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minus-squarejim3692@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up50arrow-down1·edit-224 days agoKids nowadays don’t know about DVI, VGA, COM, Parallel or Gameport. I loved the days when one could accidentally remove the screw on the board side.
minus-squarelemmyng@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up120·25 days agoIn some cases those were load bearing cables, too
minus-squareslappypantsgo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·24 days agoYou can absolutely feel the stress of the stress.
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·24 days agoWhen the engineers specifically design a connector to never disconnect accidentally, they shouldn’t be surprised by people who take it as a challenge.
minus-squarekamen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 days agoDesign something sensible, then go over it again and redesign it with stupid and stubborn users in mind. Probably this is how things should go.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10·24 days agoRed power receptacles. Was this at a hospital?
minus-squareᴍᴜᴛɪʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴡᴀᴠᴇ @lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·24 days agoMy first thought.
minus-squarePriorityMotif@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·25 days agoI just never bothered with the screws, some cables even came without them.
minus-squareSkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up11·edit-225 days agoI always gave them half a courtesy turn
minus-squareZiglin (it/they)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 days agoYou make it sound like they can afford modern hardware.
Kids nowadays don’t know about DVI, VGA, COM, Parallel or Gameport. I loved the days when one could accidentally remove the screw on the board side.
In some cases those were load bearing cables, too
This photo is so stressful
You can absolutely feel the stress of the stress.
Tension, mostly
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When the engineers specifically design a connector to never disconnect accidentally, they shouldn’t be surprised by people who take it as a challenge.
Design something sensible, then go over it again and redesign it with stupid and stubborn users in mind. Probably this is how things should go.
Red power receptacles. Was this at a hospital?
My first thought.
Table? Naw, cable.
I just never bothered with the screws, some cables even came without them.
I always gave them half a courtesy turn
You make it sound like they can afford modern hardware.