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1. Scarlet (scarlet@queer.af)'s status on Wednesday, 03-May-2023 19:56:05 JST Scarlet

   this has got to be my new favourite unhinged connector, it's both lightning *and* micro-USB!

   • Stirling C / @stirlo.be (stirlo@aus.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-May-2023 19:55:57 JST Stirling C / @stirlo.be

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     @tay @kkarhan @Scarlet yep it’s definitely a good easy to use charger and I have some docks and cables that are nearly a decade old ; if you don’t treat them bad they treat you well too!

     If the (next) phone gets usbc I won’t complain or if it keeps lightning for longer ; nbd.

   • Kevin Karhan :verified: (kkarhan@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-May-2023 19:55:57 JST Kevin Karhan :verified:

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     • Stirling C / @stirlo.be
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     @Stirlo @tay @Scarlet Well, I find this interesting because people have an escalating commitment to proprietary #SingleVendor / #SingleProvider standards.

     And no, #Lightning is an inferior connector by number of cycles and mechanical stability as well as strain relief. Even cmpared to #MicroUSB and espechally #USBc. It's a Symbol of #Apple's Assholeism and refusal to comply with binding Standards from regulators like @EU_Commission ...

   • Proxfox Virtual Environment 🦊 (tay@tech.lgbt)'s status on Wednesday, 03-May-2023 19:55:58 JST Proxfox Virtual Environment 🦊

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     @kkarhan @Scarlet ...because i have an iphone, an ipad, airpods and an old ipod touch

     all of which use the (actually mechanical superior) lightning

   • Kevin Karhan :verified: (kkarhan@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-May-2023 19:55:59 JST Kevin Karhan :verified:

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     @Scarlet why would ANYONE want #AppleLightning?

     I can understand #MicroUSB even tho #USBc is the electromechanically superior connector but why Lightning?!?

   • Stirling C / @stirlo.be (stirlo@aus.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-May-2023 19:56:39 JST Stirling C / @stirlo.be

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     • Kevin Karhan :verified:
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     @kkarhan @tay @Scarlet @EU_Commission a lot of my more security minded friends block or seal the port off completely or disable the pins;
     Depending where you live or work - visit it can be better to not have any way for easy physical access. MagSafe / Qi for charging and keep it off SMS and local cell and other networks with a good, non free or Self Setup VPN

     Any physical port is convenient—and non secure. Liability. I’m not blocking mine but I wouldn’t ever use public charging points without the data “condom” or do a small operation to disable data over the lightning port.