this post was submitted on 26 Mar 2026
947 points (97.9% liked)
Programmer Humor
30647 readers
573 users here now
Welcome to Programmer Humor!
This is a place where you can post jokes, memes, humor, etc. related to programming!
For sharing awful code theres also Programming Horror.
Rules
- Keep content in english
- No advertisements
- Posts must be related to programming or programmer topics
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Man, I miss those. Talk about enshittification lol
hold on, I have something for this
FOUND IT
We need to make screws on ports great again.
What's kind of amusing is that all those old ports with the screw-in fasteners were moving around anywhere from 3v to 12v at about 45mA on the high-side. Meanwhile, USB-C can move 240W and has nothing to prevent disconnecting while sending enough power to run a power tool.
It's even allowed to be randomly unplugged while delivering maximum power