Greg Clarke

Finally, a USB standard that can provide the data AND power requirements of a city.

https://lemmy.ca/post/60325594

Feb 12 at 1:52pmWeb
Show threadqjkxbmwvzFeb 12
The time travelling aspect is nice, too…
Show thread9point6Feb 12

The OP: datapro.net/…/usb-type-d-connector-unveiled.html

Following the overwhelmingly positive response to 180° reversible connectors like USB Type C and Apple’s Lightning, USB Type D’s novel plus-shaped design can correctly be inserted in 4 different orientations, a mere 90 degrees apart.

“With our reversible Type C connector, we allowed users to blindly plug in their devices with minimal frustration. But we wanted to take it a step further. Now with USB Type D, no matter how crazy your night has been, we guarantee that you’ll be able to successfully plug in your phone before passing out.”

Remember when funny people still did April fools? I’ve not seen a good April fools hoax that doesn’t transparently reek of marketing in years

USB Type-D Connector Unveiled

The USB Group today unveiled plans for their latest connection standard, USB Type D.

Show thread_stranger_Feb 12
Google Japan always put out great ones, but admittedly I can’t remember how old the last one I remember is, and it could have very well been a decade ago ;_;
Show threadred_tomatoFeb 12
My favorite was when they turned Google Maps into a playable Dragon Quest map
Show threadgexFeb 12

Not necessarily April fools jokes, but the Gboard team has been designing and making silly keyboards (and publishing the schematics)

The most recent is a rotary dial keyboard

Gboard ダイヤルバージョン / Gboard Dial Version

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Show threadFreshLightFeb 12
The Lock Picking Lawyer
Show threadulternoFeb 13

Get 360° freedom.
Alas only on a single axis.

Show threadWillFord27Feb 13
I still always need to attempt plugging in these motherfuckers a few times. Never had one break or otherwise become unusable though. Strong as an aux.
Show threadulternoFeb 14

I just stick my index finger right next to it, use the finger to feel the socket and then move the plug forward.
The taper in the front does the rest.

Doesn’t work as well with USB C because:

  • The curved bevel is not good enough for the job
  • On the PC, the USB C is recessed and the I shield has a big enough hole that the plug can get stuck on the side of the socket instead of correctly inside.

    • Honestly, USB A feels easier to use in that case.

    Show threadXFeb 12
    1.21 gigawatts!? 1.21 gigawatts… Great scott…
    Show threadGhostwurmFeb 12
    Ahem, It is pronounced “Jiga watts”
    Show threadyermawFeb 12
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    Show threadouRKaoSFeb 12
    Jiga who?
    Show threadmacnielFeb 12
    Next up: USB-E which is just a barrel plug that can be inserted 360 degrees.
    Show threadLemmyoutofhereFeb 12
    And 1.2TW.
    Show threadlol_idkFeb 12
    Maybe the exact size and shape of a headphone jack
    Show threadfulcrummedFeb 12

    Ie the headphone jack everyone went to such trouble to eradicate.

    Swings and roundabouts.

    Show threaddejected_warp_coreFeb 12
    But it’s a 16-ring barrel plug.
    Show threadmacnielFeb 12
    Show threadDragonAceFeb 12
    Show threadTrackinDaKrakenFeb 12
    “One point twenty-one jiggawatts?!”
    Show threadbandwidthcrisisFeb 12
    I wonder how Doc pronounced “gif”?
    Show threadgnutrinoFeb 12
    He would pronounce it “yif” to piss off both sides
    Show threadJo MiranFeb 12
    When I say that I want you to give me “the D”, this is also what I mean.
    Show threadaltkey (he\him)Feb 12

    The mouthfeel vs the current

    Show threadTomMaszFeb 12
    Sure, they can request 1.21GW, but the answer’s always “no”.
    Show threadPostProcessFeb 12
    How else do we go back in time?
    Show threadthermal_shockFeb 12
    Show threaddejected_warp_coreFeb 12
    Thanks. Now I can’t get the image of a time-traveling DeLorian, with an iPhone plugged in where the MrFusion was, out of my head.
    Show threadyermawFeb 12
    When this baby starts transferring 88TB an hour, youre gonna see some serious shif.
    Show threadthermal_shockFeb 12
    Show threadprostatitisFeb 12
    Great Scott!
    Show threadSoulphiteFeb 12
    That’s heavy!
    Show threadaltphotoFeb 12
    Great! I’ll get the dolorian and fix this whole timeline!
    Show threadAceticonFeb 12
    “The massive ceramic connector and 10 inch thick cable immediatelly make obvious that the USB-D connector has been designed from the ground up to be able to power the latest generation of Graphics Card”
    Show threaderuFeb 12
    usb D(eez nuts)
    Show threadWanderingThoughtsFeb 12
    Superconductor kept at a few Kelvin should do it. Available on any system with build in cryogenic unit. It’s part of the D port standard after all.
    Show threadCortFeb 12

    Cryogenics is only an optional part of the standard. You’ll need to make sure both devices support the USB D pd420.69 spec otherwise you’ll never get the full rated speed.

    Stupid usbif always making critical features optional.

    Show threadulternoFeb 13
    Don’t forget the cable also needs the same.
    Show threadFieryFeb 13
    Any superconductor will do actually, it’s just that the ones we have at this point need to be really frigging cold. A room temp superconductor is the dream, and would function exactly the same as one that only works at a few kelvin.
    Show threadSam_BassFeb 12
    How many standards does it take to make one-for-all actual standard?
    Show threadMojoMcJojoFeb 12
    All of them all at once
    Show threadincompetentFeb 13
    Show threadCADmonkeyFeb 13
    Just one more
    Show threadWanderWisleyFeb 12
    Show threadrumbaFeb 12
    I was REALLY hoping to find a source page for that, sounded hilarious
    Show threadzr0Feb 12
    Wait, is this now satire or not? I am so confused.
    Show threadA_AFeb 13
    it is from 1st of April, the so called April’s fools day. 1.21giga watts, at non lethal voltages of approximately 100 volts is approx. 12 million amperes. Solid copper wires for this current would be aprox 4m (12ft) in diameter.
    So, yes, it is satire.
    Show threadzr0Feb 13
    Oh now I see the date. Damn, what an amazing article!
    Show threadlemmy_acct_id_8647Feb 14
    But will the D fit in the A hole?