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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)
  1. The inventor of clear retail bubble packs

  2. Shorty McDonald, electrical engineer responsible for too short power cords on eveery appliance.

  3. Inventor of USB type 1 plugs.

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Initially USB connectors were meant to be reversible, kind of how USB C works, but the money men said nay.

[–] criticon@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago

I think the money man are a better target overall

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago

Engineer who thought ultra white LEDs in cars was a good idea, and any pickup truck front end designer