Thom, exceedingly pureJun 22, 2024

The EU enacted a new law a while ago that all bottle caps should remain attached to the bottle, to combat plastic trash.

All the bottle and packaging makers, from massive multinationals like Coca Cola and fucking Nestlé to small local producers invested in the development of new caps, changing their production lines, and shipping the new caps. Today, a month before the law goes into effect, it's basically impossible to find a bottle without an attached cap.

I don't know, I thought this story was weirdly relevant right now with Apple being a whiny bitch. Imagine being worse than Coca Cola and motherfucking Nestlé.

Show threadPeter Castine
@thomholwerda You talking about the EU mandate for USB-C-only?
I grok that the mass of different connectors out in the wild is a PITA. But consider what the world would look like if governments had mandated Amphenol 50-pin SCSI for all electronic devices back in the day. Any idea what your phone would look like? And once governments make laws, they’re cast in stone for decades. Technology moves forward faster than that.
Mark my words, in five years USB-C will be a dinosaur.
Jun 22, 2024 at 3:41pmWeb
Show threadThom, exceedingly pureJun 22, 2024
@pcastine You've fallen for anti-EU propaganda. Nobody's locked to USB-C. The law enables the industry to come up with a new, better standard and have that slipstreamed into the law with zero hassle... This already happened once before, when we went from micro-USB to C. No law had to be changed to do that.
Show threadPeter CastineJun 22, 2024
@thomholwerda Nope.
Show thread✨buff dog himbo✨Jun 22, 2024

@pcastine @thomholwerda USB-C standard is already 10-years old & is not showing signs of being phased out lmao. You can update the standard without locking people OUT of using the new standard on their old devices, like how you can use USB-A 3.0 cables in a USB-A 2.0 port, you'll just get the USB 2.0 capabilities.

There is no argument against USB-C at this point that makes it worse than Apple's model. They only started switching to USB-C under pressure, not by choice.

Show threadPeter CastineJun 22, 2024

@itsmeholland @thomholwerda “already 10 years old”? Yeah, SCSI lasted about that long.

USB-C vs Lightning? Nothing makes Lightning more attractive? Physical size would be a good place to start.

But there’s no point arguing with USB fanboys.