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Death to the inventor of the USB
Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 7:22 pm
by Vulpes
Is it just me or does anybody else want to kill ( slowly and painfully ) the person who made it possible for a USB plug to only go in one way. It drives me mad when Im trying to plug something into the computer and it wont fit. :x :x :x :x :x
Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 10:19 pm
by fugazi
Use a bigger hammer!! rofl
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 8:23 am
by matt g
and while your at it kill the barsteds that force you to use power plugs, cds, draws, doors, one ways, who do they think they are, :P
surely it cant be that hard to flip it 180, or are you one of those people who were born before the 80s
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 8:49 am
by MrBishi
Vulpes was born before the 50s
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 9:23 am
by OLD FART
MrBishi wrote:Vulpes was born before the 50s
Me to .They were good vintage years :beer
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 9:42 am
by TOMSUN
Yeah those USB things are sooo tricky.... LOL
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 1:31 pm
by kiwi_EX
I'm with Vulpes on this one!
I had to put stickers on my laptop mouse and keyboard plugs cause I got so sick and tired of trying to get them round the right way everyday.
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 3:23 pm
by WidebodyWoody
matt g wrote:and while your at it kill the barsteds that force you to use power plugs, cds, draws, doors, one ways, who do they think they are, :P
surely it cant be that hard to flip it 180, or are you one of those people who were born before the 80s
Its not hard, the states, china and Japan have this system in place already.
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Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 3:58 pm
by NachoMan
matt g wrote:are you one of those people who were born before the 80s
I am, and I don't have a problem.
It's not an age thing, it's a background thing.
But maybe you're too young to understand that :P
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 4:35 pm
by Vulpes
Early 60's thank you Rad ! and its not hard to turn it 180 deg I know but if you are going to design a plug that can only be plugged in one way DONT MAKE THE BLOODY THING RECTANGULAR thus allowing it to be attempted to be plugged in wrong. Look at the plug on the end of a micro usb etc its top is bigger than its bottom. You are correct it is a background thing, i am a builder, I make things fit for a living it just doesnt compute in my spacially aware mind to make a plug symetrical and have it work only one way.
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 5:03 pm
by kiwi_EX
^^^^ On the Money!!!!
Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 7:52 am
by fugazi
I totaly agree with you Vulpes, it's a plain stupid design!
Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 4:11 pm
by OLD FART
[quote="fugazi"]I totaly agree with you Vulpes, it's a plain stupid design!
Just lacking plain un common sense :roll:
Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 8:25 pm
by Komeuppance
Just wait for USB 3.0... it's even more rectangely.
-Robert
Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 8:57 pm
by WidebodyWoody
but so much faster