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`"` 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`

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1/17/2026, 1:30:07 PM

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Lies, Damned Lies and Proofs: Formal Methods Are Not Slopless

Link: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/rhAPh3YzhPoBNpgHg/lies-damned-lies-and-proofs-formal-methods-are-not-slopless
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46615084

Lies, Damned Lies, and Proofs: Formal Methods are not Slopless — LessWrong

There's been a lot of chatter recently on HN and elsewhere about how formal verification is the obvious use-case for AI. While we broadly agree, we think much of the discourse is kinda wrong because it incorrectly presumes formal = slopless.

www.lesswrong.com

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