Emily
@eepbeepbeep.bsky.social
Math prof. Crafty and opinionated. Figuring out this parenting shit on the fly. Won't shut up about genre fiction. Chicago/Evanston. She/her/hers.
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Not really sure where a bunch of liberals got the idea that they can’t win without throwing trans people in the garbage, but they’re stupid and cruel and wrong. If you want a human sacrifice so damned bad put gavin newsom in the wicker man
September 20, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Not really sure where a bunch of liberals got the idea that they can’t win without throwing trans people in the garbage, but they’re stupid and cruel and wrong. If you want a human sacrifice so damned bad put gavin newsom in the wicker man
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I suppose there is something impressive about coming up from first principles with literally every bad, dumb idea about technology that anyone has ever had. But not the good kind of impressive.
September 19, 2026 at 3:10 PM
I suppose there is something impressive about coming up from first principles with literally every bad, dumb idea about technology that anyone has ever had. But not the good kind of impressive.
The notation in this paper is GIBBERISH. "Just write a K and then put *anything you like* in parenthesis afterwards!" WHO MADE THESE CHOICES I HATE THEM.
(it was me.)
#mathsky
(it was me.)
#mathsky
September 10, 2026 at 3:54 PM
The notation in this paper is GIBBERISH. "Just write a K and then put *anything you like* in parenthesis afterwards!" WHO MADE THESE CHOICES I HATE THEM.
(it was me.)
#mathsky
(it was me.)
#mathsky
Tell me you’ve never done math without telling me you’ve never done math. Wikipedia is the GOAT.
You know things are going well when you’ve entered Day Three of Posting Through It.
September 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Tell me you’ve never done math without telling me you’ve never done math. Wikipedia is the GOAT.
The only time i feel smug while exercising is when i see people running in weighted vests. They had to buy at a store what god gave me naturally.
August 31, 2026 at 7:04 PM
The only time i feel smug while exercising is when i see people running in weighted vests. They had to buy at a store what god gave me naturally.
I didn’t learn to knit or sew until i was an adult! Now i do a ton of both.
inspired by this, poll: what is your favorite "extracurricular" activity you've picked up as an adult?
One of the great joys of my adult life has been realizing that I can just pick up a new skill every so often, take a fun little class in it weekly for a year or two, and simply enjoy meeting people and getting medium proficient and not attempting to become professional in it at all!
August 6, 2026 at 4:06 AM
I didn’t learn to knit or sew until i was an adult! Now i do a ton of both.
This is so charming <3
August 5, 2026 at 3:45 PM
This is so charming <3
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there is a skill to asking tough questions in a friendly way and we'd all be better off if it were more widely distributed
I think academic philosophy has gotten a lot less overtly mean over the last couple decades, and that’s overall good. But it is sorta *weird* that as a result a lot of people sorta linger in the hallway after talks to whisper ‘that was shit, right?’ to one another
one thing I’ll note on this is that as a young grad student it can be pretty disheartening to see a talk you’re pretty sure is bs but no one in the q&a is calling it out, and now you’re wondering if there’s something you aren’t getting
August 1, 2026 at 6:40 PM
there is a skill to asking tough questions in a friendly way and we'd all be better off if it were more widely distributed
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I think you have to pick: Cop or Teacher? You can’t be both.
I don’t know about you, but I didn’t get an entire MFA so I could become an Art Punisher.
I don’t know about you, but I didn’t get an entire MFA so I could become an Art Punisher.
July 31, 2026 at 7:06 PM
I think you have to pick: Cop or Teacher? You can’t be both.
I don’t know about you, but I didn’t get an entire MFA so I could become an Art Punisher.
I don’t know about you, but I didn’t get an entire MFA so I could become an Art Punisher.
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Does Circe turn all the muppets into humans?
July 31, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Does Circe turn all the muppets into humans?
I am the same age as "knot theory" (hell yeah), "graphical user interface", "spreadsheet" (wut), "sleazebag," and "snowboard." What a time the 80s must've been.
July 30, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I am the same age as "knot theory" (hell yeah), "graphical user interface", "spreadsheet" (wut), "sleazebag," and "snowboard." What a time the 80s must've been.
Same but my b) is cis women who don’t want to be tradwives. But mostly (a) because, yes, it is actually straightforward and not complicated!
Squishiness on trans rights is a dealbreaker for me because (a) it’s a straightforward issue of personal freedom and bodily autonomy much like abortion, and (b) the right is obviously coming after us cis gays next.
trans rights frankly is a top 5, potentially top 3 issue for me despite not being trans and not having any trans family
being bigoted against trans folks not only hurts my trans friends and every trans person but is so predictive of further bigotry
being bigoted against trans folks not only hurts my trans friends and every trans person but is so predictive of further bigotry
July 30, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Same but my b) is cis women who don’t want to be tradwives. But mostly (a) because, yes, it is actually straightforward and not complicated!
Nurse, airplane pilot, house painter, manager at Woolworths. All jobs that i think i could probably do, wouldn’t necessarily enjoy.
Enough “what would you do on the commune questions”
If you got sent back 100 years and were given your grandparent’s job, what are you doing?
If you got sent back 100 years and were given your grandparent’s job, what are you doing?
July 30, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Nurse, airplane pilot, house painter, manager at Woolworths. All jobs that i think i could probably do, wouldn’t necessarily enjoy.
Loot drop after defeating me:
- bag of necessity (water, chocolate, bandaids, and pens on demand)
- sensible shoes
- a deeper understanding of the fundamental theorem of calculus (+1 to intelligence, but you lose the ability to tell left and right apart)
- three half-finished knitting projects
- bag of necessity (water, chocolate, bandaids, and pens on demand)
- sensible shoes
- a deeper understanding of the fundamental theorem of calculus (+1 to intelligence, but you lose the ability to tell left and right apart)
- three half-finished knitting projects
Loot drop after defeating me:
- e-ink tablet (special property: +1 to focus)
- 5-10 pieces of dehydrated beef liver dog treats
- Tea, a travel tea set, and a vacuum insulated water bottle filled with hot water
- one random item I have been looking for even though it was actually in my pocket
- e-ink tablet (special property: +1 to focus)
- 5-10 pieces of dehydrated beef liver dog treats
- Tea, a travel tea set, and a vacuum insulated water bottle filled with hot water
- one random item I have been looking for even though it was actually in my pocket
Loot drop after defeating me:
-Book on deaths in a random national park (roll d10 to determine park)
-Book contract (maybe cursed? You must finish last book)
-Plot notes for last book
-Fleece Blanket of Comfort (+1 to Health, +2 to concentration & stability)
-Cat-carrying hoody
- 2 cats (see above)
-Book on deaths in a random national park (roll d10 to determine park)
-Book contract (maybe cursed? You must finish last book)
-Plot notes for last book
-Fleece Blanket of Comfort (+1 to Health, +2 to concentration & stability)
-Cat-carrying hoody
- 2 cats (see above)
July 22, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Loot drop after defeating me:
- bag of necessity (water, chocolate, bandaids, and pens on demand)
- sensible shoes
- a deeper understanding of the fundamental theorem of calculus (+1 to intelligence, but you lose the ability to tell left and right apart)
- three half-finished knitting projects
- bag of necessity (water, chocolate, bandaids, and pens on demand)
- sensible shoes
- a deeper understanding of the fundamental theorem of calculus (+1 to intelligence, but you lose the ability to tell left and right apart)
- three half-finished knitting projects
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The Chicago flag
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The Chicago flag
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July 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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The Chicago flag
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RIP kafein i still miss you 😭
Cafes where coffee cost a single dollar and they had grungy couches and board games
July 15, 2026 at 7:07 PM
RIP kafein i still miss you 😭
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Everybody’s feelings are complicated, except for Mrs Bennet, who is like Tinkerbell and only has enough room for one feeling at a time.
July 15, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Everybody’s feelings are complicated, except for Mrs Bennet, who is like Tinkerbell and only has enough room for one feeling at a time.
Trent Reznor’s very standard corduroy fabric:
Nine inch wales
Nine inch wales
Trent Reznor's brand of field-to-kitchen game birds:
Nine Inch Quails.
Nine Inch Quails.
Trent Reznor's one-size only strap-on emporium:
Nine Inch Rails.
Nine Inch Rails.
July 14, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Trent Reznor’s very standard corduroy fabric:
Nine inch wales
Nine inch wales
🧵for #mathsky : Here's what I wrote: `I'm a mathematician whose work in operator algebras has been supported by grants from the national science foundation in the past. I'm writing to oppose §200.205 and §200.205D: political appointee pre-issuance review and the elimination of binding peer ...
This is the link to make a comment about the proposed OMB rule change. This rule change does many things, most most centrally it effectively moves the power of the purse from the legislative to the executive branch.
www.regulations.gov/document/OMB...
This is incredibly dangerous.
www.regulations.gov/document/OMB...
This is incredibly dangerous.
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
July 13, 2026 at 5:38 PM
🧵for #mathsky : Here's what I wrote: `I'm a mathematician whose work in operator algebras has been supported by grants from the national science foundation in the past. I'm writing to oppose §200.205 and §200.205D: political appointee pre-issuance review and the elimination of binding peer ...
Yes to the whole thread and especially this.
And to be really real, I think the men screaming that it's okay to be masculine don't feel masculine at all and don't know how to be men. They only know how NOT to be women. And that's not the same thing. Abusing, denigrating, and ostracizing us will never make you a man.
July 13, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Yes to the whole thread and especially this.
Swipe-to-type fabulous when it works, and also renders John von Neumann as John Bob Berryman
July 13, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Swipe-to-type fabulous when it works, and also renders John von Neumann as John Bob Berryman
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How do you stay positive:
July 10, 2026 at 1:58 PM
How do you stay positive:
New dress today! This is the Camp dress from Liesl + co. I've never sewed a collar or used my singer buttonholer before, fun to learn those things. #sewing
July 9, 2026 at 6:54 PM
New dress today! This is the Camp dress from Liesl + co. I've never sewed a collar or used my singer buttonholer before, fun to learn those things. #sewing