SoylentNews is people
SoylentNews
EU Proposes New Legislation That Would Force Apple to Bring USB-C to iPhones, iPads, and AirPods
Apple has shifted nearly every portable device to tout a USB-C port, except for its iPhone lineup, its AirPods family, and low-cost iPad. Why the company does not shift to an all-USB-C affair might have to do with receiving royalty payments from partners that manufacture third-party accessories of the proprietary port, but that arrangement might come to an end, thanks to a legislation from the EU.
The proposed legislation would force all consumer electronics, not just Apple, which sell devices in Europe, to incorporate USB-C ports in a variety of products, ranging from smartphones, tablets, headphones, cameras, portable speakers, handheld consoles, and others. Calling it the 'common port,' the European Union claims that switching all products to USB-C would not just have benefits to the environment, but annual monetary savings for consumers that mount to $293 million.
Impact assessment study on common chargers of portable devices
Also at Reuters, NYT, BBC, AppleInsider, and Politico.
Previously: The Dream Of A Common Charger Is Alive, Despite Apple's Complaining
(Score: 5, Informative) by MostCynical on Thursday September 23 2021, @09:50PM (3 children)
in the UK and in Australia, hot water was often stored in a non-pressurized cistern in the roof, and hot water was only gravity fed to the taps in the house.
The plumbing standards said no mixing taps, as the pressurized mains could flow into the hot system (backwards) and because the 'still' water could flow back into the mains.
Either way there were problems - cisterns could grow mould, but the pipes on the 'cold' side could also corrode from the hot water, or you could have no warm water in your 'hot' pipes from the pressurized cold water flowing through your hot pipes (no one likes a cold shower)
Easier and safer to make them separate until they join at the tap - so you need two open taps and a blocked outlet/faucet/shower rose to cause cross-flow.
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 24 2021, @12:20AM (2 children)
Easy solution: clean the pipes regularly.
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Friday September 24 2021, @04:35AM (1 child)
doesn't help the pressure side preventing/blocking warm water flow..
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 24 2021, @03:32PM
I suggest a gentle back and forth action. Females seem to be able to master it by about 19.