Post #3727756
2026-07-10 22:00 UTC
@bob_zim@infosec.exchange @penguin42@mastodon.org.uk @760ceb3b9c0ba4872cadf3ce35a7a4@wetdry.world
The case doesn't have to be, but the the rings themselves are interconnected too.
There's probably some way around it, and then there are only so many other issues to solve.
And the thing in it's current state is already brilliant. People of every generation plug in their phones and laptops on exactly this type of plug every single day of their lives. Everybody understands this instantly. Sturdy, resilient, fool proof.
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@bob_zim@infosec.exchange 2026-07-10 23:52
@goleztrol@mastodon.social @penguin42@mastodon.org.uk @760ceb3b9c0ba4872cadf3ce35a7a4@wetdry.world “Sturdy” is one word I would never use to describe a USB Type-C port. Those things are barely better than Micro-B and a step down from Mini-B. And again, even if you go with a ring mechanism which can easily be opened by the users, none of the mechanism *needs to be* metal. Not even the rings. There are some impressive thermoplastics now which can be made conductive only as needed. A spring/brush system could maintain contact between the pages and the rings if needed, or pogo pins could be used as I mentioned before.