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Thread by @mariusheier on Thread Reader App – USB-A to USB-C. A @cursedconnector ? Or genius?

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/02/20

Cool:  [Wayback/Archive] Thread by @mariusheier on Thread Reader App – USB-A to USB-C. A @cursedconnector ? Or genius?

Image on the right is larger on [Wayback/Archive] Gdn-fwFW4AAao2D.jpg (964×772)

I think it is genius, as it is way shorter than what I found on sites like Amazon, ebay, Aliexpress and others.

For now I am using ones from Amazon that are a tad bit too long (thereby putting too much stress on the USB C output of my laptop), but they are charging only (no video capability): [Wayback/Archive] USB C Female to USB Male Adapter Pack of 3, Type A Power Supply Charger Cable Adapter for iPhone 11 12 13 Pro Max, SE, iPad Mini 6 Air 4 5, Apple Watch iWatch 7, Samsung Galaxy S20 S21 S22 Plus Ultra FE: Amazon.de: Computer & Accessories (image below)

The one Marius posted about is also charging only, but shorter: [Wayback/Archive] 1-10PCS Type-C 3.1 Female to Double-sided USB Am Male Connector 2.0 Charging Version Adapter with PCB Board Inside – AliExpress

Compare with the picture of the Amazon one:

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Classic iPod Dock Connector to Line-in / Line-out

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/01/15

For my link archive on the Apple 30-pin Dock Connector:

–jeroen

Posted in Cable TV/Radio, Development, Hardware, Hardware Development, Hardware Interfacing, Home Audio/Video, LifeHacker, Power User | Leave a Comment »

How to Weaponize the Yubikey – Black Hills Information Security

Posted by jpluimers on 2024/11/12

I totally missed this back in 2019 when having the first belly surgery (that eventually would lead up into discovering I had already had rectum cancer at that time) [Wayback/Archive] How to Weaponize the Yubikey – Black Hills Information Security.

Luckily I got a reminder: [Wayback/Archive] jilles.com on Twitter: “/me the asshole that spoils the magic trick …” after [Wayback/Archive] yan on Twitter: “who’s excited for defcon next week”

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Posted in 2FA/MFA, Authentication, Development, Hardware, Hardware Interfacing, Power User, Security, Software Development, U2F FIDO Security Keys, USB, USB | Leave a Comment »

jilles.com on testing USB cables

Posted by jpluimers on 2024/08/13

[Wayback/Archive] jilles.com 🔜 MCH2022 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ on Twitter: “@jpluimers This was the one I have used m.nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005003234986327.html This was the other one, out of stock now: www.tindie.com/products/petl/usb-c-cable-tester-c2c-caberqu“:

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Hopefully a newer and more reliable “Computa Pranksta” mouse jiggler device will ever be released

Posted by jpluimers on 2024/05/30

For my link archive as this was a cool idea, but for many their device didn’t last that long:

[Wayback/Archive] ElectricRCAircraftGuy/eRCaGuy_ComputaPranksta_Support: Public support for my “Computa Pranksta” mouse jiggler device I sell on Amazon and elsewhere.

This device is a mouse jiggler. It keeps your computer awake. It can also be used to have some fun with your friends (please don’t take it too far–it’s meant to be used in good, friendly gest–not for any type of malicious purposes).

Notes:

Links on those USB Mouse Jigglers below, but first some links on the Computa Pranksta:

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Ventoy – open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files.

Posted by jpluimers on 2024/05/16

For my link archive:

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Can you IoT an Airwick air freshener? – James Callaghan

Posted by jpluimers on 2024/02/02

This 2020 project is still so cool!

[Wayback/Wayback] Can you IoT an Airwick air freshener? – James Callaghan:

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Some links on e-Ink displays and Raspberry Pi or ESP32

Posted by jpluimers on 2024/01/23

For my link archive:

–jeroen

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Some links on measuring CO2 and Volatile Organic Compounds in the air

Posted by jpluimers on 2023/05/02

Some links on measuring these:

I was triggered by some messages in a thread:

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Special cartridges with heat-shrink tubing for dymo and brother label writers

Posted by jpluimers on 2023/04/26

Labeling cables is important, especially when you have a lot of them, and it is tough:

  1. Paper and plastic tables tend to loosen over time.
  2. Numbers or letters you can snap on only work on thicker cables and over time tend to break loose (due to plasticisers evaporating).
  3. Permanent markers are less permanent and fade over time.

Hopefully heat-shrink tubing you can print on with either Dymo or Brother laber writers will outlast 3. At least they won’t loosen like 2. and 1.

So I was glad that [Archive] Jilles🏳️‍🌈 (@jilles_com) / Twitter started a thread, which I tried to help keeping coherent.

Some of the messages:

 

–jeroen

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