i uhh was involved in designing a device that did this.

[tubetime@mastodon.social]

RE: https://social.treehouse.systems/@lillian/116077971040259901

i uhh was involved in designing a device that did this. not my decision and i pushed back pretty hard, but was overridden. it ended up blowing up someone's phone.

[ireneista@adhd.irenes.space]

@tubetime ouch

[grishka@friends.grishka.me]

Why did they choose to use specifically a USB plug though

[nf6x@oldbytes.space]

@tubetime That is almost as evil as cables with USB type A male plugs at each end.

[rotopenguin@mastodon.social]

@grishka because USB-C plugs are standard. Barrel plugs aren't