▲ 125 ▼ Why? (thelemmy.club) submitted 21 hours ago by PMFL@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.ml 25 comments fedilink hide all child comments Got it over Mastodon from usluck.com
[–] Alk@sh.itjust.works 27 points 20 hours ago (4 children) permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] los_chill@programming.dev 6 points 19 hours ago (3 children) Are you saying they're mistakenly reenforcing the parts that DON'T cause total failure? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Alk@sh.itjust.works 14 points 18 hours ago* (2 children) I'm saying the only ones left are the super durable ones. All the weak/failed ones are gone. There were plenty of these cables that fell apart that we don't remember that aren't around today because they went in the trash. I remember several such cables in my own house growing up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blackbrook@lemmy.ml 6 points 18 hours ago (1 child) They also received far more abuse than usb cables. We don't generally anchor one end of a usb cable and then walk around erratically for hours everyday within the range of the cable (and now and then pushing it) with the device on the other end of the cable. Those cables _were_engineered for more abuse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Alk@sh.itjust.works 4 points 18 hours ago Well, the good ones were haha. All of them should have been, but there were some bargain bin ones out there that failed if you looked at them wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] los_chill@programming.dev 6 points 19 hours ago (3 children) Are you saying they're mistakenly reenforcing the parts that DON'T cause total failure? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Alk@sh.itjust.works 14 points 18 hours ago* (2 children) I'm saying the only ones left are the super durable ones. All the weak/failed ones are gone. There were plenty of these cables that fell apart that we don't remember that aren't around today because they went in the trash. I remember several such cables in my own house growing up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blackbrook@lemmy.ml 6 points 18 hours ago (1 child) They also received far more abuse than usb cables. We don't generally anchor one end of a usb cable and then walk around erratically for hours everyday within the range of the cable (and now and then pushing it) with the device on the other end of the cable. Those cables _were_engineered for more abuse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Alk@sh.itjust.works 4 points 18 hours ago Well, the good ones were haha. All of them should have been, but there were some bargain bin ones out there that failed if you looked at them wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alk@sh.itjust.works 14 points 18 hours ago* (2 children) I'm saying the only ones left are the super durable ones. All the weak/failed ones are gone. There were plenty of these cables that fell apart that we don't remember that aren't around today because they went in the trash. I remember several such cables in my own house growing up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blackbrook@lemmy.ml 6 points 18 hours ago (1 child) They also received far more abuse than usb cables. We don't generally anchor one end of a usb cable and then walk around erratically for hours everyday within the range of the cable (and now and then pushing it) with the device on the other end of the cable. Those cables _were_engineered for more abuse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Alk@sh.itjust.works 4 points 18 hours ago Well, the good ones were haha. All of them should have been, but there were some bargain bin ones out there that failed if you looked at them wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blackbrook@lemmy.ml 6 points 18 hours ago (1 child) They also received far more abuse than usb cables. We don't generally anchor one end of a usb cable and then walk around erratically for hours everyday within the range of the cable (and now and then pushing it) with the device on the other end of the cable. Those cables _were_engineered for more abuse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Alk@sh.itjust.works 4 points 18 hours ago Well, the good ones were haha. All of them should have been, but there were some bargain bin ones out there that failed if you looked at them wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alk@sh.itjust.works 4 points 18 hours ago Well, the good ones were haha. All of them should have been, but there were some bargain bin ones out there that failed if you looked at them wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
