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Post your worst cable clutter

blakespot

blakespot

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I just added a Gigabit ethernet switch to my entertainment center (my media PC died and while it was on the workbench, I got an XBOX 360, so now I've got two units that need to be on the LAN in there) and, in doing, noticed quite a clutter.

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-- Gallery w/ some pics around front of this mess:
http://pix.blakespot.com/view/computers/plasma_tv/



blakespot
 
Swarmlord

Swarmlord

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Sep 18, 2006
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Dang! I can't find the photo at the moment, but I had one that beat that all to heck. We had a wiring closet that looked like it was connected by rats. I'll post it if I find it.
 
Killyp

Killyp

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Jun 14, 2006
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Well I've had some pretty messy bands in the studio which has resulted in cables everywhere across an entire room, but in terms of permanent setup, I've always been a freak at keeping cables to an absolute minimum. This is the most I ever had, when I still had a fully blown theatre in my bedroom:

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b0tt094

b0tt094

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mattcube64

mattcube64

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May 21, 2006
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After my friends come over, and we've been switching systems, TVs, and wifi adapters throughout the night, and bringing stuff downstairs:

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My room only looks like this a few days a year. :p
 
M

Melkor

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annk said:
This is not mine. :eek: Reminded me of a great pic I saw at work once, and seemed appropriate to this thread.

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damn, I like the sign they have there lol! I can only imagin if someone took one out how hard it would be to find it...
 
sycho

sycho

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Oct 7, 2006
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Am I the only one that wants to track you guys down and make the clutter go away?:eek: :confused:
 
SkyBell

SkyBell

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Texas, unfortunately.
mattcube64 said:
After my friends come over, and we've been switching systems, TVs, and wifi adapters throughout the night, and bringing stuff downstairs:
My room only looks like this a few days a year. :p
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Why is your iPod halfway under your desk? :eek:


How about this?
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Or this?
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OR THIS?!
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Yeah, I'm not organized in the real world.:)
 
SkyBell

SkyBell

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Texas, unfortunately.
annk said:
What kind of animal is in the cage? If it's a Guinea pig, you'd better get those cables away. :) They have a way of chewing and frying themselves.
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Well, no casualties yet, but they have chewed through they're share of USB cables and Game controllers...

EDIT: Just found them chewing on my Ethernet cord... I gotta be more careful.
 
iBookG4user

iBookG4user

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Jun 27, 2006
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Mine isn't nearly as bad as some of the aforementioned ones, but it's still not the cleanest.
 

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dllavaneras

dllavaneras

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Feb 12, 2005
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I have my share of cable clutter, bit it's all properly hidden :D
Power cable (for my mac), keyboard, mouse, card reader, iPod cable, headphones, scanner, external HD and external burner (with the corresponding FW cables and power cables), Ethernet cable...
 
sam10685

sam10685

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