That’s right… It goes in the USB hole.
I know USB-C has some differences, but I don’t see a basic function up there that it can’t do now, which is why they were trying to move everything to it in a way. (Still don’t like that you need an adapter for Ethernet to USB-C, but it makes sense given the range Ethernet cables can have)
Hmm where micro USB?
I just reach back there and guess what hole it is
As the quote from bash.org went
Though… Isn’t the ethernet exactly the width of a USB A, and taller, so it actually goes in. I think I have made that mistake.
One of my first jobs was working at a computer store. We had like 40 pre-made desktops, connected to monitors. They all had windows with a Flash file at the desktop, that would show slides with special offers and such, if you start the file. Every fucking morning you would turn all desktops on, take a wired mouse, plug it into the first machine from the back, open the file, unplug, next…
I can still plug stuff in at the back pretty fast, but back then I had a muscle memory of the expected height of ports, and for popukar case models I didn’t even need to touch anything at the back. Plus, I still find it comfortable to use my mouse while standing, with my leg as a mousepad.
The most useless skill I perfected
Note: “Why didn’t we use an autorun script for that?” - because someone would have to disable it when a PC is sold.
At least we don’t have the problem of DB9 and DB25 being used for both serial RS232 and parallel data, amongst dozens of other protocols.
However we have come full circle with the USB-C form factor.
At least usb-c is convenient and not prone to die as micro did. And sometimes small things about how things are done really matter - I just wrote another comment about my skill of effortlessly plugging usbs in at the back. But when it comes to hdmi - fuck me, why didn’t they make the edges smoother? The cable only plugs in if you approach the port at exactly 90 degrees and fully aligned, wiggling doesn’t help. I don’t have to blindly plug in hdmis often, but I recently made several updates to my pc+audio+tv+retro console setup, so it was painful when I was picking right cables for everything.
Usb-C easily plugs in every time, one anxiety source less!Don’t get me wrong, I do like the promise of USB-C. I have retrofitted USB-C sockets on a few of my legacy devices already, but we are heading back to a time of wondering if something would work and then having no idea why it won’t.
Most of it comes from manufacturers being cheap. A 5W USB wall wart costs less to manufacture than a 30W wall wart, which costs less than a 100W wall wart, but the difference in price is negligible compared to the difference in user experience.
Same with cables. Thunderbolt 3 cables are much higher quality than basic USB-C cables, but much more expensive due to economies of scale.
I only buy quality USB-C cables, (often as gifts for family members and friends who don’t know why their device isn’t working) but I have already thrown out as many cheap not-fit-for-purpose USB-C cables as Lightning, 30-pin dock, micro-USB and even mini-USB cables combined.
Erm actually, the USB 2 and USB 3 pictures are still just Type A USB… ergo the same port w/ different speeds. You can plug in a USB connector/cable into USB 3 ports and it still works.
Minus 1000 points from Gryffindor.
I thought it was preparation for putting the different sized shopping carts together, and often notice that many people must not have had one of these toys as a kid as they fail regularly.
