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[-] [email protected] 32 points 5 days ago

I did not know this. Are they allowed by the spec?

[-] [email protected] 81 points 5 days ago
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[-] [email protected] 27 points 5 days ago

Well it's about time my flowerbed got some fresh pixels

[-] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago

I'm so glad I can finally clean my boots efficiently

[-] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago

That is atrocious, but I'm howling because that is literally PipeWire

[-] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago

Is this what I need for streaming services?

[-] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

Is this a good way to clean dust out of your port?

[-] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Do you condemn hama?

[-] [email protected] 23 points 5 days ago

You anarchist!

Real talk though, I think specs are literally my favorite thing in the world. The truly great ones are so good that there's never a real reason to deviate from them - if you do, you're either doing something wrong or you're taking a shortcut for a hobbyist project (which is fine, but not for anything mass-produced). USB is mostly one of those great specs. The cable you posted is an abomination. There is always a better way.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

Yeah! Arbitrarily make one of those ends USB-B, then require it for nearly every damn printer in existence and don't include the cable with the product.

Yes, I am aware that those are all separate decisions made by different assholes.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Every part of that is fine except not including the cable with the product. But I don't think I ever got a new product with a USB-B connector that didn't come with the cable.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

I sold printers at a big box store for a few years. Do not count on those things having cables in the box.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

There are certainly better ways, but I suspect this way is cheaper as the only need to stock one connector type.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

External HDDs, external DVD drives, laptop cooling pads, if you were looking for examples.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago

Those devices should always use type B (standard, mini, or micro) connectors. Type A should always be used on the host side. The reason is that a type A connector on a host or a hub acts as a power source. A male-A-to-male-A cable allows two hosts to send power through the cable, which will likely blow the USB circuitry or kill the entire device. This is why connecting a keyboard to old micro-B smartphones required an on-the-go adapter, or an AB socket and supporting electronics that can act as both a host and a peripheral device.

Type C can be symmetric because the specification requires compliant hardware to perform this kind of negotiation (and more) between the two sides.

[-] [email protected] 27 points 5 days ago

The latch is optional. Most of my DP cables don't have them, and I'm glad for it because they're sometimes a pain in the arse to unlatch.

[-] [email protected] 20 points 5 days ago

It's a strength check. It takes the might of Thor to squeeze the plug enough, in a tight space, at an odd angle, behind the computer.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago

I have a hell of a lot of DP cables, and only have one or so with clips.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

I've never seen one with a clip.

[-] [email protected] 18 points 5 days ago

And I have never seen one without.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago

The power of the anecdote!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

I never seen one with a clip until recently. I just purchased a new monitor and the DP cable it came with had the clip. First time for everything I suppose.

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