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Never again (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 66 points 2 months ago (21 children)

I refactor the box every year because there are usually some new cables.

Some simple empirical rules:

keep the shorter cables
maximum of 3 cables of the same type: for donating, for lending, for spare
USB cables that can transfer data > USB cables that don't transfer data
no damaged cables
store long cables as coils (tied up tight)
store short cables in bunches (tied up tight)
should be sorted and grouped into categories
box should be sealed, but aired out once in a while (outgassing)

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Wait, there are USB cables that don’t transfer data? What do they do then, charge only?

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Yup. Notorious with usb c cables. Lots of battery powered tools give you a cable that only works for charging, and looks the exact same. I guess you could test the cable and mark them as charge only, but it's a hassle

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I've got a USB-c cable that can charge and transfer data at high speeds... But ask it to transfer display data to a screen and it won't do a thing.

The USB-c standard is a nightmare... While having the same port for everything sounds like a decent idea to reduce waste, not every product requires the full spec. Maybe mandatory labeling (like some companies are doing already) would be a solution, but it's rather late to start with that now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

4 will solve some of this, and bring it up to a minimum usable standard generally, hopefuly we can use the numbers arms race to eliminate some of the bullshit being pulled

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

USB A to C maybe, but C to C cannot work without data. To me MicroUSB was notorious for that. At this point all my micro USB cables that I have left don't do data because I've given away, or worn out/broke all the ones that did data.

Now I just have a bunch of USB C to ___ adapters. Right now on my desk I have a USB C to Micro, Micro to USB C (just in case) and a USB C to lightning adapter all stuck together.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Yep. Very annoying in some cases.

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