iced up cars is a problem where you live) but if you can and it is, these are damn good!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Here in southern Ohio we do deal with ice. We get all the seasons at this latitude.
That is a really cool ice scraper innovation. As soon as you see it, it makes sense and you wonder why ice scrapers haven't been made like that before.
Your had is elevated away from the ice and it's more stable and you can scrape in both directions and apply more force. It all makes sense. Very cool.
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OriginalGriff wrote: ICEPLANE - New Car Window Ice Scraper[^] - I don't know if you can get them in the states (or even if iced up cars is a problem where you live) but if you can and it is, these are damn good!
How much ice do you get? All of the images on their website are what I would consider a heavy frost. There have been times here that I've come out to a solid 5 or 6mm of ice on my windshield.
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Depends on which way the wind blows: If it blows up the valley then it's pretty thick (as the sea is at the other end) if it's going down the valley then it's thinner but tougher because it's generally colder.
On a bad day, 5mm is quite possible, but it generally thinner.
This thing doesn't care, it just cuts through - better than all the other scrapers I've tried (and I hate those de-icing sprays, they just leave a layer of crud over the screen).
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Had a similar problem with a nostalgic record player I bought recently, when I put the needle on the record first time it swept across to the other side without producing any sound.
After inspecting the needle, it turned out that it had a plastic protection cap on it that had to be taken off 
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Which record did you ruin?
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None luckily, narrow escape because it was the beloved "Bread" record of my wife 
Quote: Who draws the crowd and plays so loud, baby, it's the guitar man
Who's gonna steal the show, you know, baby, it's the guitar man
He can make you love, he can make you cry
He will bring you down and he'll get you high
Somethin' keeps him goin' miles and miles a day
To find another place to play
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