Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Hailey @hailey@hails.org

12/2/2025, 10:12:58 PM

Public

>he tells me his language has an exciting new design for asynchronous io that solves the function colouring problem
>ask if it’s just threads or something genuinely novel
>he doesn’t understand
>he says it’s a good asynchronous runtime miss
>read his blog post
>it’s threads

Hailey @hailey@hails.org

12/2/2025, 11:38:12 PM

Public

imo function colouring as a problem is akin to calling it road colouring when there’s a separate bike lane you can’t drive your car on. It’s not a problem to be solved, it’s the whole point!

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