ooli to TechnologyEnglish · 2 years agoUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square254linkfedilinkarrow-up1591arrow-down113cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1578arrow-down1external-linkUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.comooli to TechnologyEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square254linkfedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareeratic@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down4·edit-22 years 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-squareEjh3klinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·2 years 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.