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submitted 8 months ago by Lisk91@sh.itjust.works to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I once saw someone make a video cable by dissecting the strands of a power cable and insulating them with packing table.

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[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

In place of a 3 cord red/white/yellow cable? That's a simple analogue cable, it'll be fine

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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

No. In place of a HDMI cable. It was somehow short enough that interference wasn't an issue.

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