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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by lttlrck on Monday October 09, 2023 @09:26PM (#37827570)
Right, don't make a non-reversible connector appear reversible... I would have thought this is Connector 101.

It's so bad it takes me 3 attempts to plug in USB-A blind, at least 50% of the time.

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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by ilyt on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @01:24PM (#37834877)
other part of connector 101 is "put the springy bit on the cable, not socket, so when it wears out you replace a cable, not connector"

Given how Mini-USB looked I'm gotta say nobody there had any clue about designing connectors...

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