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Context: this is a legit screenshot I took on my workplace around 1.5 years ago. Hopefully it's been patched by now? Completely ridiculous behavior

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[-] Knusper@feddit.de 23 points 10 months ago

Somewhat tangential, but USB-C docking stations, as useful as it is to have everything in one cable, it can also be annoying.

At the office, I often just want to charge my laptop with them, but they also give me a wired internet connection, which, thanks to corporate networking shitfuckery, doesn't work. So, every time I plug in, I have to disable that wired connection.

Also, recently a colleague had problems getting her headset working when she was plugged into certain docks, ultimately due to a bug in the OS.
Like, alright, that should be fixed in the OS, but that USB-C dock doesn't even have a speaker attached to it. It's completely useless that it shows up as an audio device.
And even after we found a workaround to fix her headset, she will now have to switch over her audio device every time she plugs into a dock.

So, basically it's now one step to plug in the cable, but potentially multiple steps to undo half of what you unwillingly plugged in...

[-] FrozenCorgi@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Can't you just unplug the dock from the wired connection instead?

[-] Knusper@feddit.de 2 points 10 months ago

I can, but it's a shared workplace, so I can't just leave it unplugged.

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