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`

Hacker News 50 @hn50@social.lansky.name

1/10/2026, 2:15:06 PM

Public

I got paid minimum wage to solve an impossible problem

Link: https://tiespetersen.substack.com/p/i-got-paid-minimum-wage-to-solve
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46564618

I got paid minimum wage to solve an impossible problem.

An experiment involving sweeping floors, simulated annealing, and why algorithms that optimize for the wrong thing ruin your life.

tiespetersen.substack.com

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