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Don’t Let Anyone Take Away Your Big Box of Cables - Jim Nielsen’s Blog (blog.jim-nielsen.com)
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[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 55 points 4 days ago

So much depends upon the box of cables.

Recently rediscovered this as I did some reorganization. This is also an opportunity to reaffirm Chesterton's Fence.

Dont get rid of a cord until you know what it goes with and you dont need the thing it goes with any longer. It takes up basically zero space if you twist tie it and place it in a special unknown cables box seperate from cables which you know or can easily visualy infer what they go with

[-] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 days ago

I guess I don't have such a box, my box is full of USBs câbles: A / B / C and derivates like the disgustings 3.0 versions of USB micro-B and B

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 20 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Still pays to retain yet not have them become a Rat King

[-] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I have 2 boxes. One for current cables in use on new devices, and one for old stuff. Everything gets coiled and e-taped (over-undered even if it’s long enough)

I had to dig through the old one for a display cable and and an adapter just yesterday!

[-] garibaldi_biscuit@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)
[-] socsa@piefed.social 4 points 4 days ago

Ok, I know what it goes to and I know I don't need that thing, but what if I need this specific gauge of for some future project?

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Sounds like you feel you may need it later

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