ChaoticNeutralCzech

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[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

DATA, it's legacy (1.0-2.0) USB's differential pair for backwards compatibility. You only need one side to make contact so they decided to simplify plugs for devices that use the legacy mode. For example most mice and keyboards, even ones with USB-C, still use USB 1.1 because they don't need the extra speed, and 1.1 cables are cheaper because the low speed allows them to be unshielded and still not suffer much interference.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@beehaw.org 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The colors were chosen by somebody at Microchip but this has become the go-to picture for USB-C pinout. Here's the original PDF and here's a one-page vector version I made, you can print it as a poster:

SVG PDF + b/w printer+crayon version

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@beehaw.org 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

USB has been plagued by many weird decisions and scope creep but I really hope USB-C puts an end to that. A fully wired cable contains enough twisted pairs for just about any application and the physical properties are great. Too bad manufacturers will keep creating non-compliant devices such as naïve hubs that don't account for PD voltage mismatch, or cables/chargers that claim to do something and actually don't, making it a coin toss as to what devices they work with.

 

The owner is a Polish Catholic.

"We believe that the involvement of the Pope will help to convince them to spend some time and use this opportunity to learn programming for free," Mr Mironiuk explained to the BBC.

Yes, checks out. Who else would think that the Pope is a role model for kids?

It could work if you aggregated incompatible providers in the same category (such as weather) into one big aggregate API. That way, people wouldn’t need to refactor if their favorite API provider ramps up pricing or dies. But how would I trust you to keep offering the same service at a good price point instead of an established meteorological institution? Also, I think weather aggregators already exist.

Do they actually have the ambition to redefine the word strand like Inception (2010) literally redefined inception?