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wrecker_vs_dracula [comrade/them]

wrecker_vs_dracula@hexbear.net
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Mixing up C and S, leaving out articles, confusion of simple present and present progressive tenses. Hmm these are common English errors Russian speakers make.

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The author portrays an evolution of social and economic theory that passes from Marx to Weber to Foucault. In other words, Marx without Lenin. The tactic is diversionary rather than disinformative. Insofar as you will discuss Marxism, it will be in the context of critiques of Marx made by academics operating in capitalist countries. I don’t mean to say that Weber’s or Foucault’s theories are entirely wrong headed, just that as long as you are occupied with them you will be ignoring the strains of Marxist theory that have underpinned any actually successful Marxist political project.

If you want to pick nits though, this passage made me squint:

Democratic government was the result of a political revolution of a new class-the commercial and industrial capitalists or, as Marx called them, the bourgeoisie.

Here the author is stating without citation that Marx believed democracy was achieved by bourgeois revolution. Big if true. Perhaps a certain kind of democracy within a certain class? Where did Marx make this claim?

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What do you think of weeb’s take that this is a spoiling attack?

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If the source is ‘Iran Observer’ or some crap then people will make fun of you.

Moscow Times was posted a few months ago, and there was surprisingly little ridicule. But that was off the mega.

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Help to the starving in the American manner

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Yo I have never listened to Kino, and I don’t know anything about them. I didn’t even know the Russian name for the CIA before I googled “ЦРУ”. It is fuzzy, but that’s what it looks like to me if that is indeed a label.

Edit: the letters are written in white

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It’s a little fuzzy, but I think it says ЦРУ, which is the Russian spelling of CIA.

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It was easier to write about switches when the cherry corporation still held the patents for the most popular style of mechanical switch. There are now other manufacturers that make equivalent switches. Maybe they’re better, maybe they’re worse, idk. At least we’re on hexbear, so we don’t have to argue about whether Chinese manufacturers can make a switch just as good as the Germans.

From Cherry the blue switches are really nice and clicky, but they are quite loud. Only go with those if you will be typing in an environment where the noise will not be a problem. The feel of the blue switches is very nice. The brown and clear switches are tactile, but not clicky. There’s some takeup, a soft wall, and a noticeable break when the switch engages. If the blue switches are a colt revolver trigger, then the browns are a glock trigger. I would suggest browns for typing, though I found that I preferred clears personally. If you string your guitar with a 0.009" high E string, then you will likely prefer browns. If you use a 0.013" high E string, then you will prefer clears.

Keycaps are available in a variety of materials and profiles. That rabbit hole is kinda deep, and I find the culture around it weird and off-putting. I’d suggest just getting something and seeing how you like it. If the caps wear out or you want a different profile or weight, they are easily changeable.

Keep your keyboard fiddling proportional to your keyboard use. Any time you spend on your keyboard is time you’re not spending writing. But if you are using this tool for hours every day, then it is justifiable to select one of good quality. The keyboard enthusiast internet scene is pretty intense. My advice is to dip in, find the tool you need, and dip out. Try not to go too crazy in the process.

The most important thing is to find a way to get your typing done that does not damage your body. You can injure your wrists and your back by typing. Obsessing over your desk and your chair and your monitor and your keyboard can help you up to a point, but it can also be a time and money sink. Your milage may vary. Good luck with your writing projects!

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