• dumbass@leminal.space
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    6 months ago

    You know that the second you throw them out and they’re gone, you’re gonna need those exact things to fix something.

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      6 months ago

      I’d rather have the cluttered cable drawer than something far worse: the feeling of shame at paying money for something I discarded and could have already had for free.

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        6 months ago

        I’ve had people mock me for my cable pile, then comes the day they need some weird obscure connection that hasn’t been on the market for a decade, not so stupid now is it my friend …

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        6 months ago

        I still have a FireWire 400 to DV cable.

        I no longer have a DV Camera or a FireWire 400 port, but I’m keeping that damn cable.

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      6 months ago

      I’ve thrown away all but one of each older connector before and just like clockwork, I needed two mini USB later that week. Micro? I was all set. Mini, I thought it was safe now.