Otter to Ask [email protected]English • edit-25 months agoWhat are some exceptions to the standards problem?www.explainxkcd.comimagemessage-square136fedilinkarrow-up1628
arrow-up1628imageWhat are some exceptions to the standards problem?www.explainxkcd.comOtter to Ask [email protected]English • edit-25 months agomessage-square136fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink8•edit-25 months agoUSB , mini USB, type C USB, iphone bs, do those not count?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•5 months agoUSB-C is the latest standard. Try buying a phone, mouse or headphones swith mini USB these days.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•5 months agoNot compared to what we had before usb It used to be 100% proprietary for everything
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink67•5 months agoYeah just don’t pay too close attention to the unofficial power delivery protocols.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish36•5 months agoMy main complaint about USB is the cables. There’s no way of knowing what standards and data speeds the cable may support.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish10•edit-25 months agoThey’ve now, at least, released a standard set of markings. Basically, the data speed in Gb and the power capacity in Watts will be printed on the connector. Whether chinese suppliers will bother complying is another matter.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•5 months agoYour typo makes your comment really confusing because it means the opposite of what you meant to write.
minus-squarecaseyweedermanlinkfedilink23•5 months ago“looks inside” meme with the “oh. oh no” meme spliced onto the end
USB has worked pretty well IMO
USB , mini USB, type C USB, iphone bs, do those not count?
USB-C is the latest standard. Try buying a phone, mouse or headphones swith mini USB these days.
Not compared to what we had before usb
It used to be 100% proprietary for everything
Yeah just don’t pay too close attention to the unofficial power delivery protocols.
or the cursed double ended USB-A cables
My main complaint about USB is the cables. There’s no way of knowing what standards and data speeds the cable may support.
They’ve now, at least, released a standard set of markings. Basically, the data speed in Gb and the power capacity in Watts will be printed on the connector. Whether chinese suppliers will bother complying is another matter.
Your typo makes your comment really confusing because it means the opposite of what you meant to write.
Edited to fix. 👍
“looks inside” meme with the “oh. oh no” meme spliced onto the end