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Maybe with an attached labelling machine to print the results in a way that could easily be affixed to the cable? ;) Oh, and please with an integrated wirecutte
by _Microft 5y ago
Maybe with an attached labelling machine to print the results in a way that could easily be affixed to the cable? ;) Oh, and please with an integrated wirecutter that automatically destroys cables if their results are too bad?
- pantalaimon 5y agoHeh I had a cursed micro-USB cable at the office that only carried power, no data - had fun debugging why my board did not work.
- vel0city 5y agoSometimes those are useful. I've got a Canon camera which can charge by MicroUSB, but if it detects any data it doesn't engage the charger and does data only. So having a power only cable is the only way to charge it without taking the battery out and putting that on a charger.
- ectopod 5y agoMy micro-USB charging cable is worse than that. It appears to transfer data but it always flips a few bits. Quite surprisingly, no part of the protocol stack catches this. The cable quietly delivers slightly broken files.
- xsmasher 5y agoI've seen a lot that are JUST good enough for android debugger to connect, but then drop as soon as data is sent.
- rini17 5y agoThese charge-only cables are supplied as standard with cheap chargers.
- xsmasher 5y agoIt seems that half of the micro-USB cables I get only work for charging, not for data. When I find one that does reliably connect I label it and then hide it where even I can't find it.
- Dylan16807 5y agoA 5-pack of reasonable quality micro-USB cables is less than $10, FYI.
- PostThisTooFast 5y agoAll micro-USB cables are cursed shit.