2026-07-30 20:14 UTC
I've now sorted my cables. A rather tedious process that resulted into 4 bags:
1. Legacy 2.0 cables (most of them)
2. 3.1 cables with higher data and modest power
3. 3.2/4.0 cables that did more data, power and video
4. Thunderbolt cables.
(there are even variations within each camp but I don't want to bore you further)
What I'd like to see is some color coding on the plugs...
Replies (4)
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@troed@swecyb.com 2026-07-30 20:43
@scottjenson@social.coop Color coding power-without-data would at least have been a no-brainer :/ That's the one that always gets me.
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@scottjenson@social.coop 2026-07-31 03:03
I'm considering buying "Fuse Beads" that you use for kids projects and just cut down one size so I can "snap" them onto the cable. I'll just color code them myself. Feels a bit overkill but I'm kind of on a mission now....
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@dahukanna@mastodon.social 2026-07-30 20:36
@scottjenson@social.coop it’s not supposed to make sense or be deciphered! How else are they going to meet “selling billions of cables” target! 😬😉
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@stinerman@mastodon.social 2026-07-31 03:50
@scottjenson@social.coop this is not boring.