USB A actually has three positions, right side up, wrong side up, and fuck you.
Comment on xkcd #3115: Unsolved Physics Problems
elucubra@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
It’s missing the mistery of why it’s necessary to try three or more times to insert an USB A, when it only has two possible positions.
MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
toynbee@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That’s important and accurate information, Richard. Thank you.
Toldry@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
That’s a mathematics problem. Current theory of probability doesn’t account for cases where the probabilities are actively fighting against you. Once you’ve formulated the axioms of antagonistic conditional probability, you should be able to understand how USB-A ports work.
elucubra@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
I’m more inclined to blame gremlins.
Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
In Nordic folklore, there’s a concept for a household spirit (nisse/tomte) that may do mischievous tricks if you don’t treat it appropriately. If mathematics can’t solve this puzzle, it has to be a computer tomte that isn’t happy with your taste in RGB or how infrequently you run software updates.
dumples@midwest.social 3 weeks ago
Or you haven’t poured enough milk and porridge into your computer. Depends on the tomte
VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
So you’re saying that if I stop feeding my mogwai after midnight I should be able to plug in my USB devices on the first try?