The way two of the usb's are one way while the other is another way

nah that's diabolical

Looks to me like they wanted to differentiate the USB 3 port (blue) from the USB 2 ports (black). What that accomplishes, who TF knows...

"hey Tim, we are too damn cheap to spend the extra 4 cents and get USB 3 for all ports, even though it's been a standard for almost 2 decades... what should we do to help the users realize they got a piece of shit case?"
"fuck em and piss em off"
"I like your style"
- On one hand yes, on the other hand though USB3 is wildly overkill for driving your keyboard.
  I can really see both sides of this argument to be honest.
- Nah, for some reason no device puts USB3 on every port.
I'd say if you're hooking a mouse/keyboard/headset in, the USB 2 are fine. If you're plugging a flashdrive/external drive in use the USB 3. Also if you want to charge a device, you'll prefer the USB 3, they have near double the amperage. I assume they were just trying to make the user recognize the ports were different.
- Good point actually.... Never thought abt it that way
- I just meant the reversal of orientation. Since I obviously recognized what the color scheme represents, I didn't think I'd have to go into detail on the basics.
Well, it accomplishes breaking the standard...
And the USB3 port that you would expect to get some attention is the wrong one.
Differentiating the color is one thing, but I feel like flipping the socket over is more for when the device is using the port for some nonstandard purpose (e.g. when you have a port dedicated to plugging in a thumb drive to update the device firmware).

That's to guarantee you have to try plugging the USB cable in in all four available orientations before it fits.

Guess it helps differentiate the USB3 from the USB2.

I was going to ask if the blue one is smaller....?
- Blue usually indicates USB3 and the black are probably USB2. USB3 is "supposed" to be backwards compatible, and is most of the time, but I've ran into a few instances where USB2 devices don't quite work as well or as reliably when connected to a USB3 port, so a lot of motherboard manufacturers still include a couple USB2 ports for things like keyboards and mice that don't need the extra speed and may be finnicky on newer ports.
- It’s not smaller but it is faster.

It doesn't matter. You gonna make at least 3 tries, before it goes in.

Sometimes need more because the usb becomes a bit floppy
- Vertainly not a solid state storage

That's actually a really good design because it guarantees you get the higher speed USB port even when giving a computer the ol' reach around.

Of course, that ignores that nobody alive is able to find the usb port without spending way too long feeling around or just pulling it out and looking.

- I've seen another one that states that the fact that you have to try 3 times means that USB connectors exist in 4 spatial dimensions.
I'm not following...
- Orientation:
  Traditional USB Type A connectors require that the plug be inserted in a particular orientation.
  However, the plug is also symmetrical-enough that it's hard to figure out, by feel, what the correct orientation is. The result is that when plugging a USB plug into something out-of-sight, like a socket on the back of a computer, it can be very frustrating to get the plug in. If one decides --- incorrectly --- that a misaligned plug isn't going in because it's just the wrong way around and flips it, something quite easy to do, then one faces more fumbling around until one flips it again. Irritation over this has driven a number of jokes.
  All USB connectors up until Type C required that a user plug the plug in in some orientation and had some degree of this problem --- Type B, mini USB, micro USB --- but USB Type A plugs were both nearly identical and often on the back of things, where the socket was out of sight.
  USB Type C connectors eliminated the problem by simply making the plug support being plugged in in either orientation.
  Speed:
  There are different speeds of USB connectors. USB A connectors are (sometimes, though not always) color-coded to provide various information to a user about what they support:
  https://www.corsair.com/us/en/explorer/diy-builder/storage/usb-port-colors-explained/
  There are a number of colors, but blue USB 3.0 is probably what the parent is talking about. Many computers have some ports that support a higher speed, and are marked in blue. In OP's picture, you can see some ports that are black (USB 2.0) and one that is blue (probably USB 3.0).

This actually seems helpful. You can tell which one is the USB3 port without looking.

positively devilish

That's the kind of shit OT god would have made and Lucifer would've pointed out the absurdity of.

Dude. The steam decks dock has two usb ports chilling, and then there's a random third port thats sideways.

I'll take it. But really?

Is this loss?
Wait, I have 3 ports on that thing? I never turn it around and look, I just line up against my gamepad dongle for adding a cable for charging. Huh. Guess I'll have to look lol.
- There's two on top of eachother, and another next to those that's sideways. Next to the Internet input.
  Fun fact, usb hubs work great with it. I have a wireless mouse and keyboard plugged into it.

Frankly, the way the topic sentence was formulated is mildly infuriating...

You might be able to fix that depending on what the internal setup is. Looks like the top of your tower, shouldn't be too hard to get to

At first I thought you were annoyed at how misaligned they are.

What brand and model is that?