Post An2OYMECkLEQXUBpU8 by Archivist@social.linux.pizza
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(DIR) Post #An2Byppg0AlsTr0oMq by jonty@chaos.social
2024-10-15T15:10:48Z
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What is the most inappropriate connector with enough pins to support USB-C?I suggest:
(DIR) Post #An2CYbP77jQ89lduts by jonty@chaos.social
2024-10-15T15:21:20Z
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This deeply cursed suggestion from baz
(DIR) Post #An2EloZXfxTMfawriq by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
2024-10-15T15:46:08Z
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@jonty Fiat Punto Door Connector
(DIR) Post #An2F8gu8LoUjY5UKga by lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me
2024-10-15T15:54:40.698706Z
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@jonty Parallel port, bonus for the Centronics variant.800px-Centronics-36F.jpg
(DIR) Post #An2Fj3A152UF04FqNM by SteveBellovin@mastodon.lawprofs.org
2024-10-15T15:51:25Z
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@jonty @cstross I'd suggest IBM bus and tag cables, from their older mainframes: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/IBM_360_Bus_Tag_Cables.png. Note that the connectors are about 10 cm long — and you needed two to connect to each I/O device…
(DIR) Post #An2FsTphHapWKSFNQG by lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me
2024-10-15T16:02:56.783165Z
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@jonty In fact kind of makes me wish one could easily shitpost connectors into reality and make reversible centronics-style ports and cables that's made for USB-C, finally solderable USB-C.
(DIR) Post #An2GTvUNQ9T2ok88Z6 by lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me
2024-10-15T16:09:43.436669Z
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@kura Classic? Well the IBM kind, which is somewhat less retro to me as DB-style ports stayed current for ages, in fact DVI feels DB-derived.Meanwhile Centronics… 20th century connector.
(DIR) Post #An2IwSvesvTSXwcxY8 by q66@blahaj.social
2024-10-15T16:19:42Z
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@jonty i can't think of a connector more inappropriate than usb-c
(DIR) Post #An2Mu5lGRyxtvltCAC by lpbkdotnet@mstdn.social
2024-10-15T15:48:44Z
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@kaylie @jonty @blausand @wishy 19 pins you say?Sounds like a job for socapex!
(DIR) Post #An2Mu6pCUphxEGjqwC by Archivist@social.linux.pizza
2024-10-15T17:21:43Z
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@lpbkdotnet @kaylie @jonty @blausand @wishy Wow, you are evil. I love it
(DIR) Post #An2OYMECkLEQXUBpU8 by Archivist@social.linux.pizza
2024-10-15T17:40:13Z
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@davecykl @lpbkdotnet @kaylie @jonty @blausand @wishy to be fair, this conversation made me envision making a couple of USB-C to Socapex adapters, so I cannot comment on the infinite evil of Great Britain
(DIR) Post #An2Sz7PYLLCyDjVviy by Archivist@social.linux.pizza
2024-10-15T18:29:53Z
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@davecykl @lpbkdotnet @kaylie @jonty @blausand @wishy too bad there is no DefCon in Europe, or I would have waved those cables from the least expected spots
(DIR) Post #An2i9Tm5Y9GLmuSACG by root42@chaos.social
2024-10-15T21:16:18Z
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@lanodan @jonty or maybe IEEE488 aka GPIB? Very similar.
(DIR) Post #Auo9G00x8jm6Ql45SK by condret@shitposter.world
2025-06-05T03:39:44.246375Z
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@jonty repurpose 12vhpwr
(DIR) Post #AuoX8WN5Lqg9MpNssS by olsner@social.vivaldi.net
2025-06-05T08:02:48Z
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@lanodan @jonty the C in USB-C of course stands for Centronics.
(DIR) Post #AuoZgKEXBbJvTadCuO by rasteri@mastodon.scot
2024-10-15T18:59:24Z
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@jonty I'm so funny
(DIR) Post #AuoZgLJt9BCIqU8ztQ by foone@digipres.club
2025-06-05T08:35:15Z
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@rasteri @jonty you're mad!
(DIR) Post #Avr6hnaOn64EMYVSAy by nerthos@shitposter.world
2025-07-06T11:47:22.438702Z
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@jonty put one of these on every phone