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Hard disagree on both GDPR and USBC. If I had to pick a connector that the world was forced to use forever due to some European technocrat, I would not have pi
by pembrook 1y ago
Hard disagree on both GDPR and USBC.
If I had to pick a connector that the world was forced to use forever due to some European technocrat, I would not have picked usb-c.
Hell, the ports on my MacBook are nearly shot just a few years in.
Plus GDPR has created more value for lawyers and consultants than it has for EU citizens.
- kaashif 1y agoThe USB-C charging ports on my phones have always collected lint to the point they totally stop working and have to be cleaned out vigorously. I don't know how this problem is so much worse with USB-C or the physics behind it, but it's a very common issue. This port could be improved for sure.
- user5534762135 1y agoAs someone with both a usb-c and micro-usb phone, I can assure you that other connectors are not free of that problem. The micro-usb one definitely feels worse. Not sure about the old proprietary crap that used to be forced down our throats so we buy Apple AND Nokia chargers, and a new one for each model, too.
- kaashif 1y agoI don't know, it might be the case that my switch to USB-C phones somehow coincided with an increase in pocket lint but I've had two USB-C phones where the charging ports literally stopped working due to lint, and no micro USB ones have done that. I don't know if this is a fair comparison, just an anecdote.
- Renaud 1y ago> Plus GDPR has created more value for lawyers and consultants than it has for EU citizens. Monetary value, certainly, but that’s considering money as the only desirable value to measure against.
- pembrook 1y agoWho said money. Time and human effort are the most valuable commodities. That time and effort wasted on consultants and lawyers could have been spent on more important problems or used to more efficiently solve the current one.