ooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square243fedilinkarrow-up1543arrow-down111cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
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minus-squareMeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38arrow-down1·1 year agoFor USB-A, it’s usually not even 50/50. It’s the witchcraft superposition when the first two tries don’t work.
minus-squareMargot Robbie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 year agoIt always works the third time, 60 percent of the time.
minus-squareMoneo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoFirst 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
For USB-A, it’s usually not even 50/50. It’s the witchcraft superposition when the first two tries don’t work.
It always works the third time, 60 percent of the time.
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