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qaz@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml ·
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Schrödinger's USB-C, you only know if it supports what you want after you plug it in

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Schrödinger's USB-C, you only know if it supports what you want after you plug it in

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qaz@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml ·
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    Gotta love troubleshooting your data connection before you realize you grabbed a power only cable.

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      Such things should not be allowed to exist.

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        No, there’s a good reason for them to exist, but they should be marked as such.

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          What’s the reason? A slightly cheaper cable where data isn’t needed?

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            Eliminates a malicious threat vector. Gives you piece of mind to charge your devices without worry that what you connect to is going to interact with your device.

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              *Peace of mind

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                I’ll give you a piece of my mind.

                Just kidding. Thanks for the correction

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                  Your funny 🙂

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              You finally described a reason for these otherwise frustrating cables to exist! Though I like the other suggested method better, a charge-only adapter that you apply to the end of a full featured cable.

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            it’s also safer when wanting to charge from untrusted chargers, though you can still get an adapter to block the data pins or just bring your own wall charger/battery when traveling

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          I think power only cables should exist because they are significantly cheaper, but they should have some kind of marking to differentiate them enforced by the standard

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        They are afaik not allowed to exist with USB C. And except for some very few very sketchy manufacturers, it’s also luckily not a thing in practice.

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