<![CDATA[Is there an official scientific name for this condition?]]>Is there an official scientific name for this condition?

You find cables for hardware you haven’t owned in decades, and somehow your brain still insists, “Better keep these. They might come in handy.”

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/1d862d0f-adfc-4cf1-a560-d7b46b6879f7/is-there-an-official-scientific-name-for-this-conditionRSS for NodeThu, 13 Aug 2026 15:51:50 GMTSun, 02 Aug 2026 08:39:44 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Is there an official scientific name for this condition? on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:56:00 GMT]]>@masek Separation anxiety?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://radikal.social/users/malte/statuses/117026256375773276https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://radikal.social/users/malte/statuses/117026256375773276Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:56:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is there an official scientific name for this condition? on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:52:56 GMT]]>@masek is there a name for when you've thrown away the cables for a thing, then find the thing and, although obsolete, you wish you could boot it — but you can't because no cables?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/fishidwardrobe/statuses/117026244294015615https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/fishidwardrobe/statuses/117026244294015615Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:52:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is there an official scientific name for this condition? on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:46:14 GMT]]>@nuintari @masek
This happened to me pretty recently. My modem's power cable crapped out and, sure enough, I had an old power cable that had the same specs. Had my Internet back up in like 5 minutes.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/jargoggles/statuses/117026217934884750https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/jargoggles/statuses/117026217934884750Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:46:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is there an official scientific name for this condition? on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:37:04 GMT]]>@masek
That's BDSM.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://23.social/users/musevg/statuses/117026181884939496https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://23.social/users/musevg/statuses/117026181884939496Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:37:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is there an official scientific name for this condition? on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:31:01 GMT]]>@masek
Just on Friday evening I had a call with the dad of a friend of my kids, struggling with assembling their first homebrew PC. What did they use to test whether everything works? Yes VGA.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://23.social/users/musevg/statuses/117026158108750781https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://23.social/users/musevg/statuses/117026158108750781Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:31:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is there an official scientific name for this condition? on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:28:14 GMT]]>@masek
Always. Forever.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/thegib/statuses/117026147159166130https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/thegib/statuses/117026147159166130Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:28:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is there an official scientific name for this condition? on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:28:06 GMT]]>@masek @briankrebs ‘Middle aged’

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gpshewan/statuses/117026146618687028https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gpshewan/statuses/117026146618687028Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:28:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is there an official scientific name for this condition? on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:24:53 GMT]]>@catsalad @briankrebs @masek

Assuming you mean ‘year’ when you say ‘month’: Same!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/david_chisnall/statuses/117026133991205615https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/david_chisnall/statuses/117026133991205615Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:24:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is there an official scientific name for this condition? on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:22:18 GMT]]>@masek @briankrebs Retro Computer Collector. I have regretted every old computer cable I’ve tossed. Not true of iPhone cables, though.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.danmorgandesigns.com/ap/users/116765804800813889/statuses/117026123829647505https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.danmorgandesigns.com/ap/users/116765804800813889/statuses/117026123829647505Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:22:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is there an official scientific name for this condition? on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:21:05 GMT]]>@nikolaihampton @masek

Ohh, I spoke about her dialect only 😉

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/DavidBruchmann/statuses/117026119027267213https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/DavidBruchmann/statuses/117026119027267213Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:21:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is there an official scientific name for this condition? on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:20:28 GMT]]>@masek I’m glad I saved my old parallel laplink cable from 40 years ago. Came in handy when I needed to transfer some data off an old XT. :).

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/rvdbijl/statuses/117026116617493011https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/rvdbijl/statuses/117026116617493011Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:20:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is there an official scientific name for this condition? on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:11:05 GMT]]>@lxs @masek @nikolaihampton
Brilliant! 😂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116927128235754737/statuses/117026079758584018https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116927128235754737/statuses/117026079758584018Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:11:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is there an official scientific name for this condition? on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:09:50 GMT]]>@masek @trendytoots
Not sure about an official DSM-5 diagnosis, but it would totally make a great reality show. We'll call it "Coarders".

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116927128235754737/statuses/117026074839905085https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116927128235754737/statuses/117026074839905085Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:09:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is there an official scientific name for this condition? on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:08:22 GMT]]>@catsalad @briankrebs @masek … this and more on today’s episode of Cable Hoarders.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/T2R/statuses/117026069051336782https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/T2R/statuses/117026069051336782Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:08:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is there an official scientific name for this condition? on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:04:09 GMT]]>@masek VGA to hdmi, HDMI to display port, PS2 to USB, Game port to USB (!), and don't make start with how many RJ45 to USBC and the different sizes of hard drive cables...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Johns_priv/statuses/117026052465560056https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Johns_priv/statuses/117026052465560056Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:04:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is there an official scientific name for this condition? on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:57:43 GMT]]>@masek bin sacks full😉

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115370774274956077/statuses/117026027197556542https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115370774274956077/statuses/117026027197556542Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:57:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is there an official scientific name for this condition? on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:54:42 GMT]]>@masek hoarder. Same problem here.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/splinux/statuses/117026015290106218https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/splinux/statuses/117026015290106218Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:54:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is there an official scientific name for this condition? on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:54:14 GMT]]>@nuintari @masek i did a minor cable purge a few years ago and sure as shit, a couple of months later needed one of the purged cables.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://thecanadian.social/users/Bolt/statuses/117026013478571112https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://thecanadian.social/users/Bolt/statuses/117026013478571112Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:54:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is there an official scientific name for this condition? on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:53:28 GMT]]>@boksy

#4 — that’s it— all wires into the sarcophagus! 😂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/krystyna/statuses/117026010461325895https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/krystyna/statuses/117026010461325895Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:53:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is there an official scientific name for this condition? on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:46:53 GMT]]>@masek @catsalad yes, the scientific name is geek. And it shall be celebrated, especially when non-geeks “need to get data off an old device I just found”

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dpp/statuses/117025984555860386https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dpp/statuses/117025984555860386Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:46:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is there an official scientific name for this condition? on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:39:51 GMT]]>@DavidBruchmann @masek what did you say about my mother?!?!? 😀

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/nikolaihampton/statuses/117025956908435388https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/nikolaihampton/statuses/117025956908435388Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:39:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is there an official scientific name for this condition? on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:31:23 GMT]]>@masek I have used VGA in last year to troubleshoot a monitor

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CliffsEsport/statuses/117025923602118695https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CliffsEsport/statuses/117025923602118695Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:31:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is there an official scientific name for this condition? on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:29:33 GMT]]>@masek
a serial killer dubbed the USB strangler is just around the corner, but the possibly suspects are way too many to narrow down the number

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lowlevel/statuses/117025916421201106https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lowlevel/statuses/117025916421201106Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:29:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is there an official scientific name for this condition? on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:21:12 GMT]]>@masek

I recognize myself, but kinda wonder if this is a similar pattern to what I noticed with my grandparents (and many of their generation). With them, it came from having experienced periods of extreme scarcity where stuff wasn't generally available. Keep what you have, fix what you have before replacing it, keep broken stuff with parts that might become a spare for something else. Often neatly tucked away and labelled "pieces of string too short to be useful".

For the tech generation, we've experienced buying good gear at significant cost. Cabling has always been a challenge. When I replace stuff, there's often this idea that "I'll be able to use this for something later" then never do. I often ascribe a higher value than what is warranted to once loved objects. (Also, you feel vindicated every time a new device arrives with a 20cm long power cable.)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/airwhale/statuses/117025883575969032https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/airwhale/statuses/117025883575969032Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:21:12 GMT