[lttlrck]

Right, don't make a non-reversible connector appear reversible... I would have thought this is Connector 101.

It's so bad it takes me 3 attempts to plug in USB-A blind, at least 50% of the time.

[ilyt]

other part of connector 101 is "put the springy bit on the cable, not socket, so when it wears out you replace a cable, not connector"

Given how Mini-USB looked I'm gotta say nobody there had any clue about designing connectors...