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arrow-up1624arrow-down1external-linkWhat are some exceptions to the standards problem?www.explainxkcd.comOtter@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square137fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBlameThePeacock@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up69arrow-down3·1 month agoUSB has worked pretty well IMO
minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up69·1 month agoYeah just don’t pay too close attention to the unofficial power delivery protocols.
minus-squareSkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up36·1 month agoor the cursed double ended USB-A cables
minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·1 month agoMy main complaint about USB is the cables. There’s no way of knowing what standards and data speeds the cable may support.
minus-squarecynar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-21 month agoThey’ve now, at least, released a standard set of markings. Basically, the data speed in Gb and the power capacity in Watts will be printed on the connector. Whether chinese suppliers will bother complying is another matter.
minus-squareRedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoYour typo makes your comment really confusing because it means the opposite of what you meant to write.
minus-squarecaseyweederman@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up23·1 month ago“looks inside” meme with the “oh. oh no” meme spliced onto the end
minus-squareTimewornTraveler@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-21 month agoUSB , mini USB, type C USB, iphone bs, do those not count?
minus-squareBlameThePeacock@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoNot compared to what we had before usb It used to be 100% proprietary for everything
minus-squareTja@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoUSB-C is the latest standard. Try buying a phone, mouse or headphones swith mini USB these days.
USB has worked pretty well IMO
Yeah just don’t pay too close attention to the unofficial power delivery protocols.
or the cursed double ended USB-A cables
My main complaint about USB is the cables. There’s no way of knowing what standards and data speeds the cable may support.
They’ve now, at least, released a standard set of markings. Basically, the data speed in Gb and the power capacity in Watts will be printed on the connector. Whether chinese suppliers will bother complying is another matter.
Your typo makes your comment really confusing because it means the opposite of what you meant to write.
Edited to fix. 👍
“looks inside” meme with the “oh. oh no” meme spliced onto the end
USB , mini USB, type C USB, iphone bs, do those not count?
Not compared to what we had before usb
It used to be 100% proprietary for everything
USB-C is the latest standard. Try buying a phone, mouse or headphones swith mini USB these days.