On: Why that Thunderbolt add-in card doesn't work prop...

[caslon]

"Thing does not Fulfill Requirements so you don't get Desired Outcome."

This is a pattern that literally every human understands in their own niche.

"The Pizza was made with Cake Flour so it's Low-Quality."

"The Blade was made with Low-Carbon Steel so it's Unsafe and Weak."

"The Cable was made Without the Proper Materials so It's Subpar.

[Talanes → caslon]

That's not the problem the average person is trying to solve though, they want to know how they're supposed to tell the different kinds of flour apart.

[caslon → Talanes]

Still pretty simple:

"Just like with flour, keep them in their own containers, and keep track of which container is which. If you lose track, bake something small as a test or test the cable by plugging it in."

[xboxnolifes → caslon]

I much prefer the other solution we have for flour. Having them labeled. Literally just need colored bands on the cable like a resister.

[HPsquared → xboxnolifes]

They tried that for USB 3.0: blue plastic instead of black. (though that was also a bit of a disaster)