If you don't think about it, it doesn't seem like a bad idea. If you do, you realized how incredibly complex the whole thing is
For everyone that's interested, the included USB cable is wired like this:
GND -------> GND
D+ -------> VCC
D- -------> VCC
VCC -------> VCC
So it is a non-standard cable! I measured by checking continuity between the USB A plug, and the USB C connector with a USB A adapter on it. None of my probes are small enough for a USB C connector's pins directly.
There was a bit in the video about this that ended up on the cutting room floor, my bad! canna.to. 0 IN CNAME notice.cuii.info.
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