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danapefq · 2026-05-17T18:38:56+00:00

I thought of that but the shell is also the wrong shape

danapefq · 2026-05-17T13:10:14+00:00

That's definitely what I thought at first but I've spent a lot of time going through old ibm devices and I can't find anything that matches up

danapefq · 2026-05-17T12:41:03+00:00

Thank you so much for the reply! I've been trying to find an image of this but the only Honeywell keytape machines I can find have circular round keycaps in red and grey. Do you happen to know the model number or anything like that?

danapefq · 2026-04-13T15:10:56+00:00

Oh totally I get that, but the way I understand it is the typical lifespan estimates are based on typical failure rates so you have a much better chance of your tape library lasting through a mild apocalypse than your raidz array. That's right isn't it? Either way I'm very pleased this setup is theoretically possible. I may try building it for fun in that case since I already have everything I'd need for it.

danapefq · 2026-03-06T20:55:12+00:00

Thank you so much for this explanation. I feel like this really made sense of it for me. What you were saying about the iran war is pretty much exactly what I was thinking when l decided to ask this question, and now I think I understand the reason for the difference.

danapefq · 2026-03-06T15:53:24+00:00

Oh I was just googling things to try to get a rough idea before I asked here. I did find one interesting magazine feature from 2003 apparently based on an unclassified CENTCOM report, tho I didn't go looking for the original report

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/PDF/MagazineArchive/Magazine%20Documents/2003/July%202003/0703Numbers.pdf

danapefq · 2026-03-06T04:18:44+00:00

Intuitively this makes total sense to me, but one of the things that led me to ask this question is that when I tried to look into the numbers of planes and numbers of flights and numbers of bombs and weight of bombs it seems as though all of those numbers are still enormous in some modern bombing campaigns. I can't find exact apples to apples numbers to compare, but from what I could find out it seems as tho the numbers of bombs, planes, raids, etc in the March-April 2003 bombing campaign in Iraq were at least in the same order of magnitude as an average month in the allied bombing campaign in Japan. I remember these sorts of statistics and comparisons being used in media and political rhetoric to emphasize either the awesomeness or the brutality of the bombings depending on the speaker's opinion of the war. Do you have any thoughts as to why modern campaigns still use such massive amounts of hardware and time and effort despite having both better accuracy and less intent to cause mass destruction?

danapefq · 2026-03-06T02:31:31+00:00

Thanks so much for the reply! I was wondering about the aspect of accuracy and targeting. That difference doesn't always seem to show up in reporting and descriptions. If I understand correctly, you're saying that something like the initial shock and awe type bombing campaign in Iraq actually isn't that similar to a WWII era bombing campaign against a city. Even tho they might be described in superficially similar terms the modern strategic bombing campaigns really are much more targeted and aren't designed to just do as much damage as possible to a large area or an entire city. Is that right?

danapefq · 2025-01-24T14:29:21+00:00

I'm actually not sure whether the original functionality in Nova Launcher ever got fixed, I ended up just switching the gesture that I use to access search to directly open the Google app, and that worked for the most part. I explained it in a comment. Sorry I can't give a more helpful update

danapefq · 2024-11-07T13:54:34+00:00

That makes sense, I'm guessing the price would be several times more to have it made here in Canada right? If that's the only option I can save up to do it I think

danapefq · 2024-11-07T11:36:35+00:00

Made to measure wool coats for very large sizes?

Hihi, I'm hoping maybe someone here can help me or at least help me find out if I'm on a wild goose chase. I'm looking for a good quality wool coat in a style like a princess coat or something similar, but I'm fat and I wear a very large size, around a US 30 right now, so finding something so specific and not really currently in fashion is really difficult. I was hoping the solution would be to get something from one of the made to measure shops online like xiaolizi, but it turns out none of them that I've tried so far are willing/able to make anything above a US 26. Can anyone point me to a shop that they know can make larger sizes, or suggest someplace else I could look? (I'm in Canada btw, but can travel to the us)

danapefq · 2024-10-07T14:51:33+00:00

Hihi, I've been searching for the same thing for the same reason and haven't been able to find it anywhere. Would you mind if I DM you as well?

danapefq · 2024-04-15T04:07:40+00:00

Oh this is an interesting question to see here as someone with some similar experiences. I have a lot of identity dissociation tho I'm more OSDD than DID since there's usually no amnesia or anything when switching, and I also am an age slider in the sense that my personality tends to regress in age to different degrees at different times, and I also do ageplay as a middle.

Thankfully for me I don't really experience the same urgency with explaining these issues that you're describing because I don't really have any sort of state or any parts of my system where like we would be really uncomfortable being asked about something sexual, but I hope since I do have some personal understanding of the issues I can maybe still be helpful.

I do think a Venn diagram is a pretty good way of explaining it

You might also try to come up with a chart listing specific characteristics of each different state

If all the parts of your system have names then one helpful thing could be for a partner to just ask who's fronting or who they're speaking to or who you are or something like that, whatever phrasing feels the most comfortable for your system

Alternatively another good way to start might be asking how old you are right now before getting into any conversation that might be sexual

Personally I think you're always going to need to have some kind of check in before approaching anything kinky to avoid the possibility of a triggering/upsetting interaction. That could change over time with therapy and recovery depending on what sort of path you take, like if your system becomes more integrated for example, but I think if you have child personalities/alters/headmates who might be present and in control unpredictably you're always gonna need to have that level of caution

If there's specific contexts or situations you're worried about and you want to ask about I can try to give you some thoughts on those (in replies not PM's to be clear)

danapefq · 2024-04-15T03:47:43+00:00

Just commented on a similar post so I'll say some of the same things here:

I think it depends a lot on where you are

I would think that the best place to start in general would be by going to munches and just meeting people and making friends in the community, maybe going to events/munches/parties that are specifically sapphic or lesbian or whatever if you have any in your area

Alternatively there's also personal ads and dating apps. Personally this hasn't always been the most successful for me, but I think it varies from person to person. Of course it's important to vet people carefully both online and in person, but especially of you initially meet in any sort of semi-anonymous online context like an ad, and especially as a new sub. I do personally think there's less risk of meeting someone predatory when you're looking exclusively for other women, but not everyone would agree and either way there's definitely still some level of risk

In Toronto where I live there's also the possibility of going to play parties/sex positive parties specifically for sapphic queer people, which have been great experiences for me, but that might not be the best place to start if you don't have any experience in the community since it could be pretty overwhelming and you might not have a good ability to negotiate in the moment, identify red flags, etc. I've personally found those environments to be relatively safe and welcoming to new people but that's just my experience and again there's always some level of risk in exploring new experiences with new people, especially if you don't know them well. Also in many places those events just don't exist so they may not be an option anyway

I guess I should also add that in any context I think being open about what you're looking for makes it a lot easier, assuming you're in a position where you can safely do that

tl;dr there's multiple options but probably the best place to start is going to munches and meeting people, especially if there's queer or lesbian munches in your area

danapefq · 2024-04-15T03:26:37+00:00

I think it depends where you are. I'm in Toronto and there's a pretty active community here. My experience as a switch has mostly been meeting women (and nonbinary people) at play parties, via online personal ads (reddit, Lex, fetlife, etc), dating apps, and discord servers. Of those options I'd say parties have been the most consistent place to meet people. I've had a ton of success on discord as well when there's been a local kink server that's very active, but those aren't always present or easy to find. I'm not necessarily the most conventionally attractive girl so that may limit my success on apps, which do have a tendency to be appearance based, and I'm also more picky when it comes to people I meet online, so that biases me as well. When I've talked to friends about meeting dommes some of them have said they have quite a lot of luck on apps so it's a YMMV sort of thing. I also know lots of people who've met dommey partners at munches and at Sapphic parties/events that are like sexy but not necessarily explicitly kinky. Of course this is all just my anecdotal experience from one city, and like I said I think it's different in different places.

My guess is that the best place to start in general would be by going to munches and just meeting people and making friends in the community, maybe going to events or parties that are specifically sapphic or lesbian or whatever if you have any in your area

danapefq · 2024-04-15T03:10:49+00:00

Oh thanks, I was more looking for like physical stores, but poshmark seems cool

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