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by TheBicPen 14 days ago
> throw out all the ones that don’t

> encouraging as many other people as possible to also throw out their cheap cables

One of the main advantages of a single standardized plug is reducing e-waste. This just sounds irresponsible. Having a single tool that covers every possible use case is rarely a good solution.
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Gigachad 14 days ago
Device makers need to stop including these garbage 4 cm A to C cables. I have enough USB cables and bricks to last my whole life. I don't need to collect a million more spec violating ones in a drawer I will never use.

Things are shifting though. Ikea ships their USB-C stuff without cables now.

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vel0city 14 days ago
> This just sounds irresponsible.

The irresponsibility lies with the companies making the non-compliant trash in the first place.

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