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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by ianburrell on Monday October 09, 2023 @03:58PM (#37824731)
Then throw it away, it is broken. There is no way to prevent junk from not implementing the standard. The solution is not buying junk.
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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by alanbernstein on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @03:32PM (#37836434)
It is not broken. It is the best solution to a problem, even if it is imperfect.

It seems that the committee behind the spec was somehow unable to learn from decades of experience, and did not predict that people would want extension cables, and that companies would make them. That's not an actual problem for me. Not being able to reach my yubikey when I'm using my laptop at my desk, is a problem.

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