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by hansjorg 376 days ago
> CDC stands for Communications Device Class https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_communications_device_cl...

Why is this buried almost at the end of the article? Why even mention it at that point?

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Rule of thumb: Explain every abbreviation the first time it is used in an article or a meeting. Only really obvious things like USB or HTTP can be skipped.
Thank you, I decided to say "fuck it" and read the entire article mentally expanding it into "center for disease control devices", and I have no regrets.
I doesn't surprise me that Android doesn't support any Ethernet hardware made by Control Data Corporation.
This was the name I had been reading until the post explained it as well.
Colonial Defence Committee
I assumed that the article must be about a frustrated CDC employee just trying to get internet access at work.