Daniel McLaury
@danielmclaury.bsky.social
This was like 10 years ago, but from what I remember there were two spaces and you had to characterize the maps between them. If you considered them as varieties there were none, but if you considered them as topological spaces there were a bunch.
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
This was like 10 years ago, but from what I remember there were two spaces and you had to characterize the maps between them. If you considered them as varieties there were none, but if you considered them as topological spaces there were a bunch.
Anyway, turns out that sometimes there are continuous maps that aren't algebraic.
January 25, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Anyway, turns out that sometimes there are continuous maps that aren't algebraic.
Our AG students had to take a Geometry and Topology qual. One year, atypically, this was written by a real topologist rather than a geometer. Pretty much everyone missed one of the questions, and their advisors complained that the exams were graded incorrectly.
January 25, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Our AG students had to take a Geometry and Topology qual. One year, atypically, this was written by a real topologist rather than a geometer. Pretty much everyone missed one of the questions, and their advisors complained that the exams were graded incorrectly.
Did he just say that "high-IQ people" don't respond well to fire alarms?
January 25, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Did he just say that "high-IQ people" don't respond well to fire alarms?
The thing about this is, the contents of those hallucinations don't come from the mushroom. It couldn't have the concept of "tiny people" programmed in. So it must be that there's a part of your brain ready to make tiny people dance around in front of you, just waiting to be activated.
January 23, 2026 at 4:19 AM
The thing about this is, the contents of those hallucinations don't come from the mushroom. It couldn't have the concept of "tiny people" programmed in. So it must be that there's a part of your brain ready to make tiny people dance around in front of you, just waiting to be activated.
Compared to this, the risk of having people arrested by the police for crimes they are on video committing is substantially lower. Especially as this administration has a clear history of escalating when appeased and backing down when opposed.
January 23, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Compared to this, the risk of having people arrested by the police for crimes they are on video committing is substantially lower. Especially as this administration has a clear history of escalating when appeased and backing down when opposed.
If ICE agents face impunity for their crimes, they will escalate them. Where we currently have a couple of murders by on-duty agents, we will soon have dozens, then hundreds. Which will in turn provoke a response that Trump will seize on to declare martial law. This is Trump's entire game plan.
January 23, 2026 at 4:11 AM
If ICE agents face impunity for their crimes, they will escalate them. Where we currently have a couple of murders by on-duty agents, we will soon have dozens, then hundreds. Which will in turn provoke a response that Trump will seize on to declare martial law. This is Trump's entire game plan.
Being a federal agent does not make someone wholly exempt from state jurisdiction. There are various complications but it would certainly be possible to arrest and charge large numbers of these people for their crimes.
January 22, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Being a federal agent does not make someone wholly exempt from state jurisdiction. There are various complications but it would certainly be possible to arrest and charge large numbers of these people for their crimes.
The federal government does not have the authority to "empower" their agents to completely disregard state law while on duty, especially when we're talking about things like the law against murder. There is precedent for this going back at least a hundred years.
January 22, 2026 at 9:33 PM
The federal government does not have the authority to "empower" their agents to completely disregard state law while on duty, especially when we're talking about things like the law against murder. There is precedent for this going back at least a hundred years.
This account belongs to the Democratic party as a whole, right?
There are plenty of Democratic governors, mayors, state prosecutors, etc. And merely being a federal agent doesn't give someone immunity to state laws. State and local police should be arresting ICE agents each time they break a law.
There are plenty of Democratic governors, mayors, state prosecutors, etc. And merely being a federal agent doesn't give someone immunity to state laws. State and local police should be arresting ICE agents each time they break a law.
January 22, 2026 at 3:27 PM
This account belongs to the Democratic party as a whole, right?
There are plenty of Democratic governors, mayors, state prosecutors, etc. And merely being a federal agent doesn't give someone immunity to state laws. State and local police should be arresting ICE agents each time they break a law.
There are plenty of Democratic governors, mayors, state prosecutors, etc. And merely being a federal agent doesn't give someone immunity to state laws. State and local police should be arresting ICE agents each time they break a law.
TBF I'm unclear on why there's a weather "guy" if that guy isn't a meteorologist.
January 22, 2026 at 3:09 PM
TBF I'm unclear on why there's a weather "guy" if that guy isn't a meteorologist.
That's the whole point, of course.
It doesn't benefit them in any way to actually deport some random person who wasn't bothering anyone.
It benefits them a *lot* if they can get a federal agent killed and use that as an excuse for martial law.
It doesn't benefit them in any way to actually deport some random person who wasn't bothering anyone.
It benefits them a *lot* if they can get a federal agent killed and use that as an excuse for martial law.
January 21, 2026 at 11:05 PM
That's the whole point, of course.
It doesn't benefit them in any way to actually deport some random person who wasn't bothering anyone.
It benefits them a *lot* if they can get a federal agent killed and use that as an excuse for martial law.
It doesn't benefit them in any way to actually deport some random person who wasn't bothering anyone.
It benefits them a *lot* if they can get a federal agent killed and use that as an excuse for martial law.
Content of article: The President of the US is delusional and unfit to govern, a proverbial "mad king."
Headline of article: Something about some letter not being great.
Headline of article: Something about some letter not being great.
January 21, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Content of article: The President of the US is delusional and unfit to govern, a proverbial "mad king."
Headline of article: Something about some letter not being great.
Headline of article: Something about some letter not being great.
They're giving out *challenge coins* for this?
January 20, 2026 at 11:36 PM
They're giving out *challenge coins* for this?
It's rational.
With a five-page technical dump of an email, the recipient will engage with the content.
With a five-word email, OTOH, you activate a hundred unwritten cultural etiquette rules the recipient isn't even consciously aware of, and if you do it wrong you can become a pariah.
With a five-page technical dump of an email, the recipient will engage with the content.
With a five-word email, OTOH, you activate a hundred unwritten cultural etiquette rules the recipient isn't even consciously aware of, and if you do it wrong you can become a pariah.
January 20, 2026 at 3:19 PM
It's rational.
With a five-page technical dump of an email, the recipient will engage with the content.
With a five-word email, OTOH, you activate a hundred unwritten cultural etiquette rules the recipient isn't even consciously aware of, and if you do it wrong you can become a pariah.
With a five-page technical dump of an email, the recipient will engage with the content.
With a five-word email, OTOH, you activate a hundred unwritten cultural etiquette rules the recipient isn't even consciously aware of, and if you do it wrong you can become a pariah.
I think the actual thing to note here is that they refer to a "dispute" over Greenland, rather than properly characterizing it as the deranged ravings of a madman.
January 20, 2026 at 6:31 AM
I think the actual thing to note here is that they refer to a "dispute" over Greenland, rather than properly characterizing it as the deranged ravings of a madman.
It was bought by the owners of Fox News and it hasn't been a serious news source since. Although, honestly, it was really living on borrowed times as soon as Bloomberg started being a thing and they did nothing to compete.
January 20, 2026 at 6:29 AM
It was bought by the owners of Fox News and it hasn't been a serious news source since. Although, honestly, it was really living on borrowed times as soon as Bloomberg started being a thing and they did nothing to compete.
No, don't waste pixels tearing down a democrat AFTER he's won the primary. Before the primary is exactly when we do this.
January 16, 2026 at 7:52 AM
No, don't waste pixels tearing down a democrat AFTER he's won the primary. Before the primary is exactly when we do this.
Just keep your money and fantasize about a heretofore unknown relative dying and leaving you a vast fortune. It's orders of magnitude more likely than winning the lottery, so actually you're not even improving your chances meaningfully by buying the ticket.
January 16, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Just keep your money and fantasize about a heretofore unknown relative dying and leaving you a vast fortune. It's orders of magnitude more likely than winning the lottery, so actually you're not even improving your chances meaningfully by buying the ticket.
They called Tammy Duckworth a draft-dodger. They will push their preferred messaging no matter what Democrats do.
January 15, 2026 at 12:13 PM
They called Tammy Duckworth a draft-dodger. They will push their preferred messaging no matter what Democrats do.
I don't understand the connection between Edward G Robinson (and/or Double Indemnity) and Glengarry Glen Ross
January 15, 2026 at 12:07 PM
I don't understand the connection between Edward G Robinson (and/or Double Indemnity) and Glengarry Glen Ross
I get that resigning in this situation used to be a big powerful gesture, but I feel like it's totally lost its efficacy at this point. I feel like it would be more effective to just force her to fire them, and then sue the government for wrongful termination.
January 13, 2026 at 5:06 AM
I get that resigning in this situation used to be a big powerful gesture, but I feel like it's totally lost its efficacy at this point. I feel like it would be more effective to just force her to fire them, and then sue the government for wrongful termination.