abfarid

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

I mean, Apple has been selling USB-C cables ever since they transitioned MacBooks to use Thunderbolt ports in 2016. And yes, they are expensive. But the whole point of standardized cables is that Apple may sell them for $100 if they want to, there will be others who will sell it for a reasonable price and Apple can't hold you hostage with their proprietary connector.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I have seen toothbrushes with USB-C, they just connect to the docking station. Which makes sense IMO, you wouldn't want to plug and unplug your toothbrush every time you want to use it.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (38 children)

USB-C doesn't have speeds, it's just a connector type. USB 1, 2, 3-3.2, 4 etc. is the protocol responsible for speed. You can have a USB-C connector with any implementation (except maybe USB 1). It can even do DisplayPort stuff.
So for USB-C to become irrelevant we need to come up with a better connector form factor. Which is unlikely to happen soon. But also, same thing happened with USB-B Micro connector (colloquially called micro USB), it was designated as a standard (but Apple managed to get an exemption) and manufacturers had no issues moving to a better connector, which is USB-C.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Nothing special, just that they are the primary poster on 196 and the reason it shows up on All.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Yeah, if we could also convince Track_Shovel to stop posting to 196, that would be great.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

You don't need to go anywhere, apparently, any comment on any instance that federates with blahaj already grants you a participation ticket.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Oh so corndogs do have hotdogs in them. Good to know. I thought it was some weird bread thing.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Oh, I know this guy. He used to be a presenter on that science channel on YouTube like 10 years ago. Forgot the name of the channel, but the other hosts were Laci Green and Trace Dominguez.

Edit: The channel was called DNews, now renamed to Seeker.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 8 months ago (5 children)

I have also been banned from specifically 196 for a comment on a completely different instance. Reason: Transphobe. Because I was asking questions.

And it's kind of annoying that when I scroll through the feed, upvote a post and get an error. Oh it's a blahaj post... Sometimes I realize after I've finished writing a comment and can't send it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Excluding moves just because they are not very good goes completely against the spirit of this post.

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