USB Cables
USB Cables
[15 USB cables are shown lying in a column. They are mostly very similar, with small differences. To the right of the cables there are 12 labels, as three of the labels belongs to three sets of two cables.] [2 cables] Carry power but not data Carries data but not power Too short Charges phone slowly Won't auto-activate portable charger [2 cables] Has annoying ferrite lumps Heavy and not very flexible [2 cables] Frayed Plug doesn't fit through case Needs to be twisted to keep working Weird shape The good one
[Caption below the panel:] The law of USB cables: No matter how many you get, you only ever have one good one.

In this comic, Randall states the 'Law of USB cables': You will never have more than one which has no problems now matter how many you get. Now that most devices charge off USB, having a cable (specifically, USB-A (the big end) to Micro-B or USB-C (the small end)) is essential. However, most USB cables are cheaply made, and carrying them around quickly damages them. This comic lists some common (and not so common) problems with USB cables.
The title text refers to the popular meme " Tag yourself, I'm... " which is used with pictures containing lots of strange objects, phrases or other elements. The phrase prompts people to identify individual elements from the image that they personally feels matches their own identity, usually self-deprecatingly. (The meme stems from Facebook, where people can place tags identifying themselves in photos, but has spread to other websites without an actual tagging system.) Here, Randall suggests that, like a USB cable, he's frayed. "I'm frayed" is also a pun on the sentence "I'm afraid" that is commonly added to the end of a comment which the speaker believes may leave a negative impression on the listener.
[15 USB cables are shown lying in a column. They are mostly very similar, with small differences. To the right of the cables there are 12 labels, as three of the labels belongs to three sets of two cables.] [2 cables] Carry power but not data Carries data but not power Too short Charges phone slowly Won't auto-activate portable charger [2 cables] Has annoying ferrite lumps Heavy and not very flexible [2 cables] Frayed Plug doesn't fit through case Needs to be twisted to keep working Weird shape The good one
[Caption below the panel:] The law of USB cables: No matter how many you get, you only ever have one good one.
