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Hiii!!11

I am Alex Star or just Sasha!! cisgirl who goes by she/it

15 years old

I love my british boyfrienddd

English isnt my first language tho, i also speak russian and I learn romanian (ᵔ⩊ᵔ)

IM A MULTIFANDOM ARTIST!!!!!!! (o^ ^o) My main fandoms rn: Futurama, Portal by Valve, Pizza tower, Osmis Jones, Bugbo, but ik a bunch of other different fandoms (´꒳`)♡

I am open for my art to be reposted/putted on your pfp/etc! (but with credit pretty please)

Open for moots, friends !!

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pls dni if you're (or support): dark/com/proshipper, homo/transphobic, radfem, zoo/pedo/necro-phil, incest, racist, fatphobe

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A shift in perspective

Over time I’ve found I’m starting to lean more predish as I work out and feel more confident about my body. I want to be able to keep a smol safe behind my abs, cuddling my belly as I relax on the couch after a hard days work. The feeling of being that close to someone is kinda nice. Yeah I might still want to experience the comforting isolation of a therapy pred’s belly from time to time, but I’m starting to feel more comfortable with the idea of being said therapy pred. Kneading down bread dough while a friend hangs off my waist, sweeping the house and humming a tune giving my prey surround sound, there’s just a bunch of fun little household things that become improved with a friend in my tum.

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me? screaming? it's more likely than u think

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Aerial Wargaming Part 3, The Miniatures!

Maidstone Wargames Society 

I didn’t think I was going to do a part 3 to this series. But here we are. For those wishing to game out aerial wargaming in miniature, you have a bit to choose from. I won’t be doing the larger scales (1/100 and larger) because, at that point, you’re building models. 

In the smaller scales, they have a lot going for them. First off, you can put a lot on the table, especially at 1/600, but even at 1/300.  Look at this combat box of B-17s, right?

There’s a lot out there, and I hope we can scratch the surface and show you some things to get you interested in one of the fun aspects of the hobby!

1/600

1/600 scale B-24 and FW-190 | Tumbling Dice website 

There are two main manufacturers of 1/600 scale aircraft, Tumbling Dice, who has been producing models for years, to very high quality, and affordable at that. I really like their discounted sets that allow you to cheaply build both sides of a given engagement. The discount packs cover everything, from WW I Barrage Balloons to aircraft for the Falklands and the Gulf War. If you want to simulate a conflict, they have the means to do so. And at $20.00 a pack (not including shipping) for anywhere between 32 to 48 aircraft, it’s not a bad deal. Postage isn’t too bad, being a flat rate of $5.56, plus 10% of the order value. You can also order the aircraft individually, at 4 to 6 aircraft a pack. Again, you get a lot for a little, and the sculpting quality is top-notch. There are even $20.00 Squadron packs for B-17s, B-24s, Lancasters, and B-29s, 18 for everything except the B-29s, where it’s only nine aircraft a pack, but for those bomber swarms of World War II? It’s not a bad deal either. They also have rules and flight bases for sale as well. All in all, not too shabby. And, their naval and land ranges make nice target markers for games as well.

Another entry into the 1/600 field is Pico Armor, whose detail is downright incredible. A bunch of us have been marveling at it for the armor, but the aircraft is nice as well. Here’s a side-by-side of two F-4s from Tumbling Dice and Pico Armor.

The Pico Armor (right) and the Tumbling Dice (left) |  SexTwentyEight Blog 

I can recommend the review of both lines at the sixtwentyeight blog, and Pico’s offerings are superior to the long-standing offerings of Tumbling Dice. 

French Nieuport 17 by Pico Armor | Pico Armor Site 

Pico’s sculpts are clean, and you get six to eight aircraft in a pack for $4.25, and Pico Armor is the importer for the Oddzial Osmy (08) line of miniatures sculpted in Poland. I must say, having ordered some of their 15mm line, I was impressed with the quality of the figures if a bit concerned about the hardness of the metal. It does make working with the figures a touch difficult, but as you can see, not overly so.

Decals are a bit tough to come by in this scale, sadly. Dom’s Decals, who were the go-to for 1/600, has gone away. The best plan going forward is Flight Deck Decals, which has more than a few choices in 1/600 scale for you to choose from! (They also do 1/300)

1/285 and 1/300

1/300 B-24 painted up for the Ploesti Raid, model by Raiden/I-94 Enterprises | A Gamer’s Tales Blog 

There’s a lot to offer in 1/285-1/300 scale aircraft in both plastic and metal. We’ll just be calling it 1/300 collectively for now, and we won’t be hitting EVERYTHING, but I want to, at the very least, cover the big producers and some interesting places to look as well.

First up, we have I-94 Enterprises. They bought the Raiden line of aircraft miniatures and are redoing the molds. And may I say, as someone who owns a lot of their aircraft, I am impressed with the quality of the sculpts. 

Some early war USN SBDs and Wildcats by Raiden Miniatures. | Chris Geisert

Raiden’s line covers both World War II and modern conflicts. Sorry, no World War I, but I-94 has the old Goblintooth line, which does cover World War I. I can’t speak for those planes, but the rest of the line is just stunning in the quality of the aircraft. Planes typically run $3.00 each, and you can get Battle Sets for Check Your Six for around $100, which is a bit pricy sounding but consider you get 20 or so aircraft, flight stands, and decals. Not a bad deal if you ask me. I-94 also does a nice line of decals of which I can attest to, as I am a repeat customer. 

The next entry into the 1/300 field is MSD Games. 

B-10 Martin bomber | MSD Games

MSD has been around for a while and markets their aircraft line under the “Luftwaffe 1946” label, which in addition to historical aircraft, you can find all the Wunderwaffen that never left German or Japanese drawing boards towards the end of the war and do some nice “what-if games.” They even have a set of rules to cover it, as well as various historical periods for World War I and World War II. 

I have more than a few MSD models, and they run about the same price as Raiden, or $3.00 for most planes, with exceptions for larger aircraft. The sculpting is a bit less crisp than Raiden, but you can get two aircraft in one pack. Even if they aren’t any cheaper, you do have to remember to buy fewer packs. And, they have some of the lesser-known World War II air forces covered better, such as France and the Netherlands.

The store has its own decal line, called Blue Sky Decals, which I haven’t tried yet, but I will at some point, and probably what may be one of the largest remaining stock of Dom’s Decals to be found. Be advised; it’s not much. 

Another line to be found in the UK is Scotia/Grendel’s Collectair Line. 

FW-200 Condor, Model by Scotia Grendel | DakkaDakka Forum

Scotia-Grendel is a massive line. It covers, well, everything. And it’s widely available here in the US (through I-94) and the UK, with costs comparable to Raiden and MSD. I have only seen the aircraft in pictures, but the sculpting is comparable to MSD. I can’t say too much more about it than that as I don’t own any myself.

Another option, though limited, is plastic. Trumpeter has a line of 1/350 scale aircraft carriers and, well, makes packs of planes to go with them. 

F/A-18 Hornet kit from Trumpeter | HobbyLinc 

I happen to have a pack of A-6s and A-7s and two assembled SU-27s. I’m eager to get more, but the darn things are rarer than hen’s teeth, even if they are only $9.99 for six aircraft, which makes them a really cheap option for anyone’s air force. 

Finally, there’s 3-D Printing. A fellow by the name of Captain Ahab gives out a number of STL files for a number of aircraft in 6mm at Wargaming 3D. They’re sized in 15mm, but you can easily resize them with most slicing programs. I haven’t printed any out yet, but I think the models would look great in resin! What makes it great is you get planes like the PBY-4 Privateer, or the SB2C Helldiver, neither of which is a very easy-to-find aircraft in 1/300! 

F-100 Super Saber | Wargaming 3D

I didn’t get to all the models today, but I got to more than a few. The main thing is to see this as a starting point. If you want to do the miniatures end of air wargaming, these are the places to begin. A little more research can find even more aircraft, but they might be pricier as they weren’t intended to be much more to denote airstrikes for a micro-armor game. That said, they still might surprise you, especially if you’re looking for helicopters.

As always, Good gaming, everyone!

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(This article is credited to Jason Weiser. Jason is a long-time wargamer with published works in the Journal of the Society of Twentieth Century Wargamers; Miniature Wargames Magazine; and Wargames, Strategy, and Soldier.)

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Meet the developer group trying to break the mental health stigma in tech, where moving fast and breaking things leads developers to burnout and health issues

Meet the developer group trying to break the mental health stigma in tech, where moving fast and breaking things leads developers to burnout and health issues

In 2013, developer Ed Finkler founded Open Sourcing Mental Illness (OSMI), an organization that promotes mental health in tech through online resources, handbooks, research, and speaking at tech conferences.

OSMI data suggests that developers face higher rates of mental health issues than the general population.

The group attributes this to how developers often find themselves working…

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OSMI volunteer Christina Keelan is speaking at Mental Health America's annual conference

We're big fans of Mental Health America and all the great work that they do to promote mental wellness, so we're very pleased to have OSMI member Christina Keelan participating in their annual conference, which takes place June 14-16. Early bird registration is available until April 30th, so register today if you're interested in attending. Let us know if you'll be there; Christina would love to chat all things OSMI!

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Open Sourcing Mental Illness Surpasses $50K Fundraising Goal

Open Sourcing Mental Illness (OSMI), a non-profit organization that raises mental health awareness in the tech community, has surpassed its $50K fundraising goal for 2017. Ed Finkler, who founded OSMI in 2013, left his position as CTO of Graph Story to work full-time on speaking, educating, and providing resources to support mental wellness in the tech and open source communities. As of today, the campaign has raised more than $58,000. In addition to donations from individuals, OSMI has added several corporate sponsors, including CakeDC, Github, Digital Ocean, and Laravel. CakeDC has designated $1,000/month for 12 months to support Finkler’s salary. Finkler works together with a board of directors and a team of volunteers who also speak at conferences about mental health in tech. Several WordPress companies have also been involved in raising support for OSMI, including WebDevStudios and WP Elevation. OSMI conducts an annual Mental Health in Tech survey as part of ongoing research. Last year’s survey received more than 1,500 responses and the results underscore the great need for removing the stigma surrounding mental illness in the tech industry. A few examples Finkler highlighted Source: https://managewp.org/articles/15263/open-sourcing-mental-illness-surpasses-50k-fundraising-goal

from Willie Chiu's Blog https://williechiu40.wordpress.com/2017/06/04/open-sourcing-mental-illness-surpasses-50k-fundraising-goal/

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Open Sourcing Mental Illness Surpasses $50K Fundraising Goal

Open Sourcing Mental Illness (OSMI), a non-profit organization that raises mental health awareness in the tech community, has surpassed its $50K fundraising goal for 2017. Ed Finkler, who founded OSMI in 2013, left his position as CTO of Graph Story to work full-time on speaking, educating, and providing resources to support mental wellness in the tech and open source communities. As of today, the campaign has raised more than $58,000. In addition to donations from individuals, OSMI has added several corporate sponsors, including CakeDC, Github, Digital Ocean, and Laravel. CakeDC has designated $1,000/month for 12 months to support Finkler’s salary. Finkler works together with a board of directors and a team of volunteers who also speak at conferences about mental health in tech. Several WordPress companies have also been involved in raising support for OSMI, including WebDevStudios and WP Elevation. OSMI conducts an annual Mental Health in Tech survey as part of ongoing research. Last year’s survey received more than 1,500 responses and the results underscore the great need for removing the stigma surrounding mental illness in the tech industry. A few examples Finkler highlighted from ManageWP.org https://managewp.org/articles/15263/open-sourcing-mental-illness-surpasses-50k-fundraising-goal

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I Suppose

I’ve been on here a while, might as well make a full introduction.

Hello!

Call me Osmi.

I’m just a dreaming romantic sap looking for friends and a community to chat with about this stuff that dominates a large portion of my mind.

I like both sfw vore and NSFW vore, but I keep a very sharp distinction between the two that I’ll make sure to make clear in the tags, but I’ll accept messages and asks from both. I have some preferences on one side that doesn’t transfer to the other and vice versa.

In general I’m prey leaning, but I’ve found myself playing as and making a lot of pred characters just so I can see content I want. But as a baseline I’m usually a soft prey boi.

Uhhhhh can’t think of much else to add here, so yeah! Glad to be part of this!

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OSMI founder Ed Finkler will be speaking at the PHP Unicorn Online Conference

The inaugural PHP Unicorn Conference will be taking place in the cloud on May 4, 2017. Ed will be giving his talk "Stronger Than Fear: Mental Health in the Developer Community", and this is a great chance to hear him speak if you've never been able to make it out to any of the conferences he attends. Today is the LAST day to buy early bird tickets at the super low price of $50; starting tomorrow, ticket prices will go up to $100 each. Register now.

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Two OSMI board members are speaking at Lone Star PHP (#lsp17) next month

Founder Ed Finkler is giving the Day 1 keynote How We Changed The World With Open Source (Friday @ 4pm)

Board member Joe Ferguson is teaching a half-day workshop titled All the Laravel Things - Local to Production to Making $$ (Thursday @ 1pm) and a regular session Put an end to regression with Codeception Testing (Friday @ 11am)

Many of the other speakers are longtime supporters as well. If you're attending Lone Star PHP, be sure to look for our booth, where we'll be available to talk all things OSMI.

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OSMI volunteer Allison Tarr will be speaking about mental health in tech at WordCamp Halifax

Allison's talk, titled "Field Guide to Caring for a Developer", will examine the state of mental health awareness within tech and discuss strategies and resources to improve it on both a personal and community level. WordCamp Halifax takes place on May 27th, and tickets will go on sale any day now and are likely to sell out; follow their Twitter account to stay informed about when registration opens. Be sure to give us a shout if you plan to attend.

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OSMI volunteer Nara Kasbergen will be speaking about mental health in tech at Self.conference

Since accidentally becoming a mental health speaker in the fall of 2016, Nara has been working on a new, more fleshed-out talk about mental health in tech titled "Empathy As A Service: Supporting Mental Health in the Tech Workplace". She'll be debuting this talk at Self.conference 2017 in Detroit, MI on May 19-20. If you're planning to attend Self.conference, let us know! Nara would love to meet up with you and talk all things OSMI.

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Just Announced: OSMI founder Ed Finkler will be speaking at DrupalCon Baltimore

OSMI founder Ed Finkler will be giving his talk "Stronger Than Fear: Mental Health in the Developer Community" at DrupalCon Baltimore, which is taking place April 24-28, 2017 at the Baltimore Convention Center. We will post more details once the event gets closer. Hope to see you there!

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Reminder: OSMI founder Ed Finkler is speaking at #ElixirDaze this week

Today is the last day to buy tickets for ElixirDaze in beautiful St. Augustine, FL this Thursday and Friday, March 2-3, 2017. The excellent speaker lineup includes OSMI's founder Ed Finkler, with his talk "Stronger Than Fear: Mental Health in the Developer Community". Don't miss it!

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OSMI founder Ed Finkler will be speaking at #ElixirDaze 2017

In just 2 weeks, from March 2-3 2017, ElixirDaze will take place at the Casa Monica hotel in St. Augustine, FL. Our venerable founder Ed Finkler will be there to talk about mental health in the developer community. Today is the last day to buy tickets for the ElixirDaze training day on March 1st, and tomorrow regular conference registration prices will go up, so be sure to register today if you've been thinking about going but haven't purchased tickets yet.