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| 85 | <span>@paul</span> |
| 86 | <small>June 25, 2026, 3:58pm</small> |
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| 89 | <p>Got a bedside charger from Anker that has a little screen that shows the wattage draw. Well, it turns out I've been using cables that can't handle more than 12w to try to power a laptop from a 65w charger. What a mess!</p> |
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| 96 | <h3>9 replies</h3> |
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| 99 | <strong>Thomas Fuchs</strong> |
| 100 | <small>June 25, 2026, 4:00pm</small> |
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| 103 | USB C is great, instead of different plugs that clearly denote different capabilities we now have the same plug for like a dozen different cable types. |
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| 105 | Which aren’t marked in anyway to say what cable they are! |
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| 110 | <strong>Bradley Schaefer</strong> |
| 111 | <small>June 25, 2026, 4:35pm</small> |
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| 114 | <p><span class="h-card"><a href="../activity_pub/paul/actor" class="u-url mention">@<span>paul</span></a></span> <a href="https://www.genkithings.com/products/cable-usbc"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">genkithings.com/products/cable</span><span class="invisible">-usbc</span></a></p><p>I do hate how usb-c cables are all different capabilities.</p> |
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| 119 | <strong>Paul Campbell</strong> |
| 120 | <small>June 25, 2026, 6:45pm</small> |
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| 123 | It’s wild! If only there was a way of differentiating different versions of the same thing with some wild identifier, like … different colours! Could never work… |
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| 128 | <strong>Thomas Fuchs</strong> |
| 129 | <small>June 25, 2026, 6:47pm</small> |
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| 132 | I think it's low-key a sign of the times—nobody gives a shit anymore. |
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| 137 | <strong>Paul Campbell</strong> |
| 138 | <small>June 25, 2026, 8:39pm</small> |
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| 141 | Well, I think there's been a lot of not giving a shit over the years, particularly in the USB world, what with mini USB, and micro USB and USB itself with general shitness. |
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| 143 | It's just a shame that USB-C couldn't solve the last mile of usability. |
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| 148 | <strong>Thomas Fuchs</strong> |
| 149 | <small>June 25, 2026, 8:46pm</small> |
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| 152 | On that note, USB is a protocol but USB-C is a type of connector (which is also used by things that aren't USB). |
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| 157 | <strong>Paul Campbell</strong> |
| 158 | <small>June 25, 2026, 9:20pm</small> |
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| 161 | Just wait until the EU finds out. |
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| 166 | <strong>Rowan Manahan</strong> |
| 167 | <small>June 27, 2026, 10:53am</small> |
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| 170 | www.whatcable.uk Have you seen this, Paul? Nice little utility I came across when I had the same problem. |
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| 175 | <strong>Paul Campbell</strong> |
| 176 | <small>June 27, 2026, 1:45pm</small> |
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| 179 | Nice! |
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