Post AciVL34LO2vb1voZmq by ecn@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #AcaBmgKJz1AyFyVXdY by foone@digipres.club
       2023-12-08T00:18:13Z
       
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       You know those flash drives that have USB-A on one end and USB-C on the other?I wonder what happens if you plug them both in at once... I'm guessing nothing good.
       
 (DIR) Post #AcaBmh2HLaL0SJ4e9Y by piggo@piggo.space
       2023-12-08T00:23:59.166214Z
       
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       @foone i think potentially nothing? If both share the same idea of what is 5 volts, it shouldn't hurt them ... much
       
 (DIR) Post #AciVL0haBhX5gl9N20 by ecn@mastodon.social
       2023-12-08T00:41:18Z
       
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       @foone I just tested this! The answer is that USB C takes priority. Even if the A device was plugged in first, C will take over once it's been plugged in, and return control when it's disconnected.
       
 (DIR) Post #AciVL34LO2vb1voZmq by ecn@mastodon.social
       2023-12-08T00:42:45Z
       
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       @foone wait, no - scratch that I'm mistaken - USB C takes priority! Even when USB A was first, plugging in the other side using USB will disconnect the A device and hand it over to the C device.
       
 (DIR) Post #AciVP1KTnU0InDFw5g by foone@digipres.club
       2023-12-08T00:22:50Z
       
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       waitthis USB-C/USB-A flash drive... is only 256 MEGABYTES?!
       
 (DIR) Post #AciVP2IOCjvTn1HmTI by foone@digipres.club
       2023-12-08T00:23:15Z
       
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       what the fuck
       
 (DIR) Post #AciVP3KuKrXD17TJ2G by foone@digipres.club
       2023-12-08T00:26:28Z
       
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       it also identifies itself as a "VendorCo ProductCode", with vendor ID of FFFF and product id of 5678.what butthole of aliexpress did we buy this USB drive from?
       
 (DIR) Post #AciVP56Rlb9iUqimm0 by foone@digipres.club
       2023-12-08T00:29:57Z
       
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       I think I found it.they'll let you go down to 128mb:https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804785498223.html
       
 (DIR) Post #AciVP8VN7NsN31PEXY by foone@digipres.club
       2023-12-08T00:43:27Z
       
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       the root question has been answered:https://digipres.club/@ecn@mastodon.social/111542016693167378