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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨ickplant@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨[deleted]⁩

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  • henfredemars@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Next you’ll tell me I’m not gonna need those cables. Or that weirdly shaped block of wood leftover from that door installation.

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    • dumbass@leminal.space ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      You know that the second you throw them out and they’re gone, you’re gonna need those exact things to fix something.

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      • henfredemars@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I’d rather have the cluttered cable drawer than something far worse: the feeling of shame at paying money for something I discarded and could have already had for free.

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      • andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I’ve thrown away all but one of each older connector before and just like clockwork, I needed two mini USB later that week. Micro? I was all set. Mini, I thought it was safe now.

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    • herrcaptain@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Don’t let them pressure you! My wife often nags me about my cable drawer, but my tendency to hoard old tech has saved the day more than once.

      We once drove halfway across Canada to a wedding, which was at a campground outside of Montreal. As they were setting up for the reception someone in the wedding party asked if I knew where they could get a particular video adapter. I was like, “Oh, I’ve got one in my bag.” I hadn’t brought that adapter across two provinces for any real reason, but it sure came in handy.

      Another time we were visiting a friend about an hour away. He mentioned needing a power cable for a desktop computer. I was like, “Oh, I’ve got a whole desktop in the trunk of my car. You want the whole thing or just the power cable?”

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      • ulterno@lemmy.kde.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Just be careful when storing HDDs in the trunk. Unless your car has some heavenly suspension, chances are, they might turn unusable in a few years.

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    • capt_wolf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Funny that yesterday I was actually thinking about cleaning out my desk’s junk drawer… I know there’s stuff that’s been in there for 10 years… I’ve transitioned most of my devices to USB C. There’s a lot of crap I know I don’t need and haven’t used in years.

      Help!

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      • henfredemars@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        For better or worse the love of my life randomly discard items from these locations.

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      • i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Get some Velcro cable ties or some twist ties or something.

        Then you should bundle up each cable and categorize them.

        • A/V cables
        • USB cables
        • Power cords
        • Extension cords
        • Specialized chargers
        • Power bricks
        • …and what ever else you might need

        Look at your specialized chargers. Do you still own the devices that those use? Discard if no.

        Look in each category. If you have a lot of any one cable type, consider paring them down. Get rid of anything damaged. I knew someone that went crazy on Mono price and had hundreds of USB micro cables. They donated all but about 50 and they are still doing ok in that department.

        Now for all of your strange cables, it’s a judgement call for you if you want to keep these or not. Does the value they give you (the possibility of needing them again and saving yourself the need to procure a new cable) outweigh the cost of keeping it (the space they take up in your living space or storage, plus the need to have to transport them when you move)? The answer to this is different for everyone. If you have a very small living area, the “cost” of keeping those cables is higher than if you have plenty of space. If you don’t care about technology, that space could have been taken up by something you do care about.

        I know it can be a big undertaking, but you got this!

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    • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Nobody gets to tell me I don’t still need those 10 Firewire cables I bought 20 years ago!

      It’s coming back any day now!

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      • henfredemars@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Spent too much money on the official ones did you?

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    • MonkderDritte@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Been there, replaced all the cables with adapters and 2 or 3 “weird” cables.

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  • random_character_a@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    But the mold, it’s just reaching the age of enlightenment.

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  • Glowstick@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    LPT you can freeze lemons. The texture might change, but you can still use it in some cooking applications and juicing it will still be fine. (After defrosting of course)

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    • theatomictruth@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      If I have too many lemons I’ll squeeze them into ice cube trays and store the cubes in a freezer bag

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      • ulterno@lemmy.kde.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        This is a much better idea than keeping the juice inside the lemons, as they tend to mix with juices from other parts of the lemon and change consistency.

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      • MonkderDritte@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Or just buy concentrate from start.

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  • BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    But only the oldest one, right? Not two newer half lemons

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    • photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Why do you have two half lemons? Did you just use the skin?

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      • RGB3x3@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        The peel? Rind?

        Why does “Lemon Skin” freak me out so much?

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      • BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        That or, and this is far more likely, I missed that I already had a half lemon when I needed one.

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  • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Or just buy one of these instead of buying the lemon. It lasts I don’t know how long, but a very long time.

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    • nifty@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      This is the first time I’ve seen downvotes for something where someone is just giving an innocuous opinion. This says to me that Lemmy has foodies

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      • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I’m amused, to be honest.

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      • JargonWagon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Or they have access to a lemon tree.

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      • gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        It just reminds me of this image:

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    • Railing5132@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      The zest from those sucks! XD

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    • explodicle@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      For thousands of years!

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      • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Is that one they found in an Egyptian tomb still usable on white fish?

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  • Rusty@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Lemons were used to ward off scurvy on months long voyages without refrigeration. I think half a lemon can survive couple of weeks in my fridge.

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    • Sotuanduso@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I wouldn’t be surprised, but if you cut it in half it loses a lot of its protection from the outside world.

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  • growingentropy@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Joke’s on you, I ran into some lemon stealing whores yesterday.

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  • RIP_Cheems@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    No.

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  • QualifiedKitten@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Ummm, acktually, it was on my kitchen counter, and I threw it away like half a day ago.

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  • WanakaTree@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Jokes on you, it’s four half limes in my fridge

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    • WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Couldn’t hold them?

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  • Sam_Bass@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    So half an onion is gtg

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    • ManniSturgis@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      No one leaves half an onion. You just put it in your food. More onion always means more good.

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    • FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Good to go in the bin, yes

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  • SomeBoyo@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Image

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  • kalpol@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Works great for freshening up the disposal

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    • ickplant@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      This is the way, throw the lemon in there with some ice cubes.

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  • FreshLight@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I feel called out… Thank you, though

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  • mrfriki@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    No way! I’ve just put a new one there yesterday (or was it the day before?)

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  • MrJameGumb@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    In my house it’s a quarter bottle of lemon juice that’s been in there for like 6 months. I haven’t thrown it out because it hasn’t actually expired yet lol

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  • Raiderkev@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    OP, u might be colorblind. That’s clearly a half of a lime in my fridge

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  • XTornado@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    But…but…I was going to use it…I am sure of it!

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  • Daft_ish@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Jokes on you. The lemon became sentient and threw me away.

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  • Rubanski@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    NEVER!

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  • db2@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Don’t save them, do that thing where you blend them up with condensed milk and ice.

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    • variants@possumpat.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      What you talking about

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      • db2@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        houseofnasheats.com/brazilian-lemonade-limeade/

        That with lemons

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  • hark@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    That half a lemon doesn’t survive for more than a couple days before I just eat it straight up (if I don’t have anything else to use it for).

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  • chemicalprophet@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It’s still on the cutting board…

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  • ailepet@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    but my mom says it helps against the bad smell

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  • WhoIsTheDrizzle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    If it’s getting bad, use it to do a deep clean on your pans. Let the half lemon soak in the pan and scrub with the rind.

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  • abbadon420@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It’s in my freezer

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  • saltnotsugar@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Hey man. I could totally use that for…some lemonade I could maybe make maybe.

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  • the_grass_trainer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’m getting into the habit of making oleo saccharum with any leftover citrus. Throw it in a jar with a bunch of sugar on it, and tomorrow you have syrup.

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    • ickplant@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      That’s pretty brilliant. Sadly, I just started a keto diet and can’t have sugar. Guess the lemon is going in the trash.

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  • troglodytis@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It’s me. Hi. I’m the lemon, it’s me

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  • scytale@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Why you gotta call me out like that.

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