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[NETWizz]

USB Nomenclature Explained.

First we had USB 1 and 1.1, which for all intents and purposes used the same connectors and were about the same in compatibility and that they maxed out at 12 Mbps.

Then in 2000 we had USB 2.0 High speed, which supported up to 480 Mbps

Then in 2008 we got USB 3.0 and they called it SuperSpeed... It does 5 Gbps

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Then they forgot how to count in 2013.

We got USB 4.0 which supported 10 Gbps, but somebody named it USB 3.1 to be funny. When asked about a name, the consensus was SuperSpeed+ because they ran out of good ideas and SuperSpeed was already taken. Then somebody else in the room convinced them it should actually be USB 3.1 Gen 2. When they asked, "why?" they said, well because we are renaming USB 3.0 to USB 3.1 Gen 1.

Not to be out done, the group that worked on USB 5.0 (20 Gbps) decided to name it USB 3.2, yet they also called it SuperSpeed+ to add to the confusion. Then somebody said, "let's start with Gen2 like last time and call this one USB 3.2 Gen2x2 because it's twice as fast." Then somebody else in the room said, but it can operate half the speed like the old USB 3.1, so they agreed that mode is USB 3.2 Gen1x2 because somehow using only one lane makes it a different generation when you actually have a serial bus instead of a glorified parallel port.

Not to be out done by the USB 4.0 Group the new group renamed USB 3.1 to USB 3.2 Gen2x1. After drinking a few shots of whiskey they decided USB 3.0 should also be renamed USB 3.2 Gen1x1


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There we have it folks. What you end up with when you have management and project managers making the decisions. Why we can't just have USB 4 and USB 5... that would be too easy.

 

[overburnz]

Windows vs. Ford

For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for the way computers have enhanced our lives, read on. 


At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, "If Ford had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon." 


In response to Bill's comments, Ford issued a press release stating: 



If Ford had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics (and I just love this part): 



1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash.........twice a day. 



2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a new car. 



3. Occasionally your car would die on the motorway for no reason. You would have to pull to the side of the road, close all of the windows, shut off the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before you could continue. For some reason you would simply accept this.

4. Occasionally, executing a manoeuvre such as a left turn would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine. 



5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to drive - but would run on only five percent of the roads. 



6. . The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all be replaced by a single "This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation" warning light. 



I love the next one!!! 



7. The airbag system would ask, "Are you sure?" before deploying.

8. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna.

9. Every time a new car was introduced car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car. 



10. You'd have to press the "Start" button to turn the engine off.

PS - I'd like to add that when all else fails, you could call "customer service" in some foreign country and be instructed in some foreign language how to fix your car yourself!!!!



Please share this with your friends who love - but sometimes hate - their computer!

 

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[Altster]

Lolol

I thought I had something funny to say to this, but ........ <groan>........

 

[hjelpio]

Probably not quite what the owners of the parking lot had in mind though.

 

[Porthos]

 

[Porthos]

 

[Porthos]

Saw this on 25th February - 1st day of summer???

On that side of the world they are called screens. We call them windshields. We call it Windshield washer fluid. Thanks for the post, It reminded me that I have to go to the mailbox and get the pump to fix mine. It just arrived.

 

[ChrisTech]

Always like the Batty references.

Best scene in films, IMHO.

 

[TechLady]

 

[Markverhyden]

Saw this on 25th February - 1st day of summer???

February 25 is summer somewhere in the world. Just like at any given moment it's always cocktail hour somewhere in the world. LOL!!!

 

[Altster]

How well I remember those days!

 

[Markverhyden]

How well I remember those days!

Especially the replicating popup windows. LOL!!!

 

[NETWizz]

Only in America:

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/05/09/mike-defazio-pothole-saint-john_n_5298894.html

 

[MichaelBits]

Only in America:

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/05/09/mike-defazio-pothole-saint-john_n_5298894.html

North America?

Cause that happened in Canada!

 

[hjelpio]

The purrrfect mouse? (source: _youhadonejob1)

 

[fencepost]

An on-topic humorous bit from someone on reddit (in https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/aq063a/til_never_accepting_well_just_order_a_new_server/):

Building a custom solution for major infrastructure is pretty much like having a kid... with somebody you just met... at a bar.
They're going to want you to support it forever, and it's not going to be pretty.

 

[Porthos]

Now I understand what these things are for .......

 

[Moltuae]

Now I understand what these things are for .......
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