TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-224 hours 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-square64linkfedilinkarrow-up1222arrow-down14
arrow-up1218arrow-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-224 hours agomessage-square64linkfedilink
minus-squarePNW_Doug@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·23 hours 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-squareSmoothOperator@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 hours 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.
minus-squarePat_Riot@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·20 hours agoTurn 3 times to achieve the superposition.
USB-A was a rare case of a quantum-locked consumer device. It would not reveal its orientation until after observing all possible combinations.
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.
Turn 3 times to achieve the superposition.