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Jeremy Bailin

@astrobailin.bsky.social

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Astronomy, coffee, politics, music, cats, sports, computing. Not always in that order. Canada/Alabama/Arizona. He/him.

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Jeremy Bailin

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Just looked at the Pacific Division standings, and uh... that's a pretty even group.

Standings for the NHL Pacific division. Anaheim Ducks have 23 points, Calgary Flames have 10 points, and the other 6 teams (Vegas Golden Knights, Seattle Kraken, Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers, San Jose Sharks, and Vancouver Canucks) are virtually all tied, with either 17 or 18 points.

November 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM

Jeremy Bailin

@astrobailin.bsky.social

Shabbat shalom

Collage of 3 pictures of sleeping animals: a ginger cat stretched out and twisted and somehow comfortable, a rat terrier wearing a skeleton sweater/skirt on a couch, and a gray/white tabby curled up in a round wicker fruit bowl.

November 8, 2025 at 2:51 AM

Jeremy Bailin

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Event reconstruction from the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider of a candidate event for a top quark-antitop quark pair. https://cds.cern.ch/images/CERN-HOMEWEB-PHO-2019-119-1

November 8, 2025 at 2:30 AM

Jeremy Bailin

@astrobailin.bsky.social

On Mac, if you hold down a character that has variations (most often accents, but also h) for 2 seconds, a little selection pops up and you select the number of the one you want.

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November 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM

Jeremy Bailin

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Me and my cheering buddies.

View from couch towards the TV watching the World Series, feet outstretched, ginger cat lying on my legs, dog lying stretched out alongside.

November 2, 2025 at 12:39 AM

Jeremy Bailin

@astrobailin.bsky.social

Reading is hard.

OP image reposted with the following text from it highlighted:
Source: Oct 13-21 AJC poll of 1,000 likely Georgia Democratic primary voters with a margin of error of +/-3.1% and Oct. 15 AJC poll of 1,000 likely Georgia Republican primary voters with a margin of error of +/-3.1%.

October 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM

Jeremy Bailin

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Ginger tabby cat mostly asleep, on his back, arms stretched in a ridiculous shape over his head

October 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM

Jeremy Bailin

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Sound on

September 28, 2025 at 3:21 AM

Jeremy Bailin

@astrobailin.bsky.social

The only creature watching the Bama-Georgia game not on the edge of their seat.

September 28, 2025 at 3:07 AM

Jeremy Bailin

@astrobailin.bsky.social

I think the Bama game is exciting. Pumpkin isn’t stressed.

Middle aged man in Alabama T shirt in the background. Sleeping ginger tabby in the foreground.

September 28, 2025 at 12:24 AM

Jeremy Bailin

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Finished packing!

Small packed suitcase lying open with a gray/white cat comfortably sitting on one of the open halves like he obviously belongs.

September 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM

Jeremy Bailin

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I will 100% jump on this bandwagon. 1 like = 1 song

1. A song you like with a color in the title
2. A song you like with a number in the title
3. A song that reminds you of summertime
4. A song that reminds you of someone you would rather forget about
5. A song that needs to be played LOUD
6. A song that makes you want to dance
7. A song to drive to
8. A song about drugs or alcohol
9. A song that makes you happy
10. A song that makes you sad
11. A song that you never get tired of
12. A song from your preteen years
13. One of your favorite 80's songs
14. A song that you would love played at your wedding
15. A song that is a cover by another artist
16. One of your favorite classical songs
17. A song that would sing a duet with on karaoke
18. A song from the year that you were born
19. A song that makes you think about life
20. A song that has many meanings to you
21. A favorite song with a person's name in the title
22. A song that moves you forward
23. A song that you think everybody should listen to
24. A song by a band you wish were still together
25. A song by an artist no longer living
26. A song that makes you want to fall in love
27. A song that breaks your heart
28. A song by an artist with a voice that you love
29. A song that you remember from your childhood
30. A song that reminds you of yourself

September 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM

Jeremy Bailin

@astrobailin.bsky.social

Top panel: Monty Python and the Holy Grail "Bring out your dead".
Bottom panel: Trump lawnmower boy meme with text: "Here's one!" "I'm not dead!"

September 1, 2025 at 1:53 AM

Jeremy Bailin

@astrobailin.bsky.social

Cats are perfectly evolved creatures, you say? #Caturday

Two tabby cats, gray/white Oreo and ginger Pumpkin, curled on opposite ends of a couch.

August 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM

Jeremy Bailin

@astrobailin.bsky.social

There is only one correct answer to this question.

August 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM

Jeremy Bailin

@astrobailin.bsky.social

They also make this truly amazing hot mustard that I normally hide deep in the fridge out of embarrassment.

A bottle of Professor Phardtpounders Colon Cleaner Original Formula Flushing Agent Hot Sauce Elixir of Capsaicin Extremus

August 25, 2025 at 3:35 AM

Jeremy Bailin

@astrobailin.bsky.social

The cringiest-named-but-best-tasting hot sauce ever.

A bottle of Dr. Assburn’s All Natural Elixirs Fresh Crushed Jalapeño Pepper Sauce

August 25, 2025 at 3:27 AM

Jeremy Bailin

@astrobailin.bsky.social

Opening credits for the Doctor Who episode Let’s Kill Hitler by Steven Moffat

August 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM

Jeremy Bailin

@astrobailin.bsky.social

You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?

I don't know that they'll save me, but at least they'll figure out who killed me.

[Wondering if *anyone* will recognize this]