Sienna Ruigrok
@sienna-r.bsky.social
Tech worker, queer and neurodivergent human, politics junkie, cyclist, and environmentalist based in Naarm on unceded Wurundjeri Country. she/her
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“But don’t worry, USB4 fixes all of this! Finally, one cable to rule them all! If it’s USB4, it’s capable of 40Gbps and Thunderbolt 3 and USB-PD!*”
* except when it isn’t, like if it’s actually 20Gbps, or if it’s not actually Thunderbolt, or any number of the other optional features
🤦
* except when it isn’t, like if it’s actually 20Gbps, or if it’s not actually Thunderbolt, or any number of the other optional features
🤦
March 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM
“But don’t worry, USB4 fixes all of this! Finally, one cable to rule them all! If it’s USB4, it’s capable of 40Gbps and Thunderbolt 3 and USB-PD!*”
* except when it isn’t, like if it’s actually 20Gbps, or if it’s not actually Thunderbolt, or any number of the other optional features
🤦
* except when it isn’t, like if it’s actually 20Gbps, or if it’s not actually Thunderbolt, or any number of the other optional features
🤦
Don’t get me started on the anti-consumer nightmare that is USB Type-B Micro cables which lack the Data +/- wires, and so can only deliver 5V @ 500mA.
Even worse are Micro-B or Type-C devices whose Data pins aren’t hooked up - and how this makes powerbanks and Type-C to C cables fail to work.
Even worse are Micro-B or Type-C devices whose Data pins aren’t hooked up - and how this makes powerbanks and Type-C to C cables fail to work.
March 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Don’t get me started on the anti-consumer nightmare that is USB Type-B Micro cables which lack the Data +/- wires, and so can only deliver 5V @ 500mA.
Even worse are Micro-B or Type-C devices whose Data pins aren’t hooked up - and how this makes powerbanks and Type-C to C cables fail to work.
Even worse are Micro-B or Type-C devices whose Data pins aren’t hooked up - and how this makes powerbanks and Type-C to C cables fail to work.
And yes, my first Bluesky post is this nerd complaining about how other nerds are terrible at marketing, and how their crap marketing makes explaining this shit to normies really bloody challenging.
March 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
And yes, my first Bluesky post is this nerd complaining about how other nerds are terrible at marketing, and how their crap marketing makes explaining this shit to normies really bloody challenging.