Izabella Laba 🇨🇦
@ijlaba.bsky.social
Mathematician. Childless cat lady. Noise is the new secondhand smoke.
ORCID 0000-0002-3810-6121
ORCID 0000-0002-3810-6121
Also a good description of math/tech guys "solving" sexism and racism over the last couple of decades, so yeah, that did not come from nowhere.
Virtually every "AI" use case I've encountered in my work life boils down to people wanting the satisfaction of solving a problem without taking the time to understand the problem. And the actual best answer would be for them to leave the problem to people who actually care enough to understand it
but the main point is that I think you need to understand a problem in order to solve it effectively
code generation tools just generate likely code based on other problems people solved. if you have a common problem your odds of usable code are decent, but that's not because it understood anything
code generation tools just generate likely code based on other problems people solved. if you have a common problem your odds of usable code are decent, but that's not because it understood anything
February 8, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Also a good description of math/tech guys "solving" sexism and racism over the last couple of decades, so yeah, that did not come from nowhere.
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people who say that all creative endeavor can be replaced with AI probably need to reckon with the fact that all televised sports events with human athletes could easily be replicated by high-definition computer-animated simulations….and yet we don’t do this and no one seems to want to.
February 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM
people who say that all creative endeavor can be replaced with AI probably need to reckon with the fact that all televised sports events with human athletes could easily be replicated by high-definition computer-animated simulations….and yet we don’t do this and no one seems to want to.
Wow. That preview pic... just wow.
For women in Trump's orbit, Mar-a-Lago face signals loyalty & a willingness to submit. But not just women undergo surgery: men have had surgery to look hyper masculine--square-jawed, bulked up and sometimes bearded. @brittanywong.bsky.social
www.huffpost.com/entry/mar-a-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/mar-a-...
'Mar-a-Lago Face' Is Everywhere — And The Reason It's So Popular Is Kind Of Sinister
It's a caricature of femininity, and a must for any woman who wants to climb the ranks in MAGA world. But there are deeper reasons the look is so in demand, experts say.
www.huffpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Wow. That preview pic... just wow.
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I may or may not have read this thread a couple hundred times
I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
February 7, 2026 at 5:49 PM
I may or may not have read this thread a couple hundred times
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I’m very happy that the CBC is on the story and published this Evan Dyer piece. Now is the time to take the Trump admin’s destabilization tactics seriously. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
ANALYSIS | U.S. interest in Alberta separatism raises red flags over what might come next | CBC News
Communications between the Trump administration and Alberta's separatist movement raised alarm at the highest levels in Canada last week. It also raised questions about Washington's possible intention...
www.cbc.ca
February 6, 2026 at 1:46 AM
I’m very happy that the CBC is on the story and published this Evan Dyer piece. Now is the time to take the Trump admin’s destabilization tactics seriously. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Federal judge has ordered the release of Liam Ramos (the bunny hat boy) and his father. A brief and rather remarkable order. Clearly written to be shared widely, so please do. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 31, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Federal judge has ordered the release of Liam Ramos (the bunny hat boy) and his father. A brief and rather remarkable order. Clearly written to be shared widely, so please do. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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A person working for a university does not need $650K per year to live and feel rewarded. Especially not when others working as instructors for that same university have to make do with one tenth of that.
UBC’s most recent financial report, the 2025 Statement of Financial Information, reveals that the university’s top ten earners received a median salary well over $650,000.
ubyssey.ca/news/ubc-sof...
ubyssey.ca/news/ubc-sof...
UBC’s highest-paid employee made $1.11 million in 2024
UBC’s most recent financial report, the 2025 Statement of Financial Information, reveals that the university’s top ten earners received a median salary well over $650,000.
ubyssey.ca
January 31, 2026 at 7:37 PM
A person working for a university does not need $650K per year to live and feel rewarded. Especially not when others working as instructors for that same university have to make do with one tenth of that.
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Not even close
#MeToo didn’t go far enough, actually
Here’s Duke behavioral economist Dan Ariely asking Jeffrey Epstein for “the name and email of the redhead that was here with you.” This is four years after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring a child for prostitution.
January 31, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Not even close
Your president, dear United States of America.
This explains why Virginia Giuffre was so reluctant to condemn Trump - it was out of fear #EpsteinFiles #Epstein
January 31, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Your president, dear United States of America.
My neighbour is looking for a math tutor for her kid. Pay is $40 an hour. Must have either a Fields Medal or a full professorship at Harvard.
X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
January 31, 2026 at 12:33 AM
My neighbour is looking for a math tutor for her kid. Pay is $40 an hour. Must have either a Fields Medal or a full professorship at Harvard.
Shot
NEW: I reviewed nearly 1,400 screenings at over 300 movie theaters in the united states, and I am here to report that I successfully found two (2) sold out Melania screenings. Read on at @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/we-fou...
We Found Two Theaters With Sold-Out ‘Melania’ Opening Day Screenings
A WIRED analysis of nearly 1,400 Friday showtimes of Melania found only two with no tickets available. Both are before 3 pm.
www.wired.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Shot
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Composer Philip Glass Withdraws “Lincoln” Symphony Premiere From Kennedy Center deadline.com/2026/01/phil...
Composer Philip Glass Withdraws “Lincoln” Symphony Premiere From Kennedy Center
Composer and pianist Philip Glass is the latest artist to sever ties with the Kennedy Center over the institution's take-over by Donald Trump.
deadline.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Composer Philip Glass Withdraws “Lincoln” Symphony Premiere From Kennedy Center deadline.com/2026/01/phil...
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France (or at least its principal mathematical society) pulling out of the ICM in the U.S. - how long before the rest of Europe follows suit? #mathsky
La SMF ne tiendra pas de stand au Congrès International des Mathématiciens (ICM) de Philadelphie en 2026. (1/3)
(Motion du Conseil d'Administration du 16 janvier 2026)
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(Motion du Conseil d'Administration du 16 janvier 2026)
smf.emath.fr/actualites-s...
ICM 2026 - motion du CA | Société Mathématique de France
La SMF ne tiendra pas de stand à l'ICM de Philadelphie.
smf.emath.fr
January 26, 2026 at 6:42 PM
France (or at least its principal mathematical society) pulling out of the ICM in the U.S. - how long before the rest of Europe follows suit? #mathsky
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Watching this feels like August 1980 in Poland. The anti-communist movement had been small and contained and, to most people, weird. And then it wasn't.
January 26, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Watching this feels like August 1980 in Poland. The anti-communist movement had been small and contained and, to most people, weird. And then it wasn't.
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Deep Dive: The Pentagon’s 2026 National Defense Strategy: What It Signals — and Why the World Should Be Alarmed
www.onestnetwork.com/post/deep-di...
www.onestnetwork.com/post/deep-di...
Deep Dive: The Pentagon’s 2026 National Defense Strategy: What It Signals — and Why the World Should Be Alarmed
The Pentagon’s 2026 National Defense Strategy marks a sharp break from the post-Cold War global order. This ONEST deep dive examines what the U.S. is promising, what it is enforcing, and how condition...
www.onestnetwork.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Deep Dive: The Pentagon’s 2026 National Defense Strategy: What It Signals — and Why the World Should Be Alarmed
www.onestnetwork.com/post/deep-di...
www.onestnetwork.com/post/deep-di...
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Hey Canadians. Jim Pattison (Save On Foods) is about to sell ICE a turnkey concentration camp. You should contact your MP.
www.vpm.org/news/2026-01...
www.vpm.org/news/2026-01...
ICE wants to use Hanover warehouse for immigrant processing
County officials have 30 days to respond to the federal agency.
www.vpm.org
January 24, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Hey Canadians. Jim Pattison (Save On Foods) is about to sell ICE a turnkey concentration camp. You should contact your MP.
www.vpm.org/news/2026-01...
www.vpm.org/news/2026-01...
"Should learn AI skills" sounds more and more like "should learn to manage the asshole coworker who is not really contributing but the manager insisted we had to hire him"
I know we're all seeing 87 unhinged things per day, but "guys if our multi billion dollar product doesn't start being useful for something, literally anything, the people might not appreciate us wrecking the planet over it anymore" is a truly bananapants thing to say out loud
Delicious to me
January 22, 2026 at 6:38 AM
"Should learn AI skills" sounds more and more like "should learn to manage the asshole coworker who is not really contributing but the manager insisted we had to hire him"
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Trying a pancake lens on a rare sunny January day in Vancouver.
January 16, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Trying a pancake lens on a rare sunny January day in Vancouver.
If anyone here still buys and uses Esteé Lauder cosmetics? Please don't. Should be boycotted like Tesla.
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 PM
If anyone here still buys and uses Esteé Lauder cosmetics? Please don't. Should be boycotted like Tesla.