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

1/17/2026, 8:50:08 PM

Public

There's no single best way to store information

Link: https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-theres-no-single-best-way-to-store-information-20260116/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46659219

A split screen view of a desk with a computer, keyboard, mouse, and desk accessories like a plant, mug of coffee, paper, calendar, headphones. The left side shows the desk arranged neatly with everything in its own space, the right side shows a messy version with everything piled on top of each other.

Why There’s No Single Best Way To Store Information | Quanta Magazine

The math of data structures helps us understand how different storage systems come with different trade-offs between resources such as time and memory.

www.quantamagazine.org · Quanta Magazine

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