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theturtle 26 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Don't let anyone take away your big box of cables

I use a white paint pen. DATA and NO DATA.

SAI_Peregrinus 25 days ago [–]

I use wire cutters. Non-compliant cables get cut & discarded. I've got a dedicated USB condom with USB-PD support for cases where I want to block data, since those are always charging and I want the negotiation to work for fast charging.

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