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The screwdriver used to be a lot more important. I remember having to get an adapter when the TVs started only having coax and not the two screws.
I mean, I never worried about it even back in the day when the computer would yell at you if you didn't click the stupid safe disconnect thing in the system tray.
Nothing ever happened. At worst, a thumbdrive would get corrupted and have to be reformatted. And I also grew up with the mouse and keyboard being PS/2, not USB, so it didn't matter for those at all.
Remember: (M)y (D)ear (C)omputer.
You have to turn on the monitor, then turn on the disk drive, and finally turn on the computer. You have to do the reverse when you turn them off.
If you don't do this you might damage your Apple //e.
When USB-C was still new, there was the possibility of an out of spec cable to kill your device. That's, I think, slightly more inconvenient than said device not charging fast enough or not offloading cat pictures at the bitrate you expect.
Wait until they encounter the final boss
Hey I can consistently get that around my 4th try
Fun fact: USB A can fit in HDMI ports.
Your dick can fit in HDMI. Your paycheck can fit in.
Doesn't mean you have to try
Problem is, I have non-tech-savvy family who do try. And succeed.
You should be kinder to your family
by putting them out of his misery.
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Wow, It's almost like we had a reason for different kinds of wires...
Honestly, I'd much rather have just 1 cable for everything
Remembering which port can output/recieve what speed/wattage isn't that big of a deal compared to digging through a bunch of cables every time you need to charge something.
I hated it back when every device needed their own specific charger.
The problem is the wires can have the same head and not support everything the port can so not all wires work so you still end up digging through wires only now you also have to test each one, you theoretically could get only Super wires that support 40Gbps, Dp, 250W etc but those are expensive so you won't and even if you do no body else will do you'll always end up with a bunch of charge only (throw those away immediately) or low power or need the one that carries video but also need one that does 250w or whatever, the whole standard is a mess and it's all because they tried to o shove everything into one cable, something we always knew was s bad idea because video and sound and data and networking all take different signals and different voltages.
USB, the jack of all connectors, master of none.
Blame the standards group. There are so many things USB is excellent at but they have been horrifically butchering the implementation.
They need to mandate compliance. Each accessory should support a basic level of features. Packaging and listings should include a facts table which shows the support for the various features. You shouldn't have to guess.
But let's talk about the features. Oh. My. God. Let's talk about it.
USB-PD is great. But they don't have to support it. Or they can have their own implementation which is also compliant. Or their own implementation which isn't.
Oh, but you can connect your headphones into the USB port and play music! Well, only if the device, cable, and headphones support analog audio. Or if the device, cable, and headphones support digital audio. But if it supports digital audio, both devices must support synchronous audio. Or asynchronous. Or adaptive. And none of these are cross-compatible.
Well, that's annoying. At least video isn't bad. You can use it to connect directly to your monitor! Just make sure it's DP. Or HDMI. Or VGA. Or MHL. Or VirtualLink. Only DP and HDMI are cross-compatible.
They also can support Ethernet. Or they might not. They could support ThunderBolt. Or they won't.
They have to be at least USB 3.0. Sorry, 3.1 Gen 1. Wait, 3.2 Gen 1x1. Oh, I mean SuperSpeed USB 5Gbps. Ah, fuck, never mind they changed the standard again - USB1/2 are fine.
But at least manufacturers are happy to put the specs on their packaging and listings, right? I'm sure there isn't any natural incentive to hide this information so they can sell inferior products.
Woah, worse than i thought.
That's just the port side. The cables are just as fun, you have multiple levels of power delivery support, that generally don't include data. There are data cables, that may or may not support video. Thunderbolt cables support most everything. The highest charging speeds generally require dedicated cables. Assuming everything is standards compliant it shouldn't break anything to plug in the wrong cable to the wrong port.
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