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USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversible (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] turkalino@lemmy.yachts 10 points 3 years ago* (3 children)

A chip can literally just contain basic logic gates. Your aversion to them is based on pure Qanon fiction

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[–] stardreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 years ago*

"But what if they start putting fries in my ports? I can't have fries without any ketchup!"

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[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago

My aversion to them is an aversion to unnecessary overhead. A cable is a cable, it shouldn't be a third device.

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[–] anotherandrew@lemmy.mixdown.ca 1 point 3 years ago

No, the chip is a microcontroller with firmware. You can try to do it in pure logic but it’s a waste of effort and development resources.

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