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		steveBK123 on April 4, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: USB-C hubs and my slow descent into madness (2021) Shitty USB-C is incredible. I have some docks/SD-card reader devices that somehow only work when plugged in with side A facing up despite the port allowing plugging in either way.

faaarmer on April 5, 2022 [–]

That's because they cheap out and only wire up one side (apparently). I have a few like that too.

steveBK123 on April 5, 2022 | [–]

There’s also single side failure modes of some type. I have devices that work on both sides for months.. until they don’t.

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