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Don’t Let Anyone Take Away Your Big Box of Cables - Jim Nielsen’s Blog
blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/hands-off-my-cables/posted in Technology
Don’t Let Anyone Take Away Your Big Box of Cables - Jim Nielsen’s Blog
blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/hands-off-my-cables/Replying to @lebkuchen@feddit.org
I used to neatly coil and velcro strap all of these. Seems like there was a time where I’d sometimes use them. Now it’s all madness and a usb cord isn’t trustworthy at all as far as how much charge it can carry or data rate etc. More and more I just through out anything that isn’t especially high quality. I don’t like that, but it only adds to the chaos to keep everything.
Replying to @Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
If you ever do computer shit, buy one decent length Thunderbolt 5 cable. It will be much more clearly marked, and it’s compatible with USB4.
USB-C is a fucking nightmare, just treat them all as charging cables unless it is explicitly obvious.