Gotta turn it 3 times, regardless of starting orientation, as is tradition.
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Thats perfect for people with weak or injured wrists. Just attempt port 1-2-1 instead of turning USB side up-down-up!
Wow that's awful. /c/AssholeDesign would appreciate this.
I know we all love to make fun of this, but ever since someone pointed out to me that the plastic bar of the USB port is adjacent to the PCB/circuitboard - I’ve been able to plug the suckers in pretty much first try.
But THIS monstrosity on the other hand, is beyond explanation.
A truly evil person would stick an HDMI port in there among them. Or perhaps a power-only USB port.
Doesn't matter, still have to flip it three times before it goes in
I'm pretty sure that's part of the usb-a spec.
A friend and I thought of, but never implemented, a device that replicates this behavior for USB type C (for backwards compatibility). Since the pins on the plug aren't actually symmetrical (B6 and B7 are blank) a custom socket should be able to detect orientation and require three flips before communicating with the device.
Neat part here above is that you can go through the steps without flipping, meaning it’s a bit faster.
I can actually feel my body tensing up with rage when I look at this.
Lol. I have a mouse and keyboard switcher that has the USB ports upside down. It is very frustrating.
Well it makes sense for angled USB plugs, that otherwise wouldn't fit because of the table
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