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[–] 0 points 3 years ago

I showed this to my wife, "see! I'm not the only one".

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    I used to have a graveyard of old computer parts and cables and finally got rid of most of it..But I still lug around hard drives laptops and phones from 10+ years ago whenever I move. I'm way too paranoid to trash them with all their unencrypted data sitting there, way too lazy to properly wipe them with DBAN or whatever, and way too scared to try and melt them with thermite, which is really the only way to be sure. I don't really know what to do so I'll probably just hold onto them for fifty years or so and let someone else deal with it one way or another.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago

    Going into my place my mom was happy to see a plant in the box

    I was sorry to admit that they are in a bigger box now

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago

    That was way more relatable than it should have been...

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago

    I lost my box of support cables in a flood last year :(

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    B-but ... I might need that ADB cable some day!!

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago

    Way too many times I have need a specific "obsolete" cable or connector not commonly sold anywhere only after having decided that I don't need it and can throw it away. I've then been forced to buy a replacement at a ridiculous markup from some random eBay seller. Now I tend to keep those cables bagged up with the obsolete tech they belong to if I can. Now I have a tub of functional, well organized, emotional support obsolete tech. I refuse to give up my last floppy disk drive, cassette deck, VCR, or PlayStation.

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