Oh this is evil

@catsalad

I want a prank adapter that's bidirectional but switches sides every time something is unplugged

@fennix @catsalad

USB-C but 1/2 the pins are not connected...depending on the orientation last used. Entirely possible. :trollface:

@kajer @fennix @catsalad I've seen USB-C HDMI capture adapters that worked in USB2 or USB3 mode depending on which way you inserted the connector.

@jernej__s @kajer @fennix @catsalad Same happens frequently with a lot of USB-C docks/adapters on a lot of cheap Linux ARM laptops and SBCs.

And I think even my SteamDeck has the occasionnal trouble negociating which side's lanes should be USB 3 and which should be DisplayPort with some noname brand adapters.

@kajer
My old phone charges only with one orientation, but the other still activates the charging indicator. I think it came that way but it took a while till I figured that out.
@fennix @catsalad
@fennix @catsalad great idea. i think i can build that๐Ÿค”
@fennix @catsalad i'm wondering if e.g. a piece of cocktail stick jammed in there so they can insert the plug, but not fully, would be evil enough
@fennix @catsalad what about one where you plug it inverted, so your usb pushes the bar, and since the contacts are on the other side, plugging it the "right way" just never works
@catsalad @fennix sometimes i am scared of myself

i am truly a being of chaos
@fennix @catsalad
I feel like that already has been invented. ๐Ÿ˜† It's called any HDMI or USB port I can't see.
@catsalad Imagine if it was the middle one that was flipped.
@redhoodoutlaw @catsalad I came to see exactly this meme and I wasnโ€™t disappointed ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป
@catsalad There are 3 ways to plug in a USB lead...
@plwt @catsalad
Yes, it disproves mathematical symmetry. Should be a paper on it. It'll turn the maths world right round, right round. Right round.
@eythian @plwt @catsalad >4 ways, because after 3 goes you try the HDMI port before finding the actual port.
@nikolaihampton @eythian @catsalad The HDMI port is there for people that have a DisplayPort cable.
@plwt @eythian @catsalad I donโ€™t understand? It doubles as USB and display port... So versatile!
@catsalad Oh lawd, there better be a good reason for that.
@catsalad Someone needs their ass kicked
@catsalad Doesn't matter, USB Superposition means it'll be the wrong way round for your first 2 tries anyway.
@woe2you @catsalad does this become The Cube Law of USB Superposition, then?
@digitalkrampus @woe2you @catsalad
I'm not convinced USB-A adapters are in a superposition. I suspect they are just an example of a macro world object with a rotational symmetry of ยฝ.

@catsalad I'd love to see a four port setup, but with each port rotated 90ยฐ relative to the previous one.

But then, I'm a monster.

@catsalad they should at least label the third one "BSU"
@catsalad I guess the engineer was like โ€œif that f**kwit supervisor gets on my ass one more timeโ€ฆโ€
@catsalad I'm dead certain that the USB-A ports behind devices randomly rotate themselves out of sheer mischief. You just caught it in the act.

@catsalad Holy shit. Someone needs to die for this.

Slowly, and in great pain.

@catsalad Why isn't this all USB-C? It's 2025.
@catsalad I've met users that would manage it
@catsalad at least you have choices.
@catsalad UCBSB (U Cannot Be Serious Bus)

@catsalad

Send it back, that's obviously a manufacturing batch error.

@catsalad whoever did this needs to have war crimes and crimes against humanity done to them and their entire family
@catsalad should put a DisplayPort right in the middle, to mix it up
@catsalad Who made this? I want to know which vendor to avoid.

@lopta @catsalad I want to buy one for the next mandatory gift giving exercise. Work christmas gift exchange here I come.

Gift and wait.

@moz @catsalad Thankfully those aren't a thing where I work.