Sometimes you’re working on an IoT device in a tight space, which makes rotating everything much harder.
Especially if you drop the cable it falls into a crevice somewhere.
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418teapot@lemmy.world 8 months agoCan someone explain to me why I keep reading about people having problems plugging in USB A connectors upside down? I feel like I’m taking crazy pills. Per the spec, the holes always go up. They indicate the correct way to plug in the port.
The only time this is SLIGHTLY confusing is if you have a desktop tower where the motherboard is essentially mounted sideways, but for that case it just takes an extra second to think which way is “up” from the perspective of the motherboard.
stardreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 months ago
418teapot@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Yeah that’s fair. But I feel like I’ve seen these “USB superposition” memes since before IoT was even a thing.
rasensprenger@feddit.de 8 months ago
I’ve seen enough devices with the usb ports mounted upside down, for whatever strange reason. Also sometimes you want to plug something in without looking, this is much easier with USB-C
418teapot@lemmy.world 8 months ago
That’s wild, I’ve never seen an upside down port.
I agree reversibility is better and am happy usb c will finally kill this meme.