TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agoOne day USB-A will be so uncommon that people will say "back in my day, it took at least 3 tries to put the USB in"message-squaremessage-square66linkfedilinkarrow-up1247arrow-down16
arrow-up1241arrow-down1message-squareOne day USB-A will be so uncommon that people will say "back in my day, it took at least 3 tries to put the USB in"TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agomessage-square66linkfedilink
minus-squarePNW_Doug@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·2 months agoUSB-A was a rare case of a quantum-locked consumer device. It would not reveal its orientation until after observing all possible combinations.
minus-squarePat_Riot@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoTurn 3 times to achieve the superposition.
minus-squareSmoothOperator@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoThere are quantum objects that need to be rotated 720 degrees to return to their starting orientation. 360 degrees is not enough to get back to the start. That’s what USB-A is like.
USB-A was a rare case of a quantum-locked consumer device. It would not reveal its orientation until after observing all possible combinations.
Turn 3 times to achieve the superposition.
There are quantum objects that need to be rotated 720 degrees to return to their starting orientation. 360 degrees is not enough to get back to the start.
That’s what USB-A is like.