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submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I refactor the box every year because there are usually some new cables.

Some simple empirical rules:

keep the shorter cables
maximum of 3 cables of the same type: for donating, for lending, for spare
USB cables that can transfer data > USB cables that don't transfer data
no damaged cables
store long cables as coils (tied up tight)
store short cables in bunches (tied up tight)
should be sorted and grouped into categories
box should be sealed, but aired out once in a while (outgassing)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wait, there are USB cables that don’t transfer data? What do they do then, charge only?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yup. Notorious with usb c cables. Lots of battery powered tools give you a cable that only works for charging, and looks the exact same. I guess you could test the cable and mark them as charge only, but it's a hassle

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I've got a USB-c cable that can charge and transfer data at high speeds... But ask it to transfer display data to a screen and it won't do a thing.

The USB-c standard is a nightmare... While having the same port for everything sounds like a decent idea to reduce waste, not every product requires the full spec. Maybe mandatory labeling (like some companies are doing already) would be a solution, but it's rather late to start with that now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

One time I had an ex ask me for some obscure cable that I happened to have. We went over to my cable drawer and as I pulled it out she said "Why do you have this drawer of random cables?"

FOR THIS EXACT PURPOSE BECCA YOU BITCH

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

You never know where you'll be when you need a mini-B usb to 30 pin apple sync cable.