Man decides to keep box of cables he’s had since 2002 for another year : theonion

[-] saltesc@lemmy.world 91 points 4 months ago

Yes, yes. Make the jokes... Forget all those times the box of cables saved the day.

[-] fading_person@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 months ago

People like to make fun of the ones with cable boxes, but they always come to them in times of need

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[-] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 61 points 4 months ago

Rookie. My box has been growing since the '90s

Never know when you're going to need an RJ11 POTS connector!

[-] Gnugit@aussie.zone 39 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I just picked up someone else's box from the roadside trash to add to my collection.

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Great idea. Now you have to sneak it into the house without the wife knowing

"Whatcha got there?"

"Nothing, just some cables."

"More cables? Don't we have enough? Where did those come from?"

"Nowhere, just found'em"

"Found'em where?"

"Just around"

"Around where?"

"By...some trash."

"Are you trash picking tech again? I told you, we have enough junk, we don't need to collect other people's junk, too!"

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[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 27 points 4 months ago

looks at token ring hardware

You never know.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

I think I actually finally threw out the token ring hub.

But I kept all the BNC cables and terminators.

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[-] Noite_Etion@lemmy.world 35 points 4 months ago

What if i need that coax cable 10 years from now, what am I going to do, buy another one?

[-] warbond@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

You can buy them? Is that where they come from??? I have so many from cable boxes and modems over the years

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[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 30 points 4 months ago

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[-] Chivera@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago

I threw away an RCA cable a while ago. Yesterday I needed it and had to buy a new one 😞. Never again.

[-] devedeset@lemmy.zip 19 points 4 months ago

My wife jokes about this a lot but there's been at least 5 times over the past few years where I just happened to have the exact cable required in the box.

I do go through it every so often. I'm not hoarding VGA and DVI cables

[-] coronach@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 4 months ago

Just keeping the one VGA cable which does get some use!

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[-] Evotech@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Yeah I keep a few gens back. But sensible. It fits one drawer :p

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[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

i keep them in labeled containers: data cables, audio cables, power cables and extension cords

[-] 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

I still keep them all in one giant box, but they're all sorted and velcroed together

[-] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Amateur. You're supposed to just throw them all in a giant tangled mess. I'm gonna laugh when you need one and you don't even have to spend an hour figuring out what's what.

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[-] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 15 points 4 months ago

Listen, some day I will need to hook up a dot matrix printer.

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[-] paequ2@lemmy.today 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

What if I need my firewire cable this year?!

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[-] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago

Laugh all you want, but the week after I recycled the mini USB cable I had never used we were gifted a baby monitor that, of fucking course, needed a mini USB.

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[-] silt_haddock@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

Just like the box of screws my great grand father passed down to my grand father, then to my father and finally to me. This multigenerational collection of screws from goodness knows where will keep growing until I bestow it on the heir to my estate.

[-] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 6 points 4 months ago

At this point you cannot even get rid of it because it's an heirloom

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[-] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

We are all Man on this blessed day.

I'll keep my growing box of crap I'll never use forever and ever... ya never know, I might need that old DB9 cable for something...

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Literally needed a DB9 cable the other month, I had actually moved it from my standard cable bins to the vintage cable box that I was going to drop off at the e-waste facility. This was the second cable I've had to rescue from that box. I am now just keeping that box.

[-] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 4 months ago

since 2002

Amateur.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

Only 2002? Amateur

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[-] Madrigal@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

2002? Amateur.

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[-] xep@discuss.online 10 points 4 months ago

I think it's fair that this is posted annually, but I don't like that it is.

[-] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Just one box?

[-] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 months ago

I used to have a collection of cardboard boxes for this stuff, but I organized everything into ziplock bags and then a set of transparent storage drawers, way nicer setup, can actually find things if I need them again.

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[-] sirdorius@programming.dev 8 points 4 months ago

I just threw out my mum's CRT TV last week (unfortunately was beyond repair, RIP). I decided to keep the SCART cable just in case I might need it some day...

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[-] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 8 points 4 months ago

2002? Pfft, amateur (and I moved mine across an ocean!)

[-] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 7 points 4 months ago

No joke. I did keep the cables and some became useful again!

[-] magikmw@piefed.social 7 points 4 months ago

I feel seen.

[-] ellen.kimble@piefed.social 7 points 4 months ago

Emotional support cables

[-] Soapbox@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 months ago

A few years ago, I organized mine into bins by rough category. (AV, USB, Dongles, AC power, DC adapters) I pull and use something probably at least once a month.

[-] pikachus_ghost_uncle@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Hey he’s me! Ten of the same power bricks. A bundle of Ethernet cable that I keep for just in case. 5 power cables. Six hdmi cables. A box of computer case fans even though I’ll never need them. Like 50 micro usb cables.

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[-] morriscox@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

I swear that power cables breed.

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

Until you need a specific one.

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[-] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

How is this satire?

I still have my old AT power supply and IDE cables and one day again, it'll be my time to shine!

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[-] Chozo@fedia.io 6 points 4 months ago

I felt so called out by this that I just threw away a box of cables. Thank you for giving me the push I needed to wait hold on I think I still need those USB-A cables for that old printer I've got in storage so I should dig those out of the trash real quick

[-] zergtoshi@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Only cables?
Don't you have Sound Blaster for ISA bus in that box, for when... you know... just in case?
Or a Pioneer U03-S SCSI DVD-ROM drive for when you need something that plays all region codes?
Or a Pentium 60 for when you want to see that bug again?
Some things are just gone when they're gone. And no, the PS/2-USB adapter isn't up for grabs!

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[-] Pistcow@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Over my cold dead body

[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago

I feel personally attacked.

[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 5 points 4 months ago

By reading this comment you are now cursed:

One week after you choose to dispose of any of those cables, you will need one of them.

[-] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 months ago

Joke's on you, I already had that curse. Now, I have tons of boxes of cables, all clearly labeled.

[-] SalamenceFury@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

I'm in this post and I don't like it.

[-] regedit@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 months ago

I'm in this article and feel personally attacked!

[-] Pulptastic@midwest.social 5 points 4 months ago

2002? Those are rookie numbers.

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