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USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversible (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] 49 points 3 years ago (3 children)

For USB-A, it's usually not even 50/50. It's the witchcraft superposition when the first two tries don't work.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago

    Yeah, people don't take into account quantum positioning, pass-through phenomenon, or the fact that I can't "see" when I plug it in wrong and that makes me think maybe my fingers are dumb and I missed the hole and not that I need to reverse it and try again.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    First try doesn't go in: oh I guess I have to flip it. Second try doesn't go in, fiddle it a bunch still doesn't go in. Fuck I had it the first time. Third try goes in immediately

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