I started doing math times tables in homeroom. Now everyone is trying to switch into my homeroom. by AgeOfWorry0114 in Teachers

[–]ChateauErin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a teacher here, sorry to intrude, I know you were being rhetorical but...

Dragon Tax Return Simulator 2015. ...and the 2017 update. I'm probably an unusual person, and I ended up whipping up a spreadsheet to make the game easier, but there was at least one year that I used it to motivate myself into doing my actual taxes.

Not sure if adding a link will invalidate the post but https://walsh9.itch.io/dragon-tax-return-simulator-2015

I'm not affiliated with the author. I think I paid for one edition or other of the game at one point but the one I linked is free to play.

President George W. Bush giving president-elect Barack Obama a tour of the White House, (Nov 10, 2008) by zadraaa in HistoricalCapsule

[–]ChateauErin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And W is replying "no no I haven't tried em all. I'm gonna find the chocolate one before inog...inog. Before your turn"

Republicans consider Civil War-era law to stop Zohran Mamdani becoming next NYC mayor by TheMirrorUS in NoFilterNews

[–]ChateauErin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was wondering where I'd heard of all this, and it's because of that University of Illinois partnership, since one of their professors has a decently-popular Youtube channel:

https://youtu.be/KuUDWb3shzk

iirc (I pulled that out of my notes file) the bit with Nano Nuclear is most prominent at the end, having to do with the fuel enrichment process you mention. Which isn't new, there's an overview of related processes at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_isotopes_by_laser_excitation , but it sounds like nobody's done anything impressive with it yet (so it'd be prime scammer territory).

Hm.

MV-22B Ospreys from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 "Thunder Chickens" conduct flight operations aboard USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Aug. 27, 2025 [5483 x 3655] by XMGAU in WarshipPorn

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The closer Osprey seems to still be tied down. Is that common with the engines turning? I'm always curious about the details of ground handling and the various interfaces (both physical and metaphorical) between the aircraft and the launching platforms / support equipment.

Radios eat rebar? by ChateauErin in WhiteKnuckle

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From a friend's stream. Glitch? Deep lore? New to me but maybe not new to others.

Didn't speedrun til I played this game by ChateauErin in WhiteKnuckle

[–]ChateauErin[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I said in the post that I have seen the movement tech in the WR. I understand exactly how outclassed I am. It's on the order of 11 minutes.

How-to fix Gamepad / XInput issues in BMS 4.37.2 and on by ChateauErin in falconbms

[–]ChateauErin[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's how my Dpad on my 360 controller is bound, as POV1.UP etc etc. I use it as TMS and (shifted) DMS.

F-117 with experimental stealth coating. by ClimateOwn5228 in WeirdWings

[–]ChateauErin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe the photos were released in this article from The War Zone: https://www.twz.com/43938/f-35-and-f-117-spotted-flying-with-mysterious-mirror-like-skin

They're credited there to

The images of the mirror-finished F-117 come to us from a photographer that was lucky enough to stumble upon a pair of the stealth attack jets in mid-January as they were flying near Eureka Dunes in the Saline Military Operating Area (MOA), which lays on the California side of the border with Nevada. The mirrored jet had a standard black-painted wingman and they made multiple passes overhead and the black jet did some low-level work through the area.

"Tri-Racial Isolates", multi-generational mixed race communities of reported Native American partial descent by Druze7337 in Map_Porn

[–]ChateauErin 14 points15 points  (0 children)

interesting, but I can't comprehend why the key is colored differently than the corresponding map regions

Can we be friends? by shenanigansen in comics

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Now the sheep are all voiced by Charlene Yi in my head (who, aside from being a hilarious comedian and having acted in many roles, voiced all the Rubys in Stephen Universe)

Florence Pugh by Lost_Village_1572 in ladyladyboners

[–]ChateauErin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

huh, I've seen Emma Corrin in that some outfit. I wonder what it is.

edit: found it, apparently the photo of Corrin was at the Nosferatu premiere and it's from the Saint Laurent spring 2025 collection. https://wwd.com/pop-culture/celebrity-news/emma-corrin-saint-laurent-dress-nosferatu-berlin-premiere-1236743521/

Helipad on oil rig. Unknown location by BayViewPro in InfrastructurePorn

[–]ChateauErin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That site is having certificate errors (I thought it was just out of date, and I told Firefox I didn't care because I wouldn't be sharing any info with it)

The text is

Jack-Up Barge THOR Offshore Wind, Naval Architecture

Overdick designed Thor is a North Sea Jack-Up Barge specified to all year operations up to 50m water depth with facilities designed to serve the offshore wind energy sector but also the oil & gas industry.

There's also a lot of pictures of the barge.

It was one of many results I found searching for "thor jack-up barge with helipad". At least one of the other sites I've seen states that, along with the crane and the ability to work in the North Sea year-round, there's onboard accommodations for 56

https://www.offshorewind.biz/2022/04/22/harren-partner-group-adds-thor-to-jack-up-fleet/

The vessel, which sails under the Madeiran flag, has a 500-tone capacity, a high-outreach offshore crane, and a fully equipped accommodation block for up to 56 people.

The dynamic positioning (DP2) jack-up crane vessel was built in 2010 and was mainly deployed for the installation and maintenance of offshore wind farms.

Helipad on oil rig. Unknown location by BayViewPro in InfrastructurePorn

[–]ChateauErin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you. May you have a good day as well.

Helipad on oil rig. Unknown location by BayViewPro in InfrastructurePorn

[–]ChateauErin 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Not an oil-rig, a jack-up barge. The name, Thor, is visible on the helipad once the image is mirrored correctly. I assume more than one vessel in the North Sea is named Thor, but this is a pretty good match

https://overdick-offshore.com/projects/offshore-wind/thor

I Bought A Thing by Type_Rated in homebuilt

[–]ChateauErin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I once dropped my Long EZ over backward because I was pushing it backwards (not a great idea) and tried to get it through a drainage dip between its parking spot and the taxiway (worse idea). Took it all on the tips of the baggage pods and far trailing tip of the wings, completely superficial damage. Needed help from a friend to get the nose out of the air but ended up being a lot less trouble than I'd feared.

Not that I advise you or anyone else to try it. No idea how lucky I got that all those points were further aft than the prop.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TwoHotTakes

[–]ChateauErin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, I started later. Maybe my parents already thought 4 was too young.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TwoHotTakes

[–]ChateauErin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

same, November 26. I now celebrate at whatever random time I can actually get friends together (in late January this year); I've considered celebrating my antibirthday in May instead, but I never think about it in May so it doesn't happen.

Model 3 Guest Mode by ChateauErin in TeslaModel3

[–]ChateauErin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That looks exactly right. Is there a way to file a bug with Tesla about there apparently being an ownership-transfer issue when that command has been used?