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Eric Bellm
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Astronomer at the University of Washington.
Building time-domain surveys (ZTF & Rubin Observatory) & looking for compact objects in our Galaxy.
Mobile Passport Control app to skip the line coming back if you don't have Global Entry
December 7, 2025 at 1:19 AM
L'appel du vide: "the call of the void"
December 4, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Reposted by Eric Bellm
Hrg over. Cruz and Cantwell both said they hope the nomination will clear the Senate by the end of the year. Markey honed in again on Isaacman's relationship w/Musk. Several stressed need to support science and aero. Isaacman said sci, aero, tech just as impt as human spcflt.
December 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Our magic phase was quite short-lived!

Marginally related, the youngest has been watching "Is it cake" which of course reminds me of Mikey Day's earlier work: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTqs...
David Blaine Street Magic Part 2
YouTube video by ThoseLilRabbits
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November 30, 2025 at 5:33 AM
It's an illusion, Sarah!
a man in a blue suit says illusions dad you don 't have time for my illusions
ALT: a man in a blue suit says illusions dad you don 't have time for my illusions
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November 30, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Somebody apparently recut it? fanedit.org/forums/threa... I'm not enough of a fan to figure out how to download it.
ANDOR: The Rogue One Arc [Rogue One Rescore]
TLDR: ROGUE ONE (2016) CUT INTO AND RESCORED IN THE STYLE OF AN ANDOR (2022) ARC. What it says on the tin, pretty much. Andor brainrot has had me this past year, it’s genuinely become one of my favori...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I mean, I expected it would be an order of magnitude more expensive (I know nothing about bags), so clearly that means it's affordable and you should get it 😇
November 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I'll bet other NSF programs still use all authors
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Search for "Collaborators & Other Affiliations Information" at www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
November 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I was on that giant GW170817 paper and think I personally may have been responsible for the change to have it only include the first three authors--I literally sent in a COA in 2019 with 5000 authors in it.
November 6, 2025 at 6:12 AM
It's not an obvious trick! But for other readers, this blog post/comment gives the directions: www.astrobetter.com/blog/2013/07...
How to find author names and affiliations in NASA ADS
How to quickly find all your recent co-authors and their affiliations using filters.
www.astrobetter.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Do you use the magic ADS export?
November 6, 2025 at 4:53 AM
What, if anything, do you make of Leo letting Burke do a Latin mass at St. Peters?

www.ncronline.org/vatican/us-c...
US Cardinal Burke celebrates old Latin Mass in St. Peter's in a sign of change
Cardinal Raymond Burke celebrated a traditional Latin Mass Oct. 25 in St. Peter's Basilica with the explicit permission of Pope Leo XIV, thrilling traditionalist Catholics.
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November 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I'm being a bit hyperbolic. But I took the 4 hour version during the Signal brouhaha, so it felt a little like having to wait for someone to unlock the toothpaste at the drugstore while you watch folks loot the safe in the back...
October 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
literally one of the lowest points of my professional career
October 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM