not many people know this but the "C" in USB-C stands for "cloaca" because it uses one port for everything
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@goaty yeah i'll absorb this into my lore
@goaty I thought it was because it wasn't implemented in C++ and so had a total lack of class.
@mmu_man @goaty it also lacks any memory safety
@cinebox @mmu_man @goaty no no, memory safety is stil possible, you just need to hold the plug in a corrosive liquid like saturated salt water solution, ferrous oxide will show up quite quickly.
@goaty Oh I always thought it stood for "complicated" (at least that's the word I think of when I look at its wiring)
@goaty I hope you're proud of yourself (because this is a fantastic joke holy crap)
@goaty this is now technology canon
@goaty It’s the platypus of connectors - something that shouldn’t be, yet is.
@goaty fewer still know about the A in usb-a.
@goaty I saw someone else make a similar joke a few days ago and. This is just gonna become a thing isn't it. https://linernotes.club/@dustin/111479919020316893
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Wife just described her laptop’s usb-c port as a cloaca

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@vikxin i mean, that's what it is!
@goaty I didn't disagree the first time either haha https://beach.city/@vikxin/111483276289656944
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@goaty this is controversial. Occam razor tends to prefer " it is the standard following th A and B standard
@goaty Just last week I was setting up some new laptops, and they had this:
@goaty and may also not know that cloaca is Latin for sewer.
@goaty Just thought you should know I genuinely hate this. Keep up the good work.
@goaty Hey kids, it’s your new pal, the USBechidna!
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Egscuse me that's chicken shit.

@goaty summarizing all the knowledge and putting it together:

UnSecureBullshit-Cloaca

That sounds legit.

@goaty universal serial bussy cloaca
@goaty I wish to drown my brain in bleach now to purge the memory of this
@goaty I'm a little unclear how it's an improvement to have a single form factor for cables with different functions.