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`

John Carlos Baez @johncarlosbaez@mathstodon.xyz

1/14/2026, 10:10:03 PM

Public

Umm, but in this theory space is 4-dimensional: one dimension too many. Back to the drawing board. 😏

https://www.quantamagazine.org/string-theory-can-now-describe-a-universe-that-has-dark-energy-20260114/

Glowing strings pull at the edges of a black sheet illustrated with stars and galaxies.

String Theory Can Now Describe a Universe That Has Dark Energy | Quanta Magazine

In an unprecedented step, researchers crafted a detailed model compatible with the universe’s accelerated expansion.

www.quantamagazine.org · Quanta Magazine

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