@ooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 8 months agoUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square260fedilinkarrow-up1588arrow-down113cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up1575arrow-down1external-linkUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.com@ooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 8 months agomessage-square260fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.party
minus-squareBobby TurkalinolinkfedilinkEnglish10•edit-28 months agoA chip can literally just contain basic logic gates. Your aversion to them is based on pure Qanon fiction
minus-squareStarDreamerlinkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-28 months ago“But what if they start putting fries in my ports? I can’t have fries without any ketchup!”
minus-squareTWeaKlinkEnglish3•8 months agoMy aversion to them is an aversion to unnecessary overhead. A cable is a cable, it shouldn’t be a third device.
minus-square@anotherandrew@lemmy.mixdown.calinkfedilinkEnglish1•8 months agoNo, the chip is a microcontroller with firmware. You can try to do it in pure logic but it’s a waste of effort and development resources.
A chip can literally just contain basic logic gates. Your aversion to them is based on pure Qanon fiction
“But what if they start putting fries in my ports? I can’t have fries without any ketchup!”
My aversion to them is an aversion to unnecessary overhead. A cable is a cable, it shouldn’t be a third device.
No, the chip is a microcontroller with firmware. You can try to do it in pure logic but it’s a waste of effort and development resources.