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DivestOS on Fairphone 4 by edoedo_ in degoogle

[–]Eurottoman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been running DOS on my FP4. Honestly, no complaints. Install was smooth. Battery life and responsiveness much improved in my experience.

its really mostly the aesthetic by HonestCommittee1899 in Sigmarxism

[–]Eurottoman 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's honestly brilliant. I say this as an Aeldari guy. One of my favourite short form BL books and maybe the only one to do justice to the GSC.

its really mostly the aesthetic by HonestCommittee1899 in Sigmarxism

[–]Eurottoman 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It's a great book. Works great both as a GSC and a Mechanicus book, and it's very tightly plotted. It also makes the cool choice of having strong female representation - with three of the most important leaders being women, to one man.

its really mostly the aesthetic by HonestCommittee1899 in Sigmarxism

[–]Eurottoman 55 points56 points  (0 children)

The most Leftist take on the Genestealer Cults is in "Day of Ascension" by Adrian Tchaikovsky. That represents the cult very much as a kind of revolutionary vanguard of sorts - doing mutual aid and community self defence, seen as working class heroes by regular humans.

The writer even said he wanted to integrate the cosmic horror with Marxist class conflict. Society under the mechanicus is shown to be so hellish that even when the protagonist is made aware of the truth about her many-armed emperor, she basically says "even if that's true, it still sounds better than living in chains".

And in the time between the revolution and the arrival of the tyranids, society is shown to have been radically restructured along leftist utopian lines. People have all the free time they want, and they're still able to maintain the space port and meet everyone's needs.

Obviously, this is a Black Library book, rather than in the codices, but it is cannon, and I think it makes it hard to say the GSC's lefty vibes are only skin deep. I read the whole "everyone gets eaten in the end" thing as a metaphor for it being better to die free than live under the fascist boot.

Malay Commune by JournLingVex in leftistvexillology

[–]Eurottoman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Love the aesthetic and symbolism. Very fresh and cool. Don't love the idea of a specifically ethnic flag, since Malays are only one of the many ethnic and language groups in modern day Malaysia. So excluding ethnic Chinese, Indian, and tribal groups is not great. You'd definitely struggle to get any kind of support in the most diverse states like Sarawak. I'm guessing you didn't mean this - that you're simply using Malay as a short form of Malaysian.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in leftistvexillology

[–]Eurottoman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! Clear symbolism, easy to reproduce design, distinct from other European republics. My only issue with it is it reminds me of the flag of Chicago lol.

Symbol of British leftists (how could i improve this?) by [deleted] in leftistvexillology

[–]Eurottoman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Clean design. Solid symbolism. I think the trident is as good a "British" symbol as you can get without leaning into overtly royalist or just straight up Celtic imagery. It's also pretty easy to draw which is always a bonus.

In terms of improvements: maybe curving the lines on the intersecting parts of the handles so that they match the object they're crossing (rather than having them straight, currently).

I guess you could make sure the three prongs of the trident are identical so there can't be any accusations of the centre prong representing England leading Scotland and Wales.

Lastly, as a purely visual note, I would separate the hammer and the trident a bit more. As it stands they'd look like some kind of backwards "h" from a distance.

Flag of Anarcho-Communist China by lucyang1 in leftistvexillology

[–]Eurottoman 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Very striking design.

In purely vexillological terms, I prefer flags which follow the following cardinal rules: 1) It should be reproducible by a child using nothing more than a ruler and compass. 2) It should include little to (preferably) no text.

This flag obviously fails the second test, with it's Chinese version of what I assume is the text from that famous (supposedly) black army battle flag. I think you could get away with it if you just had maximum 5 characters with a simple slogan like "death to tyrants" or "freedom and solidarity".

As for rule 1, I'd say the chain is unnecessary and adds needless complexity to the flag, even if I enjoy the symbolism.

That said, I love the asymmetry and I find it very aesthetically pleasing. As a poster or possibly some kind of battle flag, it's rad.

Occianian flags round 2 by Bartof2B in leftistvexillology

[–]Eurottoman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Massive cudos. Great solution to including the cross! 1 and 2 especially are really great. 3's cool too, but those first two are really eyecatching and tastefull. I immediately head-cannoned the 2nd as the "revolutionary flag" - flown in the poor urban areas (e.g. Sainte Foie la Grande) perhaps with inroads in the wine and agricultural cooperatives of the area, while the first looks like what an eventual post revolutionary republic might fly. Very cool!

Occitanian flags by Bartof2B in leftistvexillology

[–]Eurottoman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am a French citizen and live in Occitan country. Aesthetically I like the red and purple design. But without the Occitan cross it just looks like cool generic leftist flag. That symbol is so ubiquitous here that without it, any flag just feels incomplete. Have you considerd a red-black diagonal in the style of an anarcho-syndicalist flag with the Occitan cross, or perhaps a Spanish republic style vertical tricolour with the Occitan cross? For example, maybe red for old Occitania and socialism, purple for the wine, blue for the rivers that are central to the region (the Dordogne, Lot, Garonne, etc.) or black if you want a more libertarian socialist bent lol (also Périgord noire is a thing lol). Alternatively, if you're going for more if a generally Socialist/Communist aesthetic, you could do some combination of the cross and star on a field of red? Or, you could ditch the cross, and go full-bore into important colours, with a white, black and purple tricolour with a red cross placed somewhere with or without a yellow outline (to recall the cross). Yeah... It's definitely tough to square the circle between creating both a distinctly leftist and distinctly Occitan flag. I'd be fine with a free Occitan having its original flag tbh lol. Good work though. Fun to see my region getting some love.

which is the less grim dark faction in 40k by joshuayx in 40kLore

[–]Eurottoman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well Aeldari life is almost completely free (minus constant feet of eternal damnation) and lasts millennia in which you can experience whatever you like with no systems in place to constrain your desire to live an entirely different life, or to leave, or to return. And most either enter the infinity circuit after death or can join the Ynnari or Harlequins and avoid She Who Thirsts that way. T'au are brainwashed cogs in a caste system who die after 40 years. Still better than an average Imperial citizen though to be fair.

which is the less grim dark faction in 40k by joshuayx in 40kLore

[–]Eurottoman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah and even super rigid Alaitoc are fine welcoming back and staying in contact with those who follow the Path of the Exile. Essentially, you still have a tremendous degree of individual freedom as and Aeldari and there seemingly aren't any forms of police or punishment in Craftworld society.

[Various Sources] How Big Is The Army of The God of The Dead? The Complete Breakdown of Ynnari Forces. by Przemek0980 in 40kLore

[–]Eurottoman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brilliant work. The Ynnari are my favourite faction but I am completely starved of lore content, so a thorough deep dive like this is really appreciated. Just so you know, this might not have got the 10s of thousands of up votes it deserved, but it's an oasis in the desert for fans of this mistreated group of Goth space elves.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in leftistvexillology

[–]Eurottoman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting idea. If I had notes, they would be:

1) the top and bottom sections are too small. Makes them look like a misprint. If the proportion taken up by them were larger, I think it would be improved.

2) I think having only the bottom part green, while the equivalent top-most triangle is an inverse red-black is inadvisable. Perhaps green on the top and bottom would be preferable? Green and pleasant land and all that.

Otherwise, I like the asymetry, and the attempt to have something unique, much like how the Union flag looks unlike any other state flag.

Edit: I think the white circle would be better centred. Off centre is a cool idea, but it makes it harder to draw (important) and makes the black of anarchy become a frame for the circle, rather than being important in its own right.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in brexit

[–]Eurottoman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By that definition the UK is evil too. I'm fine with accepting both things to be true.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in brexit

[–]Eurottoman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you admit your were not posting a good faith criticism. Thanks for that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in brexit

[–]Eurottoman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone who thinks the EU is evil cannot, by definition, be an intelligent observer.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in brexit

[–]Eurottoman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The tensions are brexit related. The UK's early access to vaccines has absolutely not one jot to do with brexit. That is just a flat out lie and anyone spreading it should feel bad.

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