On 4/24/2024 6:05 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
> On 4/24/2024 5:25 PM, Ant wrote:
>> Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 4/24/2024 4:25 PM, Justisaur wrote:
>>>> On 4/23/2024 10:44 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:30:06 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from
>>>>>> reading the
>>>>>> entrails of the porn spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs
>>>>>> say:
>>>>>> <snip>
>>>>
>>>>> I can't say I /miss/ floppy disks, but I do miss the form factor.
>>>>> There was something very reassuring about those slender cassettes
>>>>> (especially 3.5" disks); a solidity and presence that said, "Yes, I am
>>>>> here holding your data". Slotting the disk into the drive and getting
>>>>> that reassuring 'clunk' was quite satisfying too. Smaller form-factors
>>>>> - like thumb-drives - never quite recaptured that. I think it's why I
>>>>> loved ZIP disks (and its competitors, like LS120 super-floppies) so
>>>>> much.
>>>>
>>>> At least they were much harder to lose than the numerous USB thumb
>>>> drives I've got now, and all fit in the same container the same way.
>>>>
>>
>>> it also was harder to put them in the wrong way round more than once,
>>> unlike usb drives which you have to try in at least three different ways
>>> until they work as they should
>>
>> USB-C fixed that though. :P
>
> Upped it to 5 different
>  ways?

They just made it so small it's hard to align to get in at all.

At least it's better than micro-usb which is both directional, and small
enough that you had to get a good look to see which way it went in and
hard to align.

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On Thu, 25 Apr 2024 03:43:35 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:

>JAB <noway@nochance.com> looked up from reading the entrails of the porn
>spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:
>
>>On 25/04/2024 02:05, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
>>> On 4/24/2024 5:25 PM, Ant wrote:
>>>> USB-C fixed that though. :P
>>>
>>> Upped it to 5 different
>>>  ways?
>>
>>The USB-C on my phone is a bit rubbish as the port has a habit of
>>collecting dust which means the cable gets a bit loose and prone to
>>falling out. Every few months it's out with the specially crafted
>>toothpick and for an extra clean the compressor I use with my airbrush.
>
>That's all my complaint with the new computer, instead of the case
>having the USB on the front, it's on the top, where it would be
>guaranteed to fill up with dust until it became non-functional if I
>didn't have the external CD/DVD covering the hole.
>
>What retarded ass monkey thought that was a good idea?
>
>And it's not some brand-x it's a fucking corsair 4000d.
>

The general trend of putting top-mounted anything on the top of cases
needs to die. Power buttons, USB ports, volume sliders, 3.5" jacks...
Just put it on the front face like it used to be.

My case in particular is annoying. I've powered off my PC several
times accidentally just because the power button is on top of the case
and I dropped something on top of it.

And, while we're at it, get off my lawn! Damn kids...

On Thu, 25 Apr 2024 07:43:57 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
wrote:
>On 4/24/2024 6:05 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
>> On 4/24/2024 5:25 PM, Ant wrote:
>>> Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:

>>> USB-C fixed that though. :P

>> Upped it to 5 different
>>  ways?

>They just made it so small it's hard to align to get in at all.

>At least it's better than micro-usb which is both directional, and small
>enough that you had to get a good look to see which way it went in and
>hard to align.

Far be it from me to say anything nice about Apple, but I always liked
their 'Lightning' connector. USB3 actually feels like a step back from
Lightning, at least in terms of plugging the damn things in. It
socketed with a very satisfying feel too; USB3 always feels a bit
loose in comparison.

Too bad Apple made it proprietary, which not only limited its use and
upped its cost, but also kept it from getting necessary upgrades to
keep it competitive.

On Thu, 25 Apr 2024 07:39:34 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

>On 4/25/2024 12:50 AM, Xocyll wrote:

>> I swear new case material is so thin you could bend it if you sneezed in
>> it's general direction.
>Cheaper to make, encourages re-purchases, pure profit!

Not that a lot of those older cases were so good either. A lot of them
used really cheap plastic that snapped at the littlest of pressure.
Yes, Compaq home PCs from the late 90s and early 2000s, I'm looking at
you!

On 4/25/2024 5:53 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Apr 2024 07:39:34 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
> <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>
>> On 4/25/2024 12:50 AM, Xocyll wrote:
>
>
>>> I swear new case material is so thin you could bend it if you sneezed in
>>> it's general direction.
>
>> Cheaper to make, encourages re-purchases, pure profit!
>
> Not that a lot of those older cases were so good either. A lot of them
> used really cheap plastic that snapped at the littlest of pressure.
> Yes, Compaq home PCs from the late 90s and early 2000s, I'm looking at
> you!
>
>

they can't respond on account of all being broken and in a landfill.

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Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> writes:

> That's all my complaint with the new computer, instead of the case
> having the USB on the front, it's on the top, where it would be
> guaranteed to fill up with dust until it became non-functional if I
> didn't have the external CD/DVD covering the hole.
>
> What retarded ass monkey thought that was a good idea?
>
> And it's not some brand-x it's a fucking corsair 4000d.

My case (Fractal Design's Define 7) is on the floor so the top side USB
ports and power switch seemed like an OK design choice. At least they
haven't filled up with dust in the couple of years I've had the
case.