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[–] devedeset@lemmy.zip 22 points 4 days ago (3 children)

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 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The dinky ones that come with monitors or industrial ones the size of a 30 foot garden hose?

[–] coronach@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They certainly come in all shapes and sizes. Maybe I should get the latter so it could double as rope.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

Do you want the type with five BNCs on one end?

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

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

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 3 days ago

Dude, it's a law of the universe: If you throw away something, you will desperately need it soon after. Everybody knows that.