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All the other brands went along (slrpnk.net)

submitted 13 hours ago by blibla to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] HeartyOfGlass@lemm.ee 136 points 10 hours ago (79 children)

Fuck firewire. Glad it's dead. USB C is the best thing to happen to peripherals since the mouse.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 79 points 9 hours ago (20 children)

USB C is the best thing to happen to peripherals since the mouse.

I would agree with you if there were a simple way to tell what the USB-C cable I have in my hand can be used for without knowing beforehand. Otherwise, for example, I don't know whether the USB-C cable will charge my device or not. There should have been a simple way to label them for usage that was baked into the standard. As it is, the concept is terrific, but the execution can be extremely frustrating.

[–] HeartyOfGlass@lemm.ee 45 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Hey that's a fair point. Funny how often good ideas are kneecapped by crap executions.

[–] NobodyElse@sh.itjust.works 35 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I’m pretty sure the phrase “kneecapped by crap executions” is in the USB working groups’s charter. It’s like one of their core guiding principles.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 20 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

If anyone disagrees with this, the original USB spec was for a reversible connector and the only reason we didn't get to have that the whole time was because they wanted to increase profit margins.

[–] Excrubulent 17 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

USB has always been reversible. In fact you have to reverse it at least 3 times before it'll FUCKING PLUG IN.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 14 points 7 hours ago

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[–] viking@infosec.pub 46 points 10 hours ago (15 children)

I agree with USB-C, but there are still a million USB-A devices I need to use, and I can't be bothered to buy adapters for all of them. And a USB hub is annoying.

Plus, having 1-2 USB-C ports only is never gonna be enough. If they are serious about it, why not have 5?

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