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`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
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`#` 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`
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`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Hacker News 50 @hn50@social.lansky.name

3/9/2026, 1:30:06 PM

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We Stopped Using the Mathematics That Works

Link: https://gfrm.in/posts/why-decision-theory-lost/index.html
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47306334

Why We Stopped Using the Mathematics That Works – Guy Freeman

Someone asked why decision theory stopped being widely used in AI. The answer involves ImageNet, academic departments, and the seductive power of not having to specify your objectives.

gfrm.in · Guy Freeman

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