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Dec 23, 2024
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Skeptical Optimist
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USB-A plugs are functionally awful
Whoever designed a plug that looks almost identical in both sides but can functionally only be plugged in one way needs to be mocked. It seems like the probability of getting it right on the first try is well under 50%.
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USB-A plugs are functionally awful
Skeptical Optimist
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Dec 23, 12:07pm
RE: USB-A plugs are functionally awful
toukokuu
Dec 23, 12:09pm
haha, i was going to say usually takes me 3 tries and then the 1st try was
Powerbait DPM
Dec 23, 12:22pm
Well, USB-C is here. Maybe in 5 years you won't have to deal with it anymore.
eysikal
Dec 23, 12:09pm
They really should develop something better and move away from USB-A altogether
Salami Karate
Dec 23, 12:09pm
Skeptical Optimist in his storage room looking at his USB-A inventory
grosven
Dec 23, 12:13pm
Jay Leno had a funny monolog segment about the burial of the inventor. Said they gently lowered him into the grave
Rules For Thee
Dec 23, 12:15pm
And then there are the mini and micro versions of USB-A and USB-B. I have so many of those.
KingDave
Dec 23, 12:25pm
RE: USB-A plugs are functionally awful
JuicyJam
Dec 23, 12:25pm
Have you used the plugs it replaced? Serial, SCSI, and parallel were terrible.
AltTabbins
Dec 23, 12:29pm
The inventor of USB-A said that's his one regret for the design
RenoCoug
Dec 23, 1:05pm
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