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   Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Saturday, 19-Oct-2024 04:43:16 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

   • Tulip ?️‍⚧️
   @domi Worst for me of USB-C is how you end up with a whole bunch of different cables that are incompatible, standard in name only.
   
   And PD… I like how it just made proprietary wallwarts entirely obsolete but I just wish it would be something at least close to a *power* connector, not over something that's made for data and a tiny bit of power for gadgets (like 2.5" HDD is pushing the limits).
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     q66 (q66@blahaj.social)'s status on Saturday, 19-Oct-2024 04:48:17 JST q66

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     • Tulip ?️‍⚧️

     @lanodan @domi the actual worst part is that the contacts will start separating from the center pole inside the device at some point and you'll end up with a port that at first only works in one orientation and then it stops working entirely

     of course you can make it more robust by making it higher quality but that's not the kind of world we live in, so as i see it it's a contribution to things becoming e-waste sooner than they should

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     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Saturday, 19-Oct-2024 04:51:39 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

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     • q66
     @q66 @domi Which is of course awful for data where you don't easily see a "works/doesn't works" state and could get a murphy's law where none of the orientation+side combinations fully works.
     
     Meanwhile barrel connector, yeah, there's few where you end up putting few sheets of paper under the cable to maintain a connection, but you could also just fix/replace the connector, which for USB-C… good luck.