@ooli to TechnologyEnglish • 1 year agoUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square255arrow-up1591arrow-down113cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1578arrow-down1external-linkUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.com@ooli to TechnologyEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square255cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareeraticlinkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-21 year agoI wouldn’t say it’s never happened to me but 99% of the time it works. I just look at the idents, face it right way up, and shove it in. Unless I’m drunk or it’s dark, I’ve never been able to relate.
minus-square@Ejh3klinkEnglish-2•1 year agoOverall not a huge deal to get it wrong occasionally, but to lie that you’ve never attempted to plug a USB in the wrong way up is insane.
I wouldn’t say it’s never happened to me but 99% of the time it works. I just look at the idents, face it right way up, and shove it in. Unless I’m drunk or it’s dark, I’ve never been able to relate.
Overall not a huge deal to get it wrong occasionally, but to lie that you’ve never attempted to plug a USB in the wrong way up is insane.