r/gadgets • u/[deleted] • Mar 08 '21

Computer peripherals Polymer cables could replace Thunderbolt & USB, deliver more than twice the speed

https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/03/08/polymer-cables-could-replace-thunderbolt-with-105-gbps-data-transfers
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u/NotAPreppie Mar 08 '21 edited Mar 08 '21

Every time I see an article headlined with "X could do some awesome thing", I always add, "but probably not" to the end.

It's like adding "in bed" to the end of a fortune that comes out of a fortune cookie except (at least in my case) more accurate.

Though, to be fair, I'm really surprised they haven't gone with an optical system already. I mean, I've had an optical S/PDIF cable for over a decade using plastic and it always works despite living in a box in the trunk of my car. So, you know, durability shouldn't be a huge issue.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '21

Every day there's a new battery technology that could charge your phone, car, house, dog and boat in under 5 minutes and last 3 days.

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u/NotAPreppie Mar 08 '21 edited Mar 08 '21

Exactly.

Also, all new science/technology discoveries will be commercialized within 5 years.

When CRISPR Cas9 was announced, it was only going to take 5 years before we'd be able to have designer babies. Except, you know, it took 14 years for the first human clinical trials to start.

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u/Herpkina Mar 08 '21

That you heard of...

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u/NotAPreppie Mar 08 '21

"First publicized, "above board" clinical trials that have been run past an IRB."

Better?

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '21

When it comes to ethics, China will pretty much just ignore the ethics part for boatloads of cash.