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Love Wins (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 23 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I was gonna mention something like a USB Type-C cable, but that's not really electricians' territory, is it?

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  • [–] 35 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    USB-C is kinda sorta hermaphroditic.

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  • [–] 36 points 2 weeks ago* (1 child)

    When USB-C-compliant devices are connected, they have to negotiate which side is upstream and which is downstream. So yes, they're hermaphroditic, just like snails.

    In contrast, the non-compliant USB A-to-A cable that Ugreen uses with its own devices is closer to hyenas. If you know, you know... and don't you wish you didn't.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 weeks ago

    USB-C is specifically designed so it can swap between different modes safely by way of devices being able to communicate what they need from a plug via dedicated pins in the socket. So yeah, you can have USB-C male/male cables and it's going to be safe as long as you use it with compatible devices.

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