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[–] 29 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Janky solutions have been around forever.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago*

    Ah right, i had this oversized computer case with a built-in USB-hub. Accidentally touching the metal frame of the plug with a cable or stick before contact, caused the display to go black until restart. I suspect some grounding+esd issues.

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  • [–] 15 points 7 months ago

    When I was young, my Atari ST's video out was a DIN-13 connector. They were as rare as hens' teeth, and my monitor was an analog RGB Magnavox 8CM515 with something else, so this sort of setup was literally what I had for about 4 years. Worked great, with the extra 'feature' that the whole display would twitch slightly to the side every time the floppy drive's track stepper motor would move on disc seeks :-)

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  • [–] 12 points 7 months ago

    I mean for such an archaic connector signal integrity is just propaganda.

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago*

    "Propagated by wire" companies.

    Heh

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago

    The signals on those wires are so slow, they are practically DC...

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    Not in high-frequency, no.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    Bro you need to get a Monster Cable

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  • [–] -3 points 7 months ago (12 children)

    Cable companies. Wires carry current, cables carry data.

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago (8 children)

    Believe it or not, data is carried by current

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  • [+] -11 points 7 months ago (7 children)

    Current is not necessarily data. Are you really being this thick?

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago* (6 children)

    Data is encoded physically by the modulation of electrical characteristics (voltage, frequency, current, phase), which is effected by the motion of electrical charge, which is what we call...current.

    Also electrical cable

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  • [–] 0 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Right, all data is current. Not all current is data. You really are this thick. Yikes.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    Sure, but if it's data and not just current being carried, it's a cable not a wire.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    I think you are using the terms in a colloquial sense whereas i am using a technical sense.

    In my view the distinction between a cable and a wire is one of construction, not what it's carrying.

    Wire = a continuous length of conductor electrically connecting one thing to another

    Cable = one or more wires, with electrical insulation between them, generally enclosed in an outer jacket suitable for end user handling. It could be transmitting usb data or 32kW at 800V and still be a cable.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago

    False. Wires are used for many purposes, among others carrying mechanical loads or electric current. Cables, on the other hand, are bundles of wires carrying electric current for any purpose whatsoever, including supplying power to equipment and carrying data.

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