Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Today I am dancing around the kitchen singing along to Erasure while drinking a martini, so maybe I'm celebrating a few days late? 030
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Just came up with the most West Wing-esque fan fiction scenario for what happens in the Senate. I'm afraid to commit it to text for fear of Apollo's dodgeball. 010
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026So this is what happens when Alabama remembers that the first half of the game also exists. 000
Reposted by Jeremy BailinJeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 21/09/2024Mistakes in the Fourier domain happen with unfortunate frequency. 011
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026File under Y for "You've got to be fucking kidding me." Email from the clearly-about-to-blow-a-gasket general manager of my NPR station. 100
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026How did I just discover now that the winner of the Finnish hockey league gets the Canada Bowl?! Next question: should I become a fan of Ilves or Tappara? 110
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Is forgetting to wear my bi earrings today the most typical invisible thing of all? 041
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I see people are discussing polling, which means it’s time to bring back this thread about stars in the outskirts of galaxies. 0288
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I can tell I’m up too late when my feed suddenly switches half to Finnish as everyone there wakes up. 241
Reposted by Jeremy BailinPhil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We just got Roman Space Telescope's first astronomical image from space! And it's a bit of a mess, but never fear; that was expected. I explain it all right here for you: badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/nancy-grac... 🔭 🧪badastronomy.beehiiv.comNancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s very first image released!The "first light" shot is weird but hints at amazing things to come. Plus: Mercury has more shrinkage than thought 621042
Reposted by Jeremy BailinSpace Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 15/09/2026#NASARoman activated the Wide Field Instrument—a 300-megapixel infrared camera that will allow it to explore wide swaths of the cosmos quickly. This test image captures the very first photons of starlight to reach the instrument—taken as an initial performance assessment: go.nasa.gov/4rg4qEc 8327107
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I swear this is an actual picture of my cat, not some AI anatomical abomination. He appears to have misplaced his spine. 150
Reposted by Jeremy BailinAmerican Astronomical Society (AAS) @aas.org · 10/09/2026New AAS Guidelines on AI Use in Academic Publishing AAS Publications Committee is sharing results of a community request: guidelines for use of AI tools, including large language models, in preparing/reviewing manuscripts submitted to AAS journals. journals.aas.org/policies 🔭 0116
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026There has apparently been turnover in my research group that none of them knows the lore of the slacking paper and they need to be reintroduced to it. Over 26 years later and I'm still inordinately proud of it. arxiv.org/pdf/astro-ph... @gottbrath.bsky.socialarxiv.org 171
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Teenagers: “They were huffing crack. Snorting crack. I don’t know, taking crack.” GenX parent in the next room is dying laughing. 020
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Using every ounce of self control to not make the snarky reply to an AI-written student email. 010
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Roman launch transits the sun. From NASASpaceflight feed. 511126
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 29/08/2026What the hell is up with the Jays baserunning this game?? (complementary). I posted that earlier and deleted it but re-posted it after Kirk stole that base. 121
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Make your favourite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title: Man goes to high school reunion, considers changing jobs. 120
Reposted by Jeremy BailinGillian Lynn Ryan @gillianlynnryan.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Make your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title: Man disrupts his ex’s new engagement and impending wedding years after he ghosted her. Probably too much kissing for some audiences. 222
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I hate living in next century's cautionary tale. 010
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 21/08/202640% of the way through. That's more than I thought, makes me feel like maybe the rest is survivable. 200
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Even after all these years, there is something special about the first day of class. 120
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Hint to students: using an AI-generated email to sound professional can backfire spectacularly if you don't actually read it thoroughly and leave in stubs like "[insert specific page number, e.g., pages 2-4]". 070
Reposted by Jeremy BailinJeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Any mutuals who do freelance graphic design? Looking for quotes for a small project. 012
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Wordle 1,882 2/6 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Haven’t gotten a 2 in a while! 010
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Not the main point of the current JKR discourse, but it still confuses the hell out of me that someone could both be a raging transphobe and write a series where the obviously-most-sympathetic character is Remus Lupin. 010
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Any mutuals who do freelance graphic design? Looking for quotes for a small project. 012
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026And as @scalzi.com foretold, everyone will call theirs Asshole. 110
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 09/08/2026At least someone likes my eggplant parmigiana. 020
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026The Facebook ad algorithm has very suddenly decided some extremely specific things about me, and I really want to know why it thinks that. 010
Reposted by Jeremy BailinKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/08/2026I am absolutely thrilled to present to you: How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking) available for pre-order now, wherever you buy your books! www.simonandschuster.ca/books/How-to... 1673215730
Reposted by Jeremy BailinRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 07/08/2026Antiques Roadshow xkcd.com/3281/ 244041533
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Live in: 🇺🇸 Born in: 🇨🇦 Parents: 🇨🇦🇩🇰 Grandparents: 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇵🇱🇷🇺 Been to: 🇩🇪🇪🇸🇦🇹🇦🇺🇧🇪🇨🇦🇨🇭🇨🇱🇨🇿🇩🇰🇪🇨🇪🇪🏴🇫🇮🇮🇨🇮🇩🇮🇪🇮🇱🇯🇴🇲🇨🇲🇽🇳🇱🇳🇴🇳🇿🇵🇷🇵🇹🏴🇸🇪🇸🇮🇸🇽🇹🇭🇻🇦🇻🇮🏴🇫🇷🇬🇧🇮🇹🇯🇵🇺🇸 (whew, that took a while) 010
Jeremy Bailin @astrobailin.bsky.social · 04/08/2026The look of deep betrayal in Pumpkin’s eyes on the way to the vet… (Fortunately his brain cell will probably forget about it in an hour) 040