Technology

All they had to do was require stamped icons on the ends of the plugs in the spec, and instead we have the current cable mystery clusterfuck 🤦

That meme sucked

I think that maybe having two similar lightning bolt symbols that mean different things wasn't the best design decision that the USB guys could have made.

Handy guide, but this whole USB situation is a cock-up, since it needs the freakin guide in the first place.

What about red USB-A ports, and USB-C ports with no symbol by them at all (like on phones and desktop PCs)?

I've literally never seen any of these except the top symbol.

The standard might be complicated if you want the specifics, but for everyday use it's incredibly simple, and I love it. The number of times I needed this information is 1, even though most of my devices, including an external monitor, are USB-C.

Well, except all the legacy symbols on devices older than current gen.

Came here disappointed to see no one said anything about Black D inside white P

Edit: yes, I have the humour of a 16 yo

Why not label the ports and cables with:

• 10Gb/s
• 2.1Amps
• 1080p at 60hz

It's future proof and doesn't need a decoder manual other than basic literacy. It can be in whatever language the fucking keyboard is. If you want to be redundant but even more clear:

• Universal Serial Bus -> (this hole right here)
• Speed: 40Gb/s
• Power: 2.4Amps
• Audio/Video: 4K at 120Hz or 8K at 30Hz

Why use more words when less is easier.