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by yjftsjthsd-h 1242 days ago
Also, doing it in meatspace has practical benefits. How do these screws go back into this hardware? Oh look, here's a photo that shows the thing disassembled with each screw placed next to the hole it came from, which also shows which bits slot together - maybe I even took multiple pictures to show which part of the case came off first.
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I've been doing that with my house as well. Every year I end up trying to rediscover some mundane task like - how do I remove this darn window screen with these hidden latches. So I'm trying something new:

I write up a google doc with some pictures. Then I make a QR code of the url and attach it. I've done it for several things:

  - how to put the air conditioners in the windows
  - documenting the water filtration system
  - documenting the septic system
  - documenting the propane fireplace
  - documenting the network wiring