hmmm (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/hmmm@lemmy.world
 
A picture showing an iPhone and a lightning cable that is masquerading as a VGA cable

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[–] 77 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Ah, VGA (a Very Good Adapter)

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  • [–] 70 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    I prefer a good parallel port

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The VGA plug in OP is part of a series and I bought all three, including the SCSI one (which is objectively the best one)

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  • [–] [S] 25 points 2 years ago (13 children)

    Wish I had a 3D printer now :/

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago* (5 children)

    I'm pretty sure you can just buy those ends and slap em on

    It's just plastic molding around the connector.

    Edit: it would probably help keep the connections stable by minimizing wiggle. Know how in old phones you've sometimes gotta get that plugged in juuuust right? I'd expect this to help prevent that.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Know how in old phones you've sometimes gotta get that plugged in juuuust right?

    In my experience, that generally means you just need to clean the pocket lint out of the USB port.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Problem is how to fit it through the plug. You can’t just buy an old port and do this without splitting it open entirely

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    I'd imagine they would come like this and you just clip it on/glue the plastic together.

    Just find someone with a printer, or checkout your library if they have one to use. The original design that was made was very stupid and required soldering and whatnot..

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    You can get a great printer for not very much money these days

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 2 years ago (5 children)
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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Ah ok. Forgive my ignorance, but some of the most reliable and inexpensive printer manufacturers are Prusa (Czech Republic) and Bambu (China). Do they not ship to Egypt?

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  • [–] 30 points 2 years ago

    Proprietary shitbag disguising itself as a beautiful standard

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago

    This is actually a cute idea.

    I want a Parallel adapter for the iPad.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago

    USB C has a specification for screw locking, so this can happen in the future if it becomes a common practice.

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    This specification in conjunction with the USB Type-C Cable and Connector Specification define the following to provide standardized screw locking mechanisms for the USB Type-C plug:

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    What traumatic childhood event possesed you to do this to an innocent VGA plug?

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    I would buy this.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    New 3d print target locked

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Eww why ruin a good thing with CRapple..

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    It's great if you have an antique iPhone. Lulz

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Honestly, sometimes would be nice to have it while phone is charging and I want to use it.

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