Justin? More like 🚍tin
LightNews LightNews
banner
justinbai.bsky.social
Justin? More like 🚍tin
@justinbai.bsky.social
230 followers 230 following 120 posts
Linguist (phonetics, LabPhon) and transit enthusiast, and occasionally baseball poster

📍 Denver / CU Boulder

https://www.instagram.com/transittransittransit
Posts Replies Media Videos
justinbai.bsky.social
CONDUCTOR: Next stop is New Carrollton. All doors will not open at New Carrollton.

MAN WHO INSISTS ON NARROW-SCOPE NEGATION, i.e., ∀x (door(x) → ¬will(open(x))): Well, I guess I won't be able to get off at New Carrollton.
December 6, 2025 at 1:39 AM
justinbai.bsky.social
Dodgers parade!
A smiling person stands in a crowded city street filled with Dodgers fans and blue confetti. They wear a light blue LA Dodgers cap, glasses, a dark sweater with red and gray stripes, and black pants. They hold up a white sign that says “GIDP 6-3” in blue letters and carry a clear plastic tote bag with blue handles. Tall buildings rise in the background under a bright sky.
November 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
justinbai.bsky.social
Happy Halloween!
A selfie in my Halloween costume as an Amtrak train conductor. The setting is outdoors with a blue sky, trees, and buildings in the background.
October 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
justinbai.bsky.social
What I am telling myself as cope:

The Mariners trailed 12-2 in the 6th inning against the San Diego Padres on June 2, 2016, and came back to win 16-13.
October 16, 2025 at 1:58 AM
justinbai.bsky.social
Blue Jays pitcher supports pedestrians
A dark-mode baseball game log from MLB.com showing a sequence of three consecutive walks by the Seattle Mariners. Each entry lists the batter’s portrait, the word “Walk” in a blue label, and a short play description. From bottom to top: • Eugenio Suárez walks. • Leo Rivas walks; Suárez advances to second. • Victor Robles walks; Suárez advances to third and Rivas to second. The diamond icons beside each line illustrate the changing base-runner positions.
October 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
justinbai.bsky.social
Playoff Polanco is my favorite Polanco
October 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
justinbai.bsky.social
Gonna ride the entirety of the LA Metro A Line today and I'm wondering... How long is too long?
September 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
justinbai.bsky.social
How your email finds me
A man sits in the stands at Petco Park, smiling while working on a laptop covered in colorful stickers. He’s wearing an Oakland Athletics jersey, khaki pants, and sneakers. A bright blue drink in a clear cup rests on the ground by his seat. Around him, other fans relax in the stadium seats under the sunny sky.
September 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
justinbai.bsky.social
I have invented a new way to consume matcha: in a souvenir baseball helmet
A smiling man sits at a café table, wearing a blue cap embroidered with a baseball helmet ice cream sundae and a purple Colorado Rockies shirt. He holds a small souvenir baseball helmet filled with matcha, stirring it with a black straw. The bright café has white tables and chairs, with other patrons visible in the background near large windows. A hand holds a small blue souvenir baseball helmet filled with creamy green matcha. The helmet has a Chicago Cubs logo on the side. In the background, a table holds more green drinks and a bottle, while someone in an orange shirt sits using their phone.
September 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
justinbai.bsky.social
Greetings from the Balboa Island Ferry
A group of friends sits on the Balboa Island Ferry on a sunny day, smiling for a selfie. In the foreground, a person in a green “gold coast” cap and striped shirt holds a folded bill and gives a thumbs-up. Beside him are two others, one in a dark green cap and blue shirt, and a woman in a white T-shirt and green shorts. Behind them, more friends sit on bikes lined up along the ferry’s edge. The harbor sparkles under a clear blue sky, with the Balboa Fun Zone, Ferris wheel, shops, and palm trees in the background. A small Balboa Island Ferry crosses the harbor under a clear blue sky, carrying a black car and several passengers standing along the edges. The water ripples brightly in the foreground, while the background shows rows of waterfront houses, boats docked along the shore, and a single tall palm tree rising above the rooftops. A view from the water of the Balboa Island Ferry landing, with a large white sign overhead reading “Welcome to Balboa Island.” The ferry ramp leads up to a street lined with shops and palm trees, while people on foot and bicycles wait nearby. The water sparkles in the foreground under a clear blue sky.
September 1, 2025 at 10:45 PM
justinbai.bsky.social
I love Bluesky. It's the best app with the best people.
September 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
justinbai.bsky.social
Continuing the tradition of meeting up with @nataliemakhijani.me during the Denver fresh air break
Three smiling friends take a selfie on the platform beside a gleaming silver Amtrak train, its red, white, and blue stripe reflecting the station's bright canopy. The train looms behind them, stretching into the distance under the white arches of Denver’s Union Station.
July 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
justinbai.bsky.social
How much matcha is too much matcha...⁉️
July 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
justinbai.bsky.social
I ate a gargonzola sandwich from the place where Leopold Bloom famously ate a gargonzola sandwich.
A streetscape view of Davy Byrnes Bar & Restaurant, with its red-and-white striped awning and a neon sign above the entrance. An American flag and an Irish flag hang from adjacent buildings, with a classic black streetlamp centered in the foreground. A toasted gorgonzola sandwich on dark multigrain bread is garnished with fresh greens and served on a round wooden board. A small glass bowl of red grapes sits beside it. A knife and fork rest on a folded napkin to the right, on a polished wooden table.
June 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
justinbai.bsky.social
Anyone want to hire me for a job? 🙏
June 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
justinbai.bsky.social
I was interviewed about baseball for a podcast ⚾️
June 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
justinbai.bsky.social
I'm where Critical Theory comes from
A close-up of an in-flight entertainment screen shows a digital map with a plane graphic hovering over Frankfurt, Germany, indicating the aircraft’s current location. The terrain below is depicted in satellite imagery, and part of the user interface shows the local time in the corner.
May 30, 2025 at 6:46 AM
justinbai.bsky.social
The tassel was worth the hassle
Graduation photo of me with my advisor
May 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
justinbai.bsky.social
I successfully defended by PhD!
Me holding a Minecraft enchanted sword with my PhD defense presentation entitled "Going to Great Lengths: Contrastive hyperarticulation of vowel duration in English"
May 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
justinbai.bsky.social
I am defending my PhD today!
May 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
justinbai.bsky.social
I just submitted my Linguistics PhD dissertation to my committee, and I dedicated it to @amtrak.com
April 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
justinbai.bsky.social
Teaching my students about Noam Chomksy and gonna use the photo of him where he's young and smoldering
April 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
justinbai.bsky.social
Scheduling my PhD disstertation defense for 11:11 AM because it's an angel number
April 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
justinbai.bsky.social
If I were a baseball player, my walk-up song would be the Severance theme song, adding an eerie effect to my plate appearance.
April 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
justinbai.bsky.social
Wake up, babe, new Black Country, New Road
April 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM