@ooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months agoUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square260fedilinkarrow-up1590arrow-down113cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up1577arrow-down1external-linkUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.com@ooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months agomessage-square260fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.party
minus-squareeraticlinkEnglish5•edit-27 months 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@Ejh3k@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish-2•7 months 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.