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minus-squarejim3692@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up50arrow-down1·edit-21 year 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-up119·1 year agoIn some cases those were load bearing cables, too
minus-squareslappypantsgo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoYou can absolutely feel the stress of the stress.
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 year 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-up1·1 year 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-up10·1 year agoRed power receptacles. Was this at a hospital?
minus-squarePriorityMotif@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·1 year agoI just never bothered with the screws, some cables even came without them.
minus-squareSkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 year agoI always gave them half a courtesy turn
minus-squareZiglin (it/they)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year 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.