OtterA to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 months agoWhat are some exceptions to the standards problem?www.explainxkcd.comimagemessage-square137linkfedilinkarrow-up1631arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1624arrow-down1imageWhat are some exceptions to the standards problem?www.explainxkcd.comOtterA to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 months agomessage-square137linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBlameThePeacocklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up69arrow-down3·3 months agoUSB has worked pretty well IMO
minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up69·3 months agoYeah just don’t pay too close attention to the unofficial power delivery protocols.
minus-squareSkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up36·3 months agoor the cursed double ended USB-A cables
minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·3 months 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-23 months 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-up3·3 months agoYour typo makes your comment really confusing because it means the opposite of what you meant to write.
minus-squarecaseyweedermanlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·3 months ago“looks inside” meme with the “oh. oh no” meme spliced onto the end
minus-squareTimewornTraveler@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-23 months agoUSB , mini USB, type C USB, iphone bs, do those not count?
minus-squareBlameThePeacocklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoNot compared to what we had before usb It used to be 100% proprietary for everything
minus-squareTja@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months 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.