Talk:2493: Dual USB-C - Revision history

176.199.209.149 at 19:15, 16 October 2025

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172.70.222.17: sharing stuff

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sharing stuff

Yosei at 01:12, 27 August 2021

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162.158.187.182 at 17:31, 18 August 2021

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162.158.187.182 at 17:30, 18 August 2021

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ProfDigory: Adding a comment.

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Adding a comment.

FrankHightower at 19:06, 28 July 2021

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FrankHightower at 19:05, 28 July 2021

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172.68.55.65 at 18:09, 27 July 2021

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162.158.134.94 at 11:48, 27 July 2021

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	well https://twitter.com/NanoRaptor/status/1519341815773552641 [[Special:Contributions/172.70.222.17\|172.70.222.17]] 05:41, 28 April 2022 (UTC)		well https://twitter.com/NanoRaptor/status/1519341815773552641 [[Special:Contributions/172.70.222.17\|172.70.222.17]] 05:41, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
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		+	My Dell Docking station actually comes with a Dual-USB-C plug that slots into both USB plugs on my notebook. The plugs are arranged side by side, though, not in top of each other like in the comic.--[[Special:Contributions/176.199.209.149\|176.199.209.149]] 19:15, 16 October 2025 (UTC)

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	"Cursed Connectors #187" - Section 187 of the California Penal Code covers murder. [[User:ProfDigory\|ProfDigory]] ([[User talk:ProfDigory\|talk]]) 23:53, 28 July 2021 (UTC)		"Cursed Connectors #187" - Section 187 of the California Penal Code covers murder. [[User:ProfDigory\|ProfDigory]] ([[User talk:ProfDigory\|talk]]) 23:53, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
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		+	well https://twitter.com/NanoRaptor/status/1519341815773552641 [[Special:Contributions/172.70.222.17\|172.70.222.17]] 05:41, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

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 :Or find an even better term. Or supercategorise Series with subcats of Storytelling/Chronicalling/Chronological (Journal), Upgrades/Revisiting (xkcdphone, also Internet Map?) and Spurious/Ad Hoc (as above), allowing room for future additions to revisit the true nature of the series concerned.
 :Would need a proper editorial policy discussion, of course, especially to find better terminology (of whatever form of grouping(s) the final conclusion recommended). But perhaps you can see some glimmer of (a different?) solution in what I have just suggested. Putting it out there so at least it's there to be ignored or dismissed as overthinking the matter. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.183|141.101.99.183]] 16:43, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
 I seem to recall at least one other xkcd strip that was "Cursed". I think it was cursed office chairs. That would make at least two comics in the "Cursed" category. [[User:Rtanenbaum|Rtanenbaum]] ([[User talk:Rtanenbaum|talk]]) 14:45, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

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 Is "USB-AC" in the title text a reference to the fact that this looks like an AC power plug, or is that a legitimate variant of USB-C? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.55.65|172.68.55.65]] 18:09, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
-:I think it refers to the polarized version of the 1-15 plug, where one blade is bigger than the other. A USB version of that could have one blade as a USB-A and the other a USB-C. This then also invites the AC pun that you mention. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.187.182|162.158.187.182]] 17:30, 18 August 2021 (UTC)PF
+:I think it refers to the polarized version of the 1-15 plug, where one blade is bigger than the other. A USB version of that could have one blade as a USB-A and the other a USB-C. This then also invites the AC pun that you mention. ----PF
 I guess this is how connector vendors maintain backwards compatibility for USB-C. ----DaveK

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	Is "USB-AC" in the title text a reference to the fact that this looks like an AC power plug, or is that a legitimate variant of USB-C? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.55.65\|172.68.55.65]] 18:09, 27 July 2021 (UTC)		Is "USB-AC" in the title text a reference to the fact that this looks like an AC power plug, or is that a legitimate variant of USB-C? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.55.65\|172.68.55.65]] 18:09, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
		+	:I think it refers to the polarized version of the 1-15 plug, where one blade is bigger than the other. A USB version of that could have one blade as a USB-A and the other a USB-C. This then also invites the AC pun that you mention. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.187.182\|162.158.187.182]] 17:30, 18 August 2021 (UTC)PF

	I guess this is how connector vendors maintain backwards compatibility for USB-C. ----DaveK		I guess this is how connector vendors maintain backwards compatibility for USB-C. ----DaveK

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	The need of dual plugs could also be a result of the increasing power consumption of some devices, as suggested with the Macbook-compatible high-performance dongles in the explanation. USB-C is limited to 100 W, what is not bad for this tiny pins - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB-C#Power_issues_with_cables Wiki USB-C power issues]. So crude soft- and hardware design, e.g of high performance laptops, leads to dual plugs or an additional power plug next to the dock connector. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.134.94\|162.158.134.94]] 11:47, 27 July 2021 (UTC)		The need of dual plugs could also be a result of the increasing power consumption of some devices, as suggested with the Macbook-compatible high-performance dongles in the explanation. USB-C is limited to 100 W, what is not bad for this tiny pins - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB-C#Power_issues_with_cables Wiki USB-C power issues]. So crude soft- and hardware design, e.g of high performance laptops, leads to dual plugs or an additional power plug next to the dock connector. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.134.94\|162.158.134.94]] 11:47, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
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		+	"Cursed Connectors #187" - Section 187 of the California Penal Code covers murder. [[User:ProfDigory\|ProfDigory]] ([[User talk:ProfDigory\|talk]]) 23:53, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

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 I seem to recall at least one other xkcd strip that was "Cursed". I think it was cursed office chairs. That would make at least two comics in the "Cursed" category. [[User:Rtanenbaum|Rtanenbaum]] ([[User talk:Rtanenbaum|talk]]) 14:45, 26 July 2021 (UTC)
 :There is also the cursed store that beret guy gets all his stuff from, only to find out later that the item is cursed but when he goes back to the store it's gone.  Maybe this is one of the items he recently purchased and couldn't return?  [[Special:Contributions/127.0.0.1|127.0.0.1]] 21:51, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
 :Not sure if you mean [[2332: Cursed Chair]] or [[2144: Adjusting a Chair]]--[[User:FrankHightower|FrankHightower]] ([[User talk:FrankHightower|talk]]) 19:05, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
 The need of dual plugs could also be a result of the increasing power consumption of some devices, as suggested with the Macbook-compatible high-performance dongles in the explanation. USB-C is limited to 100 W, what is not bad for this tiny pins - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB-C#Power_issues_with_cables Wiki USB-C power issues]. So crude soft- and hardware design, e.g of high performance laptops, leads to dual plugs or an additional power plug next to the dock connector. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.134.94|162.158.134.94]] 11:47, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

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		+	Is "USB-AC" in the title text a reference to the fact that this looks like an AC power plug, or is that a legitimate variant of USB-C? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.55.65\|172.68.55.65]] 18:09, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

	I guess this is how connector vendors maintain backwards compatibility for USB-C. ----DaveK		I guess this is how connector vendors maintain backwards compatibility for USB-C. ----DaveK

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	:There is also the cursed store that beret guy gets all his stuff from, only to find out later that the item is cursed but when he goes back to the store it's gone. Maybe this is one of the items he recently purchased and couldn't return? [[Special:Contributions/127.0.0.1\|127.0.0.1]] 21:51, 25 July 2021 (UTC)		:There is also the cursed store that beret guy gets all his stuff from, only to find out later that the item is cursed but when he goes back to the store it's gone. Maybe this is one of the items he recently purchased and couldn't return? [[Special:Contributions/127.0.0.1\|127.0.0.1]] 21:51, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

−	The need of dual plugs could also be a result of the increasing power consumption of some devices, as suggested with the Macbook-compatible high-performance dongles in the explanation. USB-C is limited to 100 W, what is not bad for this tiny pins [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB-C#Power_issues_with_cables Wiki USB-C power issues]. So crude soft- and hardware design, e.g of high performance laptops, leads to dual plugs or an additional power plug next to the dock connector. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.134.94\|162.158.134.94]] 11:47, 27 July 2021 (UTC)	+	The need of dual plugs could also be a result of the increasing power consumption of some devices, as suggested with the Macbook-compatible high-performance dongles in the explanation. USB-C is limited to 100 W, what is not bad for this tiny pins - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB-C#Power_issues_with_cables Wiki USB-C power issues]. So crude soft- and hardware design, e.g of high performance laptops, leads to dual plugs or an additional power plug next to the dock connector. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.134.94\|162.158.134.94]] 11:47, 27 July 2021 (UTC)