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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What a cool little piece of tech, too bad it looks very uncomfortable. The best part about this whole mouse are the very open and detailed schematics included with it. My Unitra Hit record player also has such a detailed schematic and it allowed me to troubleshoot it after I bought it and make it work. I love that a practice like that was standard during socialism and hate that capitalism purposefully obscures how technology works but also how it makes terrible build quality normal. That mouse despite shite ergonomics looked like a tank.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

As some comments referred, the Soviets over-engineered things, to make sure they would last forever. Which is the opposite of planned obsolescence. Also, in the 80's ergonomics were non-existent so don't expect much in that regard.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I know. My father owns a pair of CCCP binoculars and they are fucking amazing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

A YouTube link was detected in your comment. Here are links to the same video on Invidious, which is a YouTube frontend that protects your privacy:

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Linus made a video about an old Soviet Gaming mouse, but apparently he likes Soviet aesthetics and decided to put a giant flag on his wall.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It's a pretty interesting video too. I was expecting it to be sprinkled with some lib takes about the USSR but thankfully didn't notice any