Yep, and they’re rarely labeled in any clear way. The Thunderbolt ones have a lightning bolt on them, but that’s assuming everyone understands what that means. I imagine many off-brand ones won’t be as clear.

They keep saying Thunderbolt, but my understanding is Thunderbolt was never a display method either, the underlying protocol was DisplayPort just piggybacking off of it. And I *think* DP doesn’t require licensing costs.

I haven’t seen this to be the case in the devices I use. I’ve had USB-C phones since the Nexus 5x, and they seem to hold on well. But I assume it depends on the design of the device and its tension mechanism. I had one charger that was a little too shallow, so didn’t get a good grip, and gave me trouble. Everything…

I’ve only had that with devices that make the port too shallow. I had a charger that the cable could pop out of with a nudge. Literally no other devices of mine have that issue, though, and seem to hold onto it quite snugly.

Overall I’m definitely with you. I just think the small advantage that hodge podge of competing cable types had going for it is very clear visible compatibility. Does it fit? Yes? Then it works. No? Then it doesn’t. Not always, of course, like with RCA adapters and having to match coloring, but mostly.

Two things:

I seriously don’t understand this love affair with keys. Like, I appreciate the physical, visceral aspect of it, I definitely do. But I love the idea of not having to worry about a thing to interact with to make my car work, or to accidentally leave behind in it. Something that can just stay buried in my pocket and…

I see him at Arcade Expo every year posing for photos and mingling and I have by choice never spoken to him. His in-person persona makes me very uncomfortable, and I avoid interaction with him.

I believe OP, as I share the same sentiments. I’m not saying it was a good console or a good idea, but I very much enjoyed it anyway.

I bought one, possibly at full price (hard to remember), and quite honestly loved it. I put huge amounts of time into it, and I actually took it WITH ME to places, batteries and all, and played it in public. I was 13 and awkward anyway, so what did I care? I had a lot of people take turns playing it too, so I clearly…

To be clear, if you pay the ransom, you’re then decrypting the files. Which depending on how many files, can indeed takes days or weeks.

I’m not convinced the design encourages abuse so much as it simply puts too much faith in people not to abuse it. The assumption is that if you warn people enough and push them to be responsible, they will be. The reality is a certain subset never will be. They’re being given a system appropriately named based on how…

I was going to comment about this, assuming I might have been the only one aware of this gem. I picked up my TurboGrafx16 used, after it was over, so I wasn’t in the thick of it so had no real perspective on what was and wasn’t a big deal. But I remember I got this game, and one day I was bored enough to put some real…

Wouldn’t a macro cover the need you’re describing?

Wouldn’t a macro cover the need you’re describing?

I don’t believe Bluetooth has the bandwidth necessary to handle the backup camera duties. Requires WiFi which adds some complexity to the setup.

I bought it for my daughter on Xbox One, but I don’t have it on PC where I’m more likely to play it.

I live in California. $24k/yr is not a living wage. I would absolutely still need a full-time job. But I would have a little more flexibility in what that was, and I’d also potentially have the ability to work a few fewer hours, or a less stressful job, to give myself the time to pursue that American Dream everyone…

I think so, yes.

I have a 2016 Fiesta and this has been nothing but confusing. Many reports indicate the Fiesta was impacted only through 2015. Meanwhile my Fiesta’s transmission failed on me completely, near the end of last year and I had to sink about $2000 into repairs to have it rebuilt. But everything I’m reading about…

Series X games specifically. Because they'll be built for the speed of the internal drive.