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Written by Earthworm on 2024-11-20 at 15:28

Some asshole designer somewhere decided that it would be a good idea that most smartphones* have nowadays only ONE USB-C port and no jack for earplugs.

I hope this person bumps their toe or step barefoot on a lego brick. Repeated times.

in the name of Dog: why?

:molotov:

(I just bought an used smartphone since my old one died and I was not aware of this horrible hazard. Maybe I am late to the party, but that does not decrease my anger)

[#]Smartphones #Design #IHateAirPods #MiddleClassProblems

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Written by Lowtide on 2024-11-20 at 16:31

@earthworm Usually there's a sort of dialogue of designers and stakeholders, maybe it was a demand from a non designer. Who knows?

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Written by Earthworm on 2024-11-20 at 17:06

@kawentzmann

Yeah, I was thinking about some techbro-CEO returning from Burning Man and having a great idea and the poor engineers had to comply. 😬

• adding a line to the curse:

"And in case it was a CEO, they shall take salt for sugar in all their meals."

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Written by Krampus 🌰 on 2024-11-20 at 18:14

@earthworm yeah it sucks shit. but now you can drop your phone into the toilet and maybe it will keep working without having to be thoroughly dried? or you can take it in the pool? I dunno, the use case is for a small amount of people and ruined headphone jacks for everyone else

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Written by Earthworm on 2024-11-20 at 18:17

@joelmeador

he. I wasn't aware of this demographic. 😅

(or that the jack port was such an open door for toilet water)

Venting works. I have to say that I am starting to become much calmer now 😇

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