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celticgeek:
I recall a saying about 5.0 inch floppy discs: There are eight ways to insert a floppy disc - more if you fold them - only one way works.
cesium133:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 02 Jan 2014, 15:51 ---I seem to remember that my children discovered how to put things in holes the right way round as young toddlers - we even bought them things to learn with!
--- End quote ---
Now let's train those children to put things in holes the right way around when they can't see the thing they're putting in the hole, or the hole itself. Either that, or throw out the computers with USB ports only on the back. :psyduck:
Akima:
The only complaint I have with USB insertion is that the icon that indicates the "top" of cables is often not moulded so that it is detectable by touch. It is not uncommon for the manufacturer's logo or serial number on the reverse side to be more prominent, and on the micro-plugs used to connect to phones, Kindles etc. the icon is barely visible (I usually mark it with indelible ink, paint etc.). According to The Economist, Ajay Bhatt, the engineer who invented USB, is working on making the interface symmetrical so that we don't have to worry about flipping the plug.
Of course there is the issue of those stupid novelty thumb-drives made to look like dogs, cars, hamburgers, ladybirds etc. that are too big to fit in many sockets, especially alongside other devices. That is not the fault of the USB standard, but "flippability" would reduce the problem.
Masterpiece:
I've also had cases where the position of the logo was misleading, ergo on the wrong side. That is really annoying as shit.
GarandMarine:
Scientists at CERN have produced an Anti-Matter beam.
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/scientists-create-anti-atom-beam-use-it-good-not-evil-2D11959528
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