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A retro problem (fedia.io)

submitted 7 months ago by Maven@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 10 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Why is there an orange dot on the plug?

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

just for fun

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[–] RickRussell_CA@lemmy.ml 9 points 7 months ago

"That's when I realized the threads were stripped."

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Pff. I'll be fine. I have a Hercules graphics card.

See? No twisty things.

I can still play games, right?

[–] thawed_caveman@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

yeah some games

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 8 points 7 months ago

lol I came across a dvi cable plugged into a crappy old lcd the other day and this is exactly what happened

[–] AnnaFrankfurter@lemmy.ml 8 points 7 months ago (18 children)

Can someone explain what is this to people born in this century.

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[–] The_Tired_Horizon@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Kind of wish USB has securing screws sometimes ..the amount of times I've accidentally caught a cable and yanked one out (oo-er)

[–] Imprudent3449@lemm.ee 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Depends on the device I imagine. Way back in the olden days I remember pulling my NES along with a handful of games down from the tv stand because I caught a controller walking by. When Xbox introduced the break away cords it was a Godsend in our clumsy house.

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[–] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

When I worked IT for a call center I had to deal with so many of these that I ended up only screwing one side. Still held firmly in place, less work.

[–] coaxil@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Don't forget fucking bent pins.... Urrggghhhhh

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