My entire platform for president is to make it a felony to put a USB-C connector on a device that can only charge from a USB-A power supply.
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@mattblaze To save a tenth of a cent for a pull-up resistor?
@robpike I guess it adds up.
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I'm talking to you, Philips rechargeable worklight.
With AI, iOT, and needless features being crammed into everything, the day is not far when it might actually talk back.
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@robpike I guess it adds up.
@mattblaze @robpike hey now. It’s TWO resistors!
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My entire platform for president is to make it a felony to put a USB-C connector on a device that can only charge from a USB-A power supply.
@mattblaze You mean the wall wart has a female A connector & thus the cable is male A to male C?
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My entire platform for president is to make it a felony to put a USB-C connector on a device that can only charge from a USB-A power supply.
@mattblaze Last week I had to buy a pair of these hybrid charging cables. I hear this is to save installing a single resistor. I think the cables cost more than a resistor...
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@mattblaze You mean the wall wart has a female A connector & thus the cable is male A to male C?
@20002ist Right. They ship a device with a USB-C connector and a USB-C to USB-A cable, and warn you only their cable works.
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@20002ist Right. They ship a device with a USB-C connector and a USB-C to USB-A cable, and warn you only their cable works.
@mattblaze @20002ist USB-A to USB-C cables aren't uncommon, especially for charging. But "only their cable works" is bizarre.
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@mattblaze @20002ist USB-A to USB-C cables aren't uncommon, especially for charging. But "only their cable works" is bizarre.
@SteveBellovin @20002ist Yes, I understand you can get the cables. I have cables.
The problem is that if I see a USB-C connector, I should reasonably expect to be able to charge it with a USB-C charger.
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My entire platform for president is to make it a felony to put a USB-C connector on a device that can only charge from a USB-A power supply.
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@20002ist Right. They ship a device with a USB-C connector and a USB-C to USB-A cable, and warn you only their cable works.
Only their cable works should be a crime.
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@20002ist Right. They ship a device with a USB-C connector and a USB-C to USB-A cable, and warn you only their cable works.
@mattblaze As in “don’t use a USB-C charger & cable because the former will damage the device/void the warranty/cause all life as you know it to stop instantaneously and every molecule in your body to explode at the speed of light”? Yeah, that’s seriously brain-damaged.
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@SteveBellovin @20002ist Yes, I understand you can get the cables. I have cables.
The problem is that if I see a USB-C connector, I should reasonably expect to be able to charge it with a USB-C charger.
@SteveBellovin @20002ist The underlying issue is devices that were designed for an older USB-mini or -micro connector that gets swapped right before production for USB-C, without adding the resistors to the circuit. USB-C doesn't supply 5V to an open circuit the way USB-A does.
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My entire platform for president is to make it a felony to put a USB-C connector on a device that can only charge from a USB-A power supply.
@mattblaze Just in the last three months, I've acquired four such devices. It's just rude.
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