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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.cringecollective.io/post/75583

why isn't it ok? why????

Meme "the number of people who think this is an abomination" over a photo of a USB-A to USB-A cable, "but think this is perfectly acceptable" over a photo of a USB-C to USB-C cable, "makes me sick."

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[โ€“] RoyaltyInTraining@lemmy.world 34 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The USB spec requires one master and one slave device, which is usually decided by which type of connector each side has. USB OTG can bypass that restriction, but I've only ever seen it done with micro USB or type C.

[โ€“] ObsidianZed@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

I actually have one of the USB A cables above from an old android tablet that had 2 full USB A ports on the side.

One was always a slave/device port while the other actually had a physical switch to change from Host to Device.

That used to be my mobile media tablet. I could cast wirelessly or steam directly from the mini HDMI port. Such an awesome device for how cheap it was.