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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by dylan604 on Monday October 09, 2023 @05:10PM (#37825520)
Yeah, I want the connector that can be attached by only moving the TV a few inches, just enough to get my hand to fit and feel around, not something I have to rearrange the furniture for and break out some headlight to see which direction the cable is oriented. With BNC cables, I could do it with my eyes closed.
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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by rainbowzootsuit on Monday October 09, 2023 @06:03PM (#37826041)
I find that a USB-A fits reasonably by feel into an Ethernet port for extra points.
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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by joshstrange on Monday October 09, 2023 @07:13PM (#37826641)
Oh good, and here I thought I was the only one who had done that... more than once.
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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by FrankoDelMar on Monday October 09, 2023 @08:36PM (#37827235)
Admittedly I did this today.
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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by fsckboy on Monday October 09, 2023 @10:39PM (#37827983)
I did that today! right hand side of lenovo X230, then wondered why my mouse didn't work
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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by macintux on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @12:12AM (#37828436)
Conversely, I plugged my USB-C cable into a USB-A port by feel recently, and didn’t notice until much later that it wasn’t charging.
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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by kuschku on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @04:38AM (#37829768)
Tbh, humanity should've just used SDI for everything.
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