Would definitely not recommend Alpine or Arch for desktops for beginners. But if OP wants to learn a lot about linux & get its hands dirty, then Arch would be a good start.

compact cassettes. It's basically the opposite of streaming music. I really like how you interact with them and how you consume music with them. Also they have a lot of social aspects (Got a lot of 90s club tapes which where recorded in the club by people and copied/shared at the after hour; also mixtapes and stuff).

Partly I'm forced to use them (only player in the car) and partly I have romantic feelings about them. But I also like the simplicity of the technology. Also the imperfection is a plus not a minus... Every crack makes your single tape a unique copy.

'cause western countries are not working on lifting people out of poverty, it's just a byproduct of capitalist accumulation and worker fighting for better wages. Western countries are also constantly working on redistributing wealth from the bottom to the top. And don't get me wrong: western worker are also benefiting from that since they are not the most exploited people in the chain.

So why do marxists like state capitalist countries with communist taint? Cause they believe the politics are for everyone and not just some people (capitalist, people of specific nationalities, ...). And sure as long as western countries are able to export capitalism and produce more and more bullshit they SEEM to have less poverty; at the same time they dismantle public infrastructure (train, bus, ...), healthcare, commons, ... In the end the west will also be fucked. We just saw capitalism peeking for some time.

Okay I'm doing this but keep in mind they are aging. At some point you have to continue repairing the thing over and over again. This becomes kinda frustrating if you don't have a ton of time for such stuff. That's also why I upgraded from my x200s to an x230. The x200s died piece by piece. The inverter, the display and such stuff. Also cooler of cause and the charging connector thingy. I prepare for the same thing with the x230, I have some spare parts but I'm not really too keen on starting changing all the shit. (And I want to keep my display... the others kinda suck)

Okay I'll add some more: There is also Cecosesola. (official website in spanish)

In Europe there are quite a few but not embedded in some bigger network. They fit pretty good in the current economic system but often also try to provide some community benefits. They often lag a bigger picture and higher level of organisation; not sure how they may function as infrastructure for resistance apart from learning skills for the living in a different world. (Which also may be problematic since they are coined by the current)

Currently there are struggles to from some new organizational form for connecting collectives in Germany to overcome some problems and become inherently more self-sufficient. If that's working will be seen in the future.

May I ask how this event influences US politics? When I read about it I was shocked but it also felt quite normal that cops kill peaceful activists. The narrative they try to implement is wild and everyone with a brain should see through it's disguise... This is just fucked up...

Don't you think different forms of social behavior would fix that problem?

it feels like i have to lose everything.

Think about that twice. Sometimes there is no turning back and lost is lost.

On the other hand such kind of feeling gives you power to change stuff you actually hate but keep doing because of whatever reason.

If it's the same energy as you feel currently I quit jobs, broke up "friendships" and stuff like that because of similar stuff. It feels bad in the moment but on the long run something different can evolve. But sometimes you wonder after that how your life would look like if you stayed where you where...

PS: You don't need a disclaimer for posting here. Everyone feels miserable some time and many feel better after talking about certain things. Wish you luck!

For some anthropocentrism would get a hit. For others almost nothing?

And if this would be the case: You wouldn't need et-life for that. Realizing the connectedness between different kinds of organisms and also matter would also lead to that.

Another Point: Maybe it would question hierarchy if we would have some future-scifi-machines which make it obvious that material needs are fulfilled and everything else is man made and hierarchical. (But again; the same thing is also true currently but not that obvious) So this point is rather daydreaming and putting hope in some miracles.

For me personally I guess nothing would change but I would be curious if the world starts falling apart. (But that's also currently the case; and I'm disappointed so far)

Sure ^^ Using one tool doesn't mean you should just use that.

PS: Think the developer isn't "north american" or European.

Past attempts at criminal association investigations

They use it quite often, and quite effectively, against anti-fascist groups. Often it's pointless and seldomly someone is put into jail because of it. They use it for gathering information and disintegrating their structure.

I find this is quite a novelty. Liberals are not often target of such repression mechanisms. Let's see how this works out.

Not sure what you mean with anti-state communism. I do not know any movement with that specific label. For me many anti-statist communisms exist and autonomist marxism is one of them. "Communisation" and some Anti-National Communisms as well. The following is a very European view on the topic; I'm not very aware of anti-statist communisms outside of Europe. If you know some african, asian, american communisms which are anti-statist please give some hints.

Also autonomist marxism is a rather broad term. The italian roots (operaismo) come from classical marxism; they formed their power through self organization in factories (FIAT). They ditched unions and parties in favor of wildcat strikes and direct action. Many theories from that time moved away from communism to something else (Negri: Empire) Not really sure how the state fit in the picture of operaismo. (In contrast to classical communism people without employment where also part of the theory and the revolutionary subject)

For me the german (autonome) where influenced quite a lot by the operaismo but had much less influence on factories. Their politics where more focused "tripple opression" (racism, sexism, classism). They did a lot of squatting, direct action, believed in propaganda of the deed, ... They merged much more communism and anarchism then operaismo did (many called themself "undogmatische linke" and sometimes also rejected the term communism). The state is rejected as oppressive force and politics is formed around the individuals and their daily lives (while still holding on to marxist critique on capitalism and the theoretical foundation).

Then there is also a french branch (actually one of the first in the field of autonomia) mainly forming around Socialisme ou Barbarie. They started of from classical marxism (mainly Trotzkism) and forming an anti-Bolshevist communism. They also gathered, as the italian operaismo, much around factories, used a lot of participatory means (questionnaires, articles, workers led analysis, ...). But in contrast to the other twos they did not reject parties and organizations so strictly. Cornelius Castoriadis was one of the most influential figures and coined the theory there. Later he developed his own philosophies moving further away from communist ideas (if it could be named "socialism" it would be a very liberal socialism).

This would be the autonomia I know about. Most newer anti-statist theoretical schools of thoughts here build up on that with some other influences. In germany (post-)Autonome are still a little around. The Antideutsche and Antiimps where successors while both are no more (really) present. In GB, France and Germany some theories around communisation emerged for some time which also reject the state completely and in my opinion based on the autonomia and council communism.

Please don't be too picky on what I said, it should not be a detailed analysis I just wrote down what I had in my head. You can say much more on every topic here. And again: not sure what anti-state communism is.

You mean it's quit biased? In that case rather not.

Don't know what your calculation means and think you mean 1200 milligrams. Then it also Depends on your body mass/weight. I'v no experience with DXM but your dosage seems pretty high to me, and your story is also quite wild. Also I'm not sure what this urine infection is about; it sounds to me you just took a lot of DXM...

If it comes out: Sorry but you have to take whats coming; Please don't start making up stories, stay straight and don't make it worse. It's okay to do strange stuff (taking quite a lot DXM) but don't mess up relationships with friends or family because of that.

And next time: Please start slow; taking a high dose at the beginning is really a bad Idea. And another advice: Just because something is legal doesn't make it better than illegal stuff. I saw more people getting problems from DXM, legal highs and stuff than from LSD. Be careful and think twice when you want to mess with your mind.

Naja mehr als das. Auch in der Linken ist es eher umstritten; es wäre wohl die Standard-Tageszeitung wenn die DKP regieren würde. Die Zeitung geht in Richtung "Orthodoxen" Marxismus, ist "klassisch" Antiimperialistisch und schreibt aus der Tradition auch gerne mal etwas Antisemitisches. Ich persönlich mach einen weiten Bogen um die Zeitung; auch wenn mir mal ein Artikel übern weg läuft der ansprechend wirkt. An sich will ich keine Werbung für den Verein machen.

Es ist kein bisschen anarchistisch.

Lol hier jungewelt zu sehen hätte ich nicht gedacht.

Doesn't matter where you are coming from if you in the end believe in it.

Doesn't change the fact that even the most innocuous people can be absolutely vile.

Still a sad thing if you do not trust all people because of that.

Sure I do; but rather their practice than words. I want to live in a cooperative world where people interact as true as possible; an because of this I think opening up and being yourself just works when you do not fear getting hurt. And this means I trust them or I would not act like I do. Also I know many of them hold back and sometimes betray you but I'm fine with that; I just try not to/don't share too important stuff so not too bad things happen when this is the case, and I learned with whom I do not want to interact. There are also people I trust pretty much and vice versa and when such bond breaks you learn a LOT about you, people, society, ... If not also and it's wonderful if you feel deeply connected with others. But above all: All this is fluent; it changes, develops comes in gradients and breaks apart. It's not binary and static; I'm not naive I need to get a grip on the people and I'm often not wrong (in my opinion).

And this is not specific to anarchist. I can also trust liberals and think their politics and view on the world is bullshit. Same applies to communist; sometimes even classic reactionaries. I mean trusting is not bound to agreeing; right?

you are guilty until you prove yourself to be trustworthy.

Sounds like evangelic Christianity. No offense but that's basically original sin.

Soldering figures from scrap parts. Mobiles and stuff like that.

The hand puppets are made of pulp or just wool and the body from old cloth I have laying around. The look like "paul klee hand puppets" for peasants ^^

hehe the polaroid mod sounds rather uncomfortable. ^^

I like structures, so often architecture from weird angles, "rotting" stuff/decay (biological, metal, civilization), and also "street"/friends/people doing (weird) stuff.